Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Esmeralda Soria
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 16
- Filing address
- Sacramento, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SORIA, ESMERALDA
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 16
FEC candidate ID H0CA16138 · Principal campaign committee: ESMERALDA SORIA FOR CONGRESS
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$340,939.1379%
- PACs and other committees$76,434.6418%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$13,000.003%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,037.840%
Self-funding: $13,000.00 (3% of money raised): $0.00 given and $13,000.00 lent by the candidate. $13,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
16 committees reported giving $61,689.00 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.
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL NO. 36 FEDERAL PAC Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC. PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- OUTFRONT MEDIA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OFPAC)PAC$2,500.00
- CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSConnected PAC$2,000.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PEACE ACTION PAC/ FKA SANE/FREEZE PACPAC$689.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Esmeralda Soria$10,204.76
- Independent expenditures opposing Esmeralda Soria$0.00
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.
- COMMUNITIES FOR A NEW CALIFORNIA C4Supporting$9,450.00
- COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PACSupporting$750.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 16, 2020 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esmeralda Soria (D) | $432,411.61 | $3,075.31 | 2020-12-31 |
| Jim Costa (D) | $2,146,774.73 | $410,170.62 | 2020-12-31 |
| Kevin Cookingham (R) | $270,292.35 | $0.00 | 2020-12-31 |
| Kim Williams (D) | $53,242.48 | $5,702.91 | 2020-03-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
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: ESMERALDA SORIA 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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