Who funds Congress

James Gallagher

Republican · Representative, CA-1

Raised, 2021–2026
$2M
From PACs & committees
$241.8K
Top sector
Party & Candidate Committees

Committees

Where the money came from

  • Individuals
  • PACs
  • Party, self & other
2025–26
$2M

Totals from the FEC's candidate summaries.H6CA01285

PAC money by sector

  1. Party & Candidate Committees
    $139.3K
  2. Agribusiness
    $51.5K
  3. Ideological & Single-Issue
    $29.8K
  4. Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
    $16K
  5. Labor
    $16K
  6. Health
    $13.5K
  7. Energy & Natural Resources
    $10.5K
  8. Construction
    $8K
  9. Communications & Technology
    $5K
  10. Unknown
    $3.5K
  11. Misc Business
    $2.5K
  12. Transportation
    $1.5K

Individual donors by sector

Estimated from the employer and occupation on 916 itemized donations ($780.6K). Donations of $200 or less aren't itemized.

  1. Unknown
    $370K
  2. Agribusiness
    $182.4K
  3. Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
    $61.1K
  4. Retired
    $54.8K
  5. Construction
    $38.1K
  6. Health
    $22.8K
  7. Energy & Natural Resources
    $16.6K
  8. Lawyers & Lobbyists
    $15.8K
  9. Transportation
    $8.2K
  10. Education
    $4.8K
  11. Not employed
    $3.5K
  12. Misc Business
    $1.8K
  13. Communications & Technology
    $500
  14. Labor
    $250

Top employers of donors

Itemized donations from people who listed each employer.

  1. Golden Coast Construction & Restoratio
    $14K
  2. Rental Guys
    $10.7K
  3. Meagher & Tomlinson, Inc.
    $10.5K
  4. Montna Farms
    $10.3K
  5. Chico Partners, LLC
    $7.5K
  6. Rue Ranch Partnership
    $7K
  7. Fieldtrue
    $7K
  8. Bi County Ambulance
    $7K
  9. Demmon Partners
    $7K
  10. Pacific Coast Companies, Inc.
    $7K
  11. Jim Lagrande Farms
    $7K
  12. The Morning Star Co
    $7K
  13. Old Durham Wood
    $7K
  14. Law Office of Daniel Deng
    $7K
  15. S & B Ellis Farms, LLC
    $7K

Top contributors

Each organization's PAC plus donations from its employees, the way OpenSecrets counted.

  1. Golden Coast Construction & Restoratioemployees $14K
    $14K
  2. Rental Guysemployees $10.7K
    $10.7K
  3. Meagher & Tomlinson, Inc.employees $10.5K
    $10.5K
  4. Montna Farmsemployees $10.3K
    $10.3K
  5. American Revival PACPAC $10K
    $10K
  6. Eureka Political Action CommitteePAC $10K
    $10K
  7. Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans PACPAC $10K
    $10K
  8. Buckeye Liberty Political Action CommitteePAC $10K
    $10K
  9. Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PACPAC $10K
    $10K
  10. Vitoria PACPAC $8.5K
    $8.5K
  11. Farmers' Rice Cooperative FundPAC $8K
    $8K
  12. National Association of Home BuildersPAC $7.5K
    $7.5K
  13. American Pistachio Growers (Formerly Known As Western Pistachio Association)PAC $7.5K
    $7.5K
  14. Chico Partners, LLCemployees $7.5K
    $7.5K
  15. Rue Ranch Partnershipemployees $7K
    $7K

Top PACs

  1. American Revival PACPAC
    $10K
  2. Eureka Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC
    $10K
  3. Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans PACLeadership PAC
    $10K
  4. Buckeye Liberty Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC
    $10K
  5. Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PACLeadership PAC
    $10K
  6. Vitoria PACPAC
    $8.5K
  7. Farmers' Rice Cooperative FundPAC
    $8K
  8. Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)PAC
    $7.5K
  9. American Pistachio Growers Pistachio Political Action CommitteePAC
    $7.5K
  10. California Water Service Group Political Action CommitteePAC
    $7K
  11. Doug Lamalfa CommitteeCandidate committee
    $6K
  12. National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteePAC
    $5K
  13. Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC
    $5K
  14. Republican Mainstreet Partnership PACPAC
    $5K
  15. First in Freedom PACLeadership PAC
    $5K