Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Christine Bubser
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 8
- Filing address
- Victorville, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BUBSER, CHRISTINE
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 8
FEC candidate ID H0CA08101 · Principal campaign committee: CHRIS BUBSER FOR CONGRESS
Total raised$1,878,105.57
Total spent$1,876,717.93
Cash on hand$1,387.64
Debts owed by the campaign$100,500.00
Loans from the candidate$100,500.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$1,557,652.1783%
- PACs and other committees$173,978.879%
- Party committees$2,886.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$134,030.357%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$1,433.280%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$8,124.900%
Self-funding: $134,030.35 (7% of money raised): $33,530.35 given and $100,500.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
61 committees reported giving $177,576.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 VOLUNTARY LEGISLATIVE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- VOTE MAMAConnected PAC$7,800.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- MARGE DOYLE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$7,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPAC$7,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERALConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,016.00
- JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$3,500.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$3,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pagePAC$3,000.00
- CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$2,885.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,625.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PAC FOR A CHANGEHybrid PAC$2,500.00
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- BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INC. PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- OFF THE SIDELINES PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- VOTER PROTECTION PROJECTHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SHERMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- COMMITTEE FOR LEADERSHIP AND PROGRESSLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MCNERNEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTYConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- USAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S PACPAC$1,000.00
- JUDY CHU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MAKE IT IN AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ALAN LOWENTHAL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- POPULATION CONNECTION ACTION FUND PAC PCAF PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR REAL MONUMENTAL ACTION (NORMA PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- INDIVISIBLE ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- MOMS IN OFFICEPAC$1,000.00
- O'MELVENY & MYERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$750.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC. VOTER ACTION (ABBV. 'ENVIRONMENT AMERICA VOTER ACTION')Connected PAC$500.00
- JESSICA MORSE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Christine Bubser$7,909.84
- Independent expenditures opposing Christine Bubser$0.00
- Company and union communications to members about Christine Bubser$4,360.62
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ORANGE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES' COMMUNITY ACTION FUND PACSupporting$3,079.00
- BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INCSupporting$1,668.00
- POPULAR DEMOCRACY PACSupporting$1,323.00
- COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PACSupporting$1,293.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESSupporting$59.00
- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA ACTION FUNDSupporting$22.00
- INDIVISIBLE ACTIONSupporting$16.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 8, 2020 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Bubser (D) | $1,878,105.57 | $1,387.64 | 2020-12-31 |
| Jay Obernolte (R) | $2,028,339.32 | $69,583.21 | 2020-12-31 |
| Paul Cook (R) | $347,752.66 | $3,118.66 | 2020-12-31 |
| Timothy M. Donnelly (R) | $212,020.37 | $0.00 | 2020-03-31 |
| Jeremy Staat (R) | $125,797.96 | $201.35 | 2020-12-31 |
| Jeff Esmus (NON) | $21,000.00 | $8,520.08 | 2020-03-31 |
| Robert Dean Conaway (D) | $7,470.57 | −$25.50 | 2020-02-12 |
| James Robert Ellars (D) | $2,056.20 | $165.95 | 2019-12-31 |
| Blanca Gomez (D) | $931.00 | $894.21 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Strategy Group (D) | August 1–5, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Jay Obernolte 48% · Christine Bubser 38% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: CHRIS BUBSER FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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