Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
John Garamendi
- Office
- U.S. representative for California’s 8th district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- Walnut Grove, CA
- Born
- 1945
- In Congress
- House since 2009 · 16 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- GARAMENDI, JOHN
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 8
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookYouTubeInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H0CA10149 · Principal campaign committee: GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 8 | $582,745.60 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · California District 8 | $1,113,065.76 | Won the general election |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · California District 8 | $1,146,918.01 | Lost the general election (63.1%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · California District 3 | $1,103,806.22 | Won the general election (54.7%) |
Total raised$1,113,065.76
Total spent$969,795.57
Cash on hand$1,264,717.73
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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$551,472.9950%
- PACs and other committees$561,350.0050%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$242.770%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Readiness Ranking Member
- Strategic Forces
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
- Highways and Transit
- Water Resources and Environment
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
154 committees reported giving $547,100.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE U.S. & CANADA LOCAL 447 FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CALIFORNIA RICE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FUND (CALIFORNIA RICE FUND)PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$8,500.00
- FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$8,500.00
- AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT FEDERAL PAC (PECG FED-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION - SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NA-AGLIW Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
Show all 154 committees
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$6,000.00
- DISTRICT NO. 1-PCD, MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOC. - POLITICAL ACTION FUND (MEBA-PAF) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AMENTUM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SUPPORTERS OF ENGINEERS LOCAL 3 ENDORSED CANDIDATES Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WINE INSTITUTE PACPAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- DELTA AIR LINES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- AECOM PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SALTCHUK RESOURCES, INC. PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AAR CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,000.00
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)Connected PAC$4,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- NAFCU PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.PAC$3,500.00
- NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- OFFSHORE MARINE SERVICE ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,300.00
- C3.AI, INC. PACPAC$3,300.00
- TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION -- POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- THE DOCTORS COMPANY FEDERAL PAC (DOCPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- CALPINE CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATER COMPANIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAWC - PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATSO INC. NATSO PACPAC$2,500.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- WESTERN GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC. EMPLOYEE PAC - GRANITEPACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- REPUBLIC SERVICES INC. EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVT. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- PACE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION - LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL CANDIDATES Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LIBERTY MARITIME CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATION FOR MATERIALS PROTECTION AND PERFORMANCE PAC AKA COATINGS & CORROSION PACPAC$2,500.00
- THOMPSON COBURN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- BACPACPAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- UNITED AIRLINES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TTD/PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SIEMENS CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- INGRAM BARGE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- HERZOG PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CURTISS WRIGHT CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,500.00
- FARMERS' RICE COOPERATIVE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- SUNPOWER CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNPOWER PAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- WATERFOWL PAC - FEDERALConnected PAC$1,500.00
- V2X, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES CO-OP/PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COMMITTEE ORGANIZED FOR THE TRADING OF COTTON PAC OF THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIAT Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MARINE FIREMAN'S UNION POLITICAL ACTION FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC.Connected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BLANK ROME PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. PAC (ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SAN FRANCISCO BAR PILOTS' PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HARDWOOD FEDERATION PAC, INC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS PAC Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- FBB FEDERAL RELATIONS PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HEALTH INDUSTRY DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL COALITION OF TURKISH AMERICAN WOMEN'S PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRAILER MANUFACTURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WOOD-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CMA CGM (AMERICA) LLC/APL MARITIME, LTD. USA PAC (CMA APL USA PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, LLC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting John Garamendi$195.10
- Independent expenditures opposing John Garamendi$0.00
FEC totals for the 2024 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.
- COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PACSupporting$179.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 8, 2024 · 2 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Garamendi (D) | $1,113,065.76 | $1,264,717.73 | 2024-12-31 |
| Rudy Recile (R) | $21,437.01 | $1,037.74 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
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Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: GARAMENDI 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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