Overview
Poliscope ↗$1.60M
Raised this cycle
$300K
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
90%
Small-dollar share
33%
In-state share
6
Flags
Linda Sanchez is a Democratic Representative from CA (District 41). Sanchez's campaign has raised $1.6 million from 251 donors. Funding includes 0.9% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 30.2% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Real Estate, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals. Campaign committees include STAND WITH SANCHEZ.
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $10,303 (2024)
Backed by End Citizens United
- End Citizens United gave $2,000 (2024)
Gambling industry money
- DraftKings PAC gave $1,000 (2026)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $7,500 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $1,500 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $5,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $9,000 (2024)
- CWA COPE gave $2,000 (2026)
- CWA COPE gave $2,500 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Small-dollar funded
- 90% small-dollar
Money
Poliscope ↗$1.60M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$343K
From individuals
$26K unitemized
$1.24M
From PACs
251
Donors
avg $803
18%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2008 309 donors$617K
- 2010 295 donors$724K
- 2012 523 donors$1.05M
- 2014 555 donors$1.35M
- 2016 534 donors$1.48M
- 2018 741 donors$1.73M
- 2020 413 donors$1.26M
- 2022 583 donors$1.52M
- 2024 521 donors$1.55M
- 2026 586 donors$1.60M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 87 gifts · 88%$3K
- $200-$499 50 gifts · 4%$13K
- $500-$999 114 gifts · 18%$57K
- $1,000-$2,899 124 gifts · 55%$177K
- $2,900+ 20 gifts · 22%$69K
- Refunds / negative records 1 gifts$-1K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 38 gifts$32K
- Real Estate 35 gifts$17K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 15 gifts$12K
- Finance & Investment 9 gifts$8K
- Insurance 7 gifts$5K
- Labor Unions 2 gifts$3K
- Construction 1 gifts$3K
- Technology & Internet 3 gifts$2K
- Energy & Natural Resources 2 gifts$1K
- Business & Professional Services 2 gifts$1K
- Government & Public Administration 2 gifts$1K
- Education 1 gifts$500
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 5 gifts$125
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SULKALA, LEA F. | individual | VA | $7,500 | — | 3 |
| EDDY ROKALA, JULIE | individual | DC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| HACKMAN, MICHAEL | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| PODESTA, HEATHER | individual | DC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MILLER, SKIP | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MELISSA MAXFIELD | individual | FL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| STANTON, MARY BETH | individual | DC | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| SMOLINISKY, CAROLINE W | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| KELLEY, PATRICK | individual | DC | $6,000 | — | 4 |
| DENNIS, JAMES | individual | NY | $6,000 | — | 4 |
| CASEY, KEVIN | individual | TN | $6,000 | — | 4 |
| ABRAHAM, RYAN | individual | DC | $6,000 | — | 6 |
| PASTERNAK, IGOR | individual | CA | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| SPICER, TRACY | individual | MD | $5,000 | — | 3 |
| KEATING, KATE | individual | DC | $5,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC | MO | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) | CT | $10,000 | 5 |
| FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MA | $10,000 | 3 |
| NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS AND ACTUARIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASPPA-NAPA PAC) A/K/A AMERICAN RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARA PAC) | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. | DC | $10,000 | 7 |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | NC | $10,000 | 2 |
| KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | NY | $10,000 | 4 |
Where the money comes from
- CA 33% · home state$105K
- DC 24%$75K
- VA 10%$32K
- MD 8%$27K
- FL 8%$25K
- MA 2%$6K
- OH 2%$6K
- TX 2%$5K
- NJ 1%$4K
- NY 1%$4K
- NM 1%$4K
- PA 94%$3K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
| Spender | Stance | Spent | Network | Dark money in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOLD AMERICA C00854299 | Support | $300K 3 filings | — |
Voting record
Not a current or former member of Congress; no roll-call record.
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Not a member of Congress.
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAND WITH SANCHEZ | C00384057 | H / P | principal | $13.0M |
Stock trades
STOCK Act disclosures apply only to members of Congress.
Gifts & travel
Gift and travel disclosures apply only to members of Congress.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Real Estate, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Finance & Investment, Insurance. 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 | 41 | H2CA39078 | $1.60M |
| 2024 | House | CA | 38 | H2CA39078 | $1.55M |
| 2022 | House | CA | 38 | H2CA39078 | $1.52M |
| 2020 | House | CA | 38 | H2CA39078 | $1.26M |
| 2018 | House | CA | 38 | H2CA39078 | $1.73M |
| 2016 | House | CA | 38 | H2CA39078 | $1.48M |
| 2014 | House | CA | 38 | H2CA39078 | $1.35M |
| 2012 | House | CA | 39 | H2CA39078 | $1.05M |
| 2010 | House | CA | 39 | H2CA39078 | $724K |
| 2008 | House | CA | 39 | H2CA39078 | $617K |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.