U.S. House candidate · California 9th District
Josh Harder
Overview
Poliscope ↗$4.49M
Raised this cycle
2025–26 · FEC
$1K
Outside support
$5K
Outside opposition
6%
Small-dollar share
81%
In-state share
7
Flags
Raised and spent are the FEC's official 2025–26 totals through Oct 14, 2026. Poliscope, which supplies the donor, PAC and sector breakdowns on this page, has not loaded the latest report yet and shows $4.08M raised through Jun 30, 2026, so those breakdowns cover an earlier period.
Josh Harder is a Democratic Representative from CA (District 09). Harder's campaign has raised $4.1 million from 1,487 donors. Funding includes 5.9% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 80.6% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include STANFORD UNIVERSITY, GOOGLE, UC BERKELEY. Campaign committees include JOSH HARDER FOR CONGRESS.
Backed byProvisional
Andreessen & Horowitz
- Marc Andreessen gave $2,499 (2024)
- Ben Horowitz gave $750 (2026)
- Ben Horowitz gave $2,502 (2024)
The Winklevoss twins
- Cameron Winklevoss gave $3,300 (2024)
- Tyler Winklevoss gave $3,300 (2024)
Stephen Mandel
- Stephen Mandel gave $7,000 (2026)
AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $6,001 (2024)
End Citizens United
- End Citizens United gave $8,500 (2026)
- End Citizens United gave $10,000 (2024)
Industry moneyProvisional
Union PAC
- SEIU COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $2,000 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $7,500 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- UAW V-CAP gave $1,500 (2026)
- UAW V-CAP gave $3,500 (2024)
- CWA COPE gave $5,000 (2026)
- CWA COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
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Money
Poliscope ↗$4.49M
Total raised
FEC, through Oct 14, 2026
$2.90M
From individuals
$378K unitemized
$507K
From PACs
1,487
Donors
avg $514
35%
Large-donor share
$0
Self-funding
personal-funds loans made in 2025–26
By election cycle
- 2018 5,954 donors$8.44M
- 2020 4,428 donors$7.54M
- 2022 4,279 donors$6.59M
- 2024 3,222 donors$5.42M
- 2026 1,667 donors$4.08M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 2,545 gifts · 5%$115K
- $200-$499 536 gifts · 6%$136K
- $500-$999 471 gifts · 10%$243K
- $1,000-$2,899 664 gifts · 36%$852K
- $2,900+ 284 gifts · 43%$1.01M
- Refunds / negative records 2 gifts$-7K
Top donor sectorsProvisional
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY 41 gifts$28K
- GOOGLE 20 gifts$25K
- UC BERKELEY 4 gifts$16K
- SFUSD 13 gifts$16K
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 24 gifts$11K
- ELEMENO HEALTH 3 gifts$11K
- JEFF EPSTEIN 3 gifts$11K
- PSYCHIATRIST 3 gifts$10K
- LARRY S. KUECHLER CPA 4 gifts$9K
- SPERO VENTURES 3 gifts$8K
- HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP 6 gifts$8K
- TELEGRAPH HILL PARTNERS 5 gifts$7K
- AGR INTERNATIONAL 2 gifts$7K
- AMPLYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 3 gifts$7K
- ARISTA NETWORKS 5 gifts$7K
Top donor employersProvisional
Individual contributions grouped by the employer donors list on their filings.
