California 28th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Judy ChuIncumbent
$930K
RApril Verlato
$250

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Judy Chu	D	$930,123	$0	$0	1%
April Verlato	R	$250	$0	$0	—

$930K

Raised by candidates

$866K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Judy Chu (D)	$930K	$550K	$380K	1%	93%	$858K	498
April Verlato (R)	$250	$250	$0	—	—	$8K	0

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Judy Chu

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $930K
Small-dollar: 1%
In-state: 93%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by End Citizens United Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office

April Verlato

R Republican

Raised: $250
Small-dollar: —
In-state: —
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.