John Garamendi
Running for U.S. House District 8 — 2026 election
Raised · 2026 cycle
$441K
Source: FEC
Top PAC industries
Labor Unions · Defense & Aerospace · Food & Beverage
By PAC dollars · Source: FEC
As of July 2026, John Garamendi is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 8 in California in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $441,195 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. The largest identified industry sources of PAC money to the campaign are Labor Unions, Defense & Aerospace, and Food & Beverage. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.
Data last updated May 2026.
John Garamendi represents California's 8th congressional district in the U.S. House, where he has served since 2009. He previously served as Lieutenant Governor of California and as the elected Insurance Commissioner of California across two non-consecutive terms; he is a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee.
Introduced May 4, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced Apr 28, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced Aug 1, 2025 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Jul 14, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced Jun 26, 2025 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Introduced Jun 12, 2025 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Introduced Apr 9, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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More than half of this campaign's money — 66% — comes from PACs and political committees.
$441K
Total raised
$440K
Total spent
$1.3M
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.
Totals through 2026-05-13 · Source: FEC
Former staff and officials who held a role at this office and currently work in lobbying, law, advocacy, or the private sector. Sourced from sworn LDA filings.
Sources: LDA filings via lda.gov · PolTraPro entity resolution. Confidence: confirmed only.