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY 14 donors · 41 gifts$28K
- GOOGLE 11 donors · 20 gifts$25K
- UC BERKELEY 2 donors · 4 gifts$16K
- SFUSD 2 donors · 13 gifts$16K
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 5 donors · 24 gifts$11K
- ELEMENO HEALTH 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- JEFF EPSTEIN 1 donors · 3 gifts$11K
- PSYCHIATRIST 1 donors · 3 gifts$10K
- LARRY S. KUECHLER CPA 1 donors · 4 gifts$9K
- SPERO VENTURES 2 donors · 3 gifts$8K
- HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP 2 donors · 6 gifts$8K
- TELEGRAPH HILL PARTNERS 1 donors · 5 gifts$7K
- AGR INTERNATIONAL 1 donors · 2 gifts$7K
- AMPLYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 1 donors · 3 gifts$7K
- ARISTA NETWORKS 1 donors · 5 gifts$7K
Top contributorsProvisional
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FALKENHAGEN, CRAIG | individual | CA | $14,000 | — | 4 |
| FALKENHAGEN, SALLY D | individual | CA | $14,000 | — | 4 |
| KOSHLAND, DOUGLAS | individual | CA | $13,600 | — | 3 |
| RAINEY, MARYANN | individual | CA | $11,000 | — | 11 |
| MACKAIN, KAREN | individual | CA | $10,500 | — | 2 |
| EPSTEIN, JEFF | individual | PA | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| UHRHANE, ERIC | individual | CA | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| HAWTHORN, PAULA | individual | CA | $10,500 | — | 2 |
| HALL, TIMOTHY M | individual | CA | $10,000 | — | 3 |
| KUECHLER, LARRY | individual | CA | $9,000 | — | 4 |
| KIRKLAND, LISA | individual | CA | $8,500 | — | 3 |
| SOLOMON, TRACY | individual | CA | $8,150 | — | 5 |
| HOUGHTON, KAREN | individual | CA | $8,000 | — | 3 |
| RAFFIN, THOMAS | individual | CA | $7,250 | — | 5 |
| CODISPOTI, FRANCES M. | individual | CA | $7,100 | — | 3 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MN | $10,000 | 2 |
| C00903880 | — | $10,000 | 2 |
| INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC | DC | $10,000 | 5 |
| JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| FAIR SHOT PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| PAC TO THE FUTURE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| GREAT CHAIN PAC | NY | $10,000 | 2 |
| ACROSS THE AISLE PAC | DC | $8,500 | 7 |
| END CITIZENS UNITED | DC | $8,500 | 4 |
| AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC | VA | $8,500 | 4 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) | DC | $7,500 | 3 |
Where the money comes from
- CA 81% · home state$1.90M
- NY 4%$93K
- MA 3%$81K
- TX 1%$33K
- DC 1%$30K
- FL 1%$25K
- MD 1%$25K
- WA 1%$25K
- CT 83%$20K
- NJ 76%$18K
- VA 69%$16K
- UT 53%$13K
How the campaign spends
FEC ↗JOSH HARDER FOR CONGRESS: $983K across 843 operating expenditures, Jan 2, 2025 to May 13, 2026. FEC Schedule B.
Top payees
| Payee | State | Purposes | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCOM SOLUTIONS | NE | digital consulting · text messaging services · website services | $178,621 | 53 |
| GUSTO | CA | payroll taxes · payroll - see memo items · payroll fees | $161,453 | 68 |
| BERGER HIRSCHBERG STRATEGIES | DC | fundraising consulting · travel · catering | $98,543 | 28 |
| ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES | MA | merchant fees · contribution refund | $82,613 | 88 |
| HAMMER-BLEICH, MIKHAEL | CA | salary · reimbursement - see below if itemized | $72,188 | 27 |
| DAVE, MANTRA | CA | salary · mileage reimbursement · reimbursement - see below if itemized | $52,705 | 57 |
| NGP VAN, INC. | PA | software · merchant fees | $38,529 | 10 |
| ACUITY POLITICS, LLC | DC | compliance services · postage · direct mail services | $37,528 | 17 |
| INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE | DC | taxes | $26,589 | 1 |
| RWT PRODUCTION | VA | direct mail services | $23,740 | 5 |
| SUSQUEHANNA STRATEGIES LLC | PA | fundraising consulting · general campaign consulting | $23,500 | 5 |
| U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | DC | taxes | $21,908 | 1 |
By stated purpose
- salary 46 payments$120K
- fundraising consulting 34 payments$119K
- digital consulting 24 payments$105K
- payroll - see memo items 19 payments$100K
- merchant fees 204 payments$89K
- taxes 4 payments$63K
- payroll taxes 32 payments$60K
- travel 90 payments$40K
- direct mail services 9 payments$39K
- software 6 payments$38K
- compliance services 14 payments$35K
- list acquisition 3 payments$34K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
| Spender | Stance | Spent | Network | Dark money in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY C90018904 | Oppose | $5K 6 filings | — | |
| DEMOCRACY THROUGH VOTING C00832238 | Support | $800 1 filing | — | |
| GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION C00802389 | Support | $293 7 filings | — | |
| SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION C00483693 | Support | $10 1 filing | — |
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗2,915 roll calls on record: 1,692 yea, 992 nay, 45 not voting.
