Political ads · 2026 · CA

California House District 44 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

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Genevieve Angel (Republican) and Nanette Barragán (Democrat) are the nominees for California's 44th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Nanette Barragán is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Genevieve Angel's campaign had raised $22,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Nanette Barragán's campaign $1.0 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $10 for Nanette Barragán and $0 against.

Genevieve Angel (REP), Nanette Barragán (DEM, incumbent). 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Genevieve Angel (REP)

Raised: $22K through 2026-10-14 individuals $19K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $3,000 · cash on hand $11K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

All filings at the FEC ↗

Nanette Barragán (DEM, incumbent)

Raised: $1.0M through 2026-10-14 individuals $213K · PACs $799K · cash on hand $1.1M
Outside spending: $10 supporting Barragán · latest reported 2026-01-09
Largest outside spenders: SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION — $10 supporting Barragán

Bundled through PACs: $1,000 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) — $1,000 from 2 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

208 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC $2,000
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
ABBVIE PAC $8,000
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) $5,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $4,000
ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC) $2,500
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,500
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $5,000
AMAZON CORPORATE LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) $6,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS PAC (FAMMEDPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC $10K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC PAC (OPHTHPAC) $2,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY ENT PAC $4,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PA PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN ASSOC FOR JUSTICE PAC (AAJ PAC) $7,500
AMERICAN ASSOC OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS PAC (NEUROSURGERYPAC) $2,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY PAC (AACAP-PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $2,500
AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AMERICAN BEVERAGE PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC $1,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC PAC) $6,500
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC $10K
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO $10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO $5,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $9,000
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOC PAC (OSTEOPATHIC PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) $3,000
AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,500
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARI PAC) $1,000
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PAC $5,000
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP (APKS) PARTNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (APFA PAC) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
ASTELLAS US LLC PAC (ASTELLAS PAC) $5,000
AT&T INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T FEDERAL PAC) $7,500
AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
BALLARD SPAHR LLP PAC $2,000
BEST BUY CO., INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FORUM $1,000
BIOGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE A.K.A 'BIOGEN PAC' $3,000
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA BIOMARIN PAC $2,500
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC) $1,000
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $2,000
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BSC PAC) $2,500
BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INC. PAC (BRIDGEBIOPAC) $1,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $2,500
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS PAC $1,000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP ASSOC POLITICAL FUND $5,000
CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC $3,500
CENCORA, INC. PAC $10K
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
CHC BOLD PAC $5,000
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
COMCAST CORP & NBCUNIVERSAL PAC $3,500
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. $2,500
CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC $5,000
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,000
DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) $5,000
DEFEND THE VOTE $5,000
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC PAC $6,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
DELTA AIR LINES PAC $4,500
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
DEMOCRATS WIN FUND $3,000
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC PAC (WBD PAC) $1,000
DUANE MORRIS GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $500
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
ECHOSTAR CORPORATION AND DISH NETWORK CORPORATION PAC (ECHOSTAR DISH NETWORK PAC) $2,500
EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC $7,500
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. EDWARDS PAC) $6,000
EHEALTH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EHEALTH PAC) $2,500
EISAI INC. PAC $2,500
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $3,500
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
EXPERIAN NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXPERIAN PAC) $4,500
FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FOX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FOX PAC) $5,000
FUTURE FORUM PAC $3,000
GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC $2,000
GENENTECH INC PAC (GENENPAC) $7,500
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) $3,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC $10K
GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC PAC (GSK PAC) $1,000
GOOGLE INC. NETPAC $5,000
GRIDIRON-PAC $2,500
GROWTH ENERGY PAC $1,000
HDR, INC. PAC $2,000
HEALTH & FITNESS ASSOCIATION PAC (FITPAC) $1,000
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
HEALTH INDUSTRY DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
HEALTH JUSTICE PAC $5,000
HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
INT'L ASSOC OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS PAC (SMART PAC) $10K
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, AFL-CIO (IAFF) $5,000
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC) $2,500
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION POLITICAL ACTION FUND $2,500
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS (MIRAID) $2,500
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 VOLUNTARY LEGISLATIVE FUND $10K
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PAC $4,000
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
KINECTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FEDERAL PAC $2,000
KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC $10K
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE $2,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $10K
LUNDBECK LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS $5,000
MAERSK INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MAERSK PAC) $2,500
MATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE $10K
MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
MCKESSON CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL FUND $1,250
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
MICROSOFT CORP STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC (MSVPAC) $2,500
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC $5,500
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $4,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) $7,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH UNDERWRITERS PAC (HUPAC) $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS $3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS INC. POLITICAL ACTION FOR CANDIDATE ELECTION (PACE) $1,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC (NBWA) $7,500
NATIONAL CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION PAC (NCTA) $5,000
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHY $6,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $2,000
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC $5,000
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $2,000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NIKE INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIKE FEDERAL PAC) $1,000
NOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC) $1,000
NOVOCURE INC. PAC (A.K.A. NOVOCURE PAC) $1,000
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OTSUKA US PAC) $2,500
PAC OF THE AMERICAN ASSOC OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS (AAOS) $4,000
PARAMOUNT GLOBAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
PEPSICO, INC. CONCERNED CITIZENS FUND $2,500
PFIZER INC. PAC $10K
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $2,500
PHARMAVITE LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PHARMAVITE PAC) $2,000
POET PAC $1,000
POLARIS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I $7,500
PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PTC-PAC) $3,500
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC PAC $5,000
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION PAC (ROCHE DXPAC) $2,000
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
SANOFI US SERVICES INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SAREPTA PAC) $1,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC $5,000
SUNRUN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNRUN PAC) $2,000
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC) $1,000
T-MOBILE USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $6,000
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (GOODYEAR GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND) $2,000
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIELSEN PAC) $1,000
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC PAC (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $5,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA PAC $5,000
TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC AKA 'THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC' OR 'DISNEY PAC' $1,000
UCB, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
UNION PACIFIC $2,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC PAC (UPSPAC) $5,000
UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL $3,000
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TELECOMPAC) $1,000
US ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUB (VERIZON PAC) $10K
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $9,000
VISA INC PAC $4,000
VSP HOLDING COMPANY INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
WALGREEN CO PAC (WALGREENSPAC) $2,500
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC) $2,000
ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC) $2,500

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