John Garamendi
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John Garamendi

U.S. Representative (CA-08)
Next election November 2026
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Committees registered to them

FEC IDCommitteeConnected organisation
C00462697GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS—

"Connected organisation" is the sponsoring body named in the committee's own registration — the only corporate tie the filing states outright.

Campaign totals, 2026 cycle

Candidate IDReceiptsFrom individualsFrom committees DisbursementsCash on handThrough
H0CA10149$489,135$154,593$334,500$557,834$1,196,01806/30/2026

Source: FEC bulk file weball26.

Money in — from other political committees, 2026 cycle

Contributing committeeTotalContributionsRecord
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$10,0003C00032995 →
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND$10,0002C00005157 →
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,0004C00035451 →
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,0002C00110338 →
FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,0002C00743435 →
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$10,0002C00008268 →
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$10,0002C00032979 →
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,0003C00267849 →
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,0002C00002469 →
MATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE$10,0002C00024752 →
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10,0002C00007922 →
BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,0002C00039461 →
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$7,5005C00024521 →
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND$7,0005C00027532 →
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$6,0005C00078451 →

Top 15 of 102 committees, $366,000 total. Each links to that committee's own FEC page, where its donors are listed in turn. This counts contributions the committee actually received. Independent expenditures — money spent for or against them by groups they do not control — are a separate thing and appear below, not here.

Money out — largest payees, 2026 cycle

PayeeTotalPaymentsCommittee
DCCC$190,0004C00462697 →
BANK OF AMERICA COMMERCIAL CARD$158,09820C00462697 →
PLAVIDIAN$42,0856C00462697 →
NGP VAN, INC.$30,66212C00462697 →
POLITICAL COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES$23,23722C00462697 →
WISEMAN, HILLARY$18,2196C00462697 →
PAYCHEX$11,21825C00462697 →
PASCALINE FINE CATERING$7,9651C00462697 →

Vendors and operating costs, not political giving. See the explainer below for what this money can and cannot be used for.

Independent spending supporting them, 2026 cycle

CommitteeAmountFilingsRecord
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION$101C00483693 →

$10 from 1 committee(s). Groups spending to support them. They cannot direct this money, and by law may not coordinate with whoever spends it.

Outside spending, 2026 cycle

DirectionAmount (net)
Independent expenditures supporting them$10
Independent expenditures opposing them$0

Spent by groups acting independently of the campaign. Net of amendments, so a total can read negative when corrections outweigh new spending. Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Personal financial disclosure — the private side

FiledTypeFiled asDistrictDocument
7/22/2026Annual report (original)John GaramendiCA08filing PDF →
5/14/2026Filing extensionJohn GaramendiCA08filing PDF →
8/1/2025Annual report (original)John GaramendiCA08filing PDF →
6/2/2025Filing extensionJohn GaramendiCA08filing PDF →

Filed by the member themselves under the Ethics in Government Act. These cover personal assets, outside income, liabilities and stock transactions — the private side that campaign filings never show. Source: House Clerk.

Lobbying disclosures — what registrants reported (LD-203), 2024–2026

DateFiled byTypePayeeAmountSource
2026-06-30NUCOR CORPORATIONFECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring John Garamendi
$1,500filing →
2026-06-26ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATIONFECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring Rep John Garamendi
$5,000filing →
2026-06-25AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATIONFECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring John Garamendi
$1,000filing →
2026-06-25LEIDOS, INC.FECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring Rep. John Garamendi
$1,000filing →
2026-06-24COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLDFECAJOHN GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring John Garamendi
$500filing →
2026-06-24J.A. GREEN AND COMPANY (FORMERLY LLC)FECAJOHN GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring John Garamendi
$500filing →
2026-06-24CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.FECAJULIE EDDY ROKALA
honoring John Garamendi
$500filing →
2026-06-24FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC.FECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring JOHN GARAMENDI
$1,000filing →
2026-06-24CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.FECAJOHN GARAMENDI
honoring John Garamendi
$1,000filing →
2026-06-23WALMART INC.FECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring Rep. John Garamendi
$1,000filing →
2026-06-23THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORSFECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring Representative John Garamendi
$1,000filing →
2026-06-18AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSFECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring Representative John Garamendi
$2,500filing →
2026-06-17GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPFECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring Rep. John Garamendi
$3,000filing →
2026-06-17EDISON INTERNATIONALFECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring JOHN GARAMENDI
$1,000filing →
2026-06-16ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICAFECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring Garamendi, John
$2,000filing →
2026-06-15AAR CORP.FECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring Rep John Garamendi
$2,500filing →
2026-06-15UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)FECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring Rep. John Garamendi
$1,000filing →
2026-06-15CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLCFECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring Rep. John Garamendi
$1,000filing →
2026-06-09UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.FECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring Rep. John Garamendi
$1,500filing →
2026-06-09UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.FECAGARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
honoring Rep. John Garamendi
$1,500filing →