1000 of 1000
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Yea | Passed 401–14 | |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 9497 Water Resources Development Act of 2026 | Yea | Passed 415–9 | |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Yea | Passed 417–3 | |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision". | Nay | Passed 214–208 | |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 10326 PROOF Act | Nay | Passed 217–207 | |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026 | Yea | Passed 352–72 | |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 5334 Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 | Nay | Passed 262–159 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. | Yea | Passed 220–204 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision". | Nay | Passed 216–211 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Not Voting | Passed 408–17 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025 | Yea | Passed 343–79 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4646 Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025 | Yea | Passed 424–0 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 8278 Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision Act | Yea | Passed 417–7 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2978 GUARD Act | Yea | Passed 414–7 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1530 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9576) to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10326) to enhance information-sharing capabilities between Federal law enforcement and State agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute fraud in certain Federal programs, and to protect individual privacy; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 210) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 213) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision''; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 5334) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes. | No | Passed 214–211 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1530 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9576) to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10326) to enhance information-sharing capabilities between Federal law enforcement and State agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute fraud in certain Federal programs, and to protect individual privacy; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 210) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 213) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision''; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 5334) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes. | Nay | Passed 214–208 | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1486 Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. | Nay | Passed 232–147 | |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026 | Yea | Passed 345–60 | |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025 | Yea | Passed 371–33 | |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026 | Nay | Passed 237–169 | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 1501 Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025 | Nay | Passed 218–201 | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. | Nay | Failed 212–206 | |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 1498 In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards. | Yea | Passed 413–2 | |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 9436 Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 | Nay | Passed 219–196 | |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 9436 Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026 | Yea | Failed 202–212 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10594 | To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out prize competitions to advance the science of interpretability and to develop adversarial robustness with respect to artificial intelligence products, and for other purposes. | cosponsor | — | Sep 24, 2026 | — |
| 2481 | Romance Scam Prevention Act | cosponsor | Commerce | Sep 24, 2026 | — |
| 6130 | ASAP Act | cosponsor | Health | Sep 16, 2026 | — |
| 2709 | Save Our Sequoias Act | cosponsor | Environmental Protection | Sep 16, 2026 | — |
| 10426 | Backlog Justice Act of 2026 | cosponsor | — | Sep 16, 2026 | — |
| 979 | AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Science, Technology, Communications | Sep 16, 2026 | — |
| 1266 | Combating Illicit Xylazine Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Sep 16, 2026 | — |
| 2978 | GUARD Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Sep 16, 2026 | — |
| 900 | Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Emergency Management | Sep 16, 2026 | — |
| 2592 | Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Transportation and Public Works | Sep 15, 2026 | — |
| 309 | National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Sep 15, 2026 | — |
| 4662 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Sep 14, 2026 | — |
| 2175 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 South Patterson Avenue in Santa Barbara, California, as the "Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez Post Office Building". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Sep 14, 2026 | — |
| 3495 | Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Sep 8, 2026 | — |
| 5267 | American Franchise Act | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Sep 8, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSH HARDER FOR CONGRESS | C00639146 | H / P | principal | $24.8M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-03 | https://harder.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-4540 | 2019-01-03 |
| 2023-01-03 | https://harder.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-4540 | 2021-01-03 |
| 2025-01-03 | https://harder.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-4540 | 2023-01-03 |
| 2027-01-03 | https://harder.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-4540 | 2025-01-03 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: STANFORD UNIVERSITY, GOOGLE, UC BERKELEY, SFUSD, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | CA | 09 | H8CA10126 | $4.08M |
| 2024 | House | CA | 09 | H8CA10126 | $5.42M |
| 2022 | House | CA | 09 | H8CA10126 | $6.59M |
| 2020 | House | CA | 10 | H8CA10126 | $7.54M |
| 2018 | House | CA | 10 | H8CA10126 | $8.44M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Oct 25, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.