297 item(s) totalling $515,350 across 2024–2026 filings, reported by lobbying registrants and lobbyists on form LD-203. By category: FECA $515,350 (297). These are their disclosures, not this person's: twice a year, registrants must report political contributions and certain honorary payments. An entry here means a lobbying organisation reported money to a committee of theirs or to an event honouring them — it is not a payment to them personally, and it is not evidence of any arrangement. The categories are not equivalent: FECA items are ordinary campaign contributions, while inaugural, library and honorary entries are payments to separate funds that carry no contribution limits. Source: Senate Office of Public Records.

Where their PAC money came from, 2026 cycle

SectorAmountShare
Labor$101,50027.7%
Corporate$67,75018.5%
Labor union$36,0009.8%
Real estate & construction$20,5005.6%
Finance & insurance$20,0005.5%
Agriculture & food$18,0004.9%
Tech & telecom$16,5004.5%
Transport$16,0004.4%

$366,000 in contributions from other political committees, classified by the donor committee's own registered name. Independent spending for or against them is not included here.

Committees they sit on

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House Committee on Armed Services

Industries with business before their committees

SectorGiven to themTheir shareChamber averageRatio
Real estate & construction$20,5005.6%1.8%3.1x
Defense & aerospace$14,0003.8%1.7%2.3x
Transport$16,0004.4%2.6%1.7x

Read this as a correlation and nothing more. A member sits on the committee that matches their district, and the industries there fund them for the same reason they are there. It is a question worth asking, not an answer.

Their ten largest PAC donors supplied 27% of all PAC money they received.

What "money in" and "money out" mean here — and what they are not

Everything in the money tables on this page is campaign money, not personal money. It belongs to a political committee, not to the person. The two are separate by law, and this page never mixes them.

TermWhat it isWhose pocket
Money in Contributions a committee received — from individuals, from other political committees (PACs), from party committees. Capped per donor per election and itemised above $200. The committee's account. Not personal income, and not taxable to the candidate.
Money out What the committee spent: staff, consultants, advertising, travel, rent, card processing, taxes, and contributions to other candidates. Mostly vendors, not politics. Paid to outside businesses and people. A payee is a supplier, not a beneficiary of a gift.
Outside spending Money spent for or against someone by groups acting independently, who may not coordinate with the campaign. Never touches the candidate's committee. They cannot direct it or refuse it.
Personal finances Salary, assets, debts, stock trades, outside income, a spouse's employment. The person's own accounts — not shown in any FEC table. It appears only in the financial-disclosure filings linked in their own section.

Can campaign money become private money? Not lawfully. Converting campaign funds to personal use is prohibited by 52 U.S.C. § 30114, and the FEC applies an "irrespective test": if the expense would exist even without the campaign — a mortgage, a country-club membership, household groceries — campaign funds cannot pay for it. Salaries to the candidate are allowed only within narrow limits, and payments to a candidate's own business must be at fair market value.

So where would private enrichment show up? Not in the tables above. It would show in the financial-disclosure filings — assets, outside income, stock transactions — or in payments from a committee to a business the person owns, which appear as ordinary payees in "money out". This page gives you both sets of records and leaves the reading to you.

Not shown, and why

How to read this page. Every number comes from a public filing and links to its source, so any row can be checked in one click. Figures are what filers reported; amendments change them, and a net figure can even read as negative when corrections outweigh new spending in a cycle.

A contribution is not evidence of wrongdoing. Giving to a campaign is legal and ordinary, and so is paying a vendor. This page records who gave, who was paid, and what the filings say. It draws no conclusion about influence and alleges no quid pro quo.

Same template for everyone. Every profile is generated by one script from the same sources for the same cycle, whatever the person's party. Where a record does not exist, the page says so rather than leaving a blank that reads as innocence.

Corrections. Every figure links to its record. If one is wrong, tell us — it gets fixed and noted.