Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Rudy Salas
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 22
- Filing address
- Bakersfield, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SALAS, RUDY
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 22
FEC candidate ID H2CA21233 · Principal campaign committee: RUDY SALAS FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 22 | $14,049.48 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · California District 22 | $6,515,959.58 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · California District 22 | $2,953,288.73 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
Total raised$6,515,959.58
Total spent$6,323,925.21
Cash on hand$206,443.20
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$4,982,403.5476%
- PACs and other committees$630,654.5810%
- Party committees$10,819.330%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$780,344.8312%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$111,737.302%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
183 committees reported giving $661,465.00 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.
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$16,600.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$15,000.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$15,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$11,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE 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
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MAINSTREAM PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- SAN MATEO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE-FEDERALParty committee$10,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- HMPHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$10,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- EVERGREEN PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- DEFEND THE DREAMLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- DCCCParty committee$9,290.00
Show all 183 committees
- DEMOCRATIC TURNOUT PROJECT PACLeadership PAC$9,000.00
- SWING LEFTHybrid PAC$7,675.00
- BLUE WAVE CALIFORNIAHybrid PAC$7,500.00
- LA BAMBA PACLeadership PAC$7,000.00
- DIGIDEMS PACHybrid PAC$6,600.00
- VICTORY IN NOVEMBER ELECTION PACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
- DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$5,300.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE 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
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS 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
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$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
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DEMOCRATS OF ORANGE COUNTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEMOC PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- PODER PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- EQUALITY PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTYParty committee$5,000.00
- VPPHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- OCCUPY DEMOCRATS ELECTION FUNDHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- SUNFLOWER SEEDS PACPAC$5,000.00
- VOTE SAVE AMERICAPAC$5,000.00
- FIGHT LIKE HELL PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PRO PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- SHERMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC)Leadership PAC$4,000.00
- JUDY CHU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- LATINO VICTORY FUNDHybrid PAC$4,000.00
- VIBE PAC (VICTORY BY INVESTING BUILDING EMPOWERING)Leadership PAC$4,000.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACConnected PAC$4,000.00
- TOGETHER WE RISELeadership PAC$4,000.00
- JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSConnected PAC$3,500.00
- ON THE MOVE PACLeadership PAC$3,300.00
- SAC PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- MARK DESAULNIER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- SPIKE PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACYLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- PENINSULA DEMOCRATIC COALITIONPAC$2,500.00
- WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST, INC. PAC (WGAW PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- DAVIS DEMOCRATIC CLUBConnected PAC$2,500.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UPSET THE SETUPPAC$2,500.00
- GREAT CHAIN PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- LOFGREN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTYConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- DELBENE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- AMERICAN DEFENSE AND MILITARY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- EQUALITY CALIFORNIA FEDERAL PACPAC$2,000.00
- MAKE IT IN AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- VARGAS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CLEAN PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BRIDGE THE GAP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ADRIANO ESPAILLAT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- STRICKLAND FOR WASHINGTONCandidate committee$2,000.00
- LEADING PEOPLE FORWARD PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- THE LONG RUN PACPAC$2,000.00
- BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- KEVIN MULLIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COMMUNITY LEGACY FUND FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRACY DEFENSE FUNDHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- DOCTORS FOR FERTILITY PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- SECURING A KINDER DEMOCRACY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- A LOVE SUPREME PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BUDWINSKI PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- COURAGEOUS LEADERSPAC$2,000.00
- LUZ RIVAS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- GOLDEN STATE DEMOCRACY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- REBUILD AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PACIFIC PALISADES DEMOCRATIC CLUB CAMPAIGN ACCOUNTConnected PAC$1,500.00
- LIVABLE COMMUNITIES PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMI PAC)PAC$1,500.00
- UNITED WITH DELIA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500.00
- KIDSPACPAC$1,250.00
- SAILORS' POLITICAL FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS STAFF UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ANNA ESHOO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BUILD AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FEMINIST MAJORITY PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INDIVIDUALS DEDICATED TO ETHICS AND SCIENCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HIMES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- WOLVERINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT FEDERAL PAC (PECG FED-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- COMMONWEALTH PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ASPIRE PACPAC$1,000.00
- GRACE FOR NEW YORKCandidate committee$1,000.00
- INLAND EMPIRE STRIKES PAC; THELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AT THE TABLE!Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- BARRAGAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- STRENGTHENING VIRGINIA'S WORKING FAMILIES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JASON CROW FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PACPAC$1,000.00
- LUCHADORA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SYLVIA GARCIA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BLUE LINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- KATHY MANNING FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FRONTERA VISION PACPAC$1,000.00
- PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC. PAC (PATTERN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ELECT MORE DEMOCRATS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENING ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HOPE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DMFI PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- FIGHT FOR PROGRESS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- AHORA PACPAC$1,000.00
- PAC FOR GOODLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FIGHT THE RIGHT PACPAC$1,000.00
- LIFTOFF PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SYDNEY KAMLAGER-DOVE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ROBERT GARCIA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEMOCRACY ACTION NOW PACPAC$1,000.00
- DEFEAT EXTREMISTSConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MCCLELLAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CISNEROS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ELFRETH FOR MARYLANDCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ALSOPACPAC$1,000.00
- ROOTED & READY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FREEDOM DEMOCRATSLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WEST LA DEMOCRATIC CLUBPAC$750.00
- YOLO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE - FEDERAL ACCOUNTParty committee$500.00
- FLIP FORWARD PACHybrid PAC$500.00
- DEFEAT REPUBLICANS PACPAC$500.00
- PROTECT OUR KIDS PACHybrid PAC$500.00
- DEMOCRATIC VALUESHybrid PAC$500.00
- SQUARE ONE POLITICSHybrid PAC$250.00
- DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF SISKIYOU COUNTY - FEDERALParty committee$250.00
- NAPA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEEPAC$200.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Rudy Salas$3,341,106.50
- Independent expenditures opposing Rudy Salas$9,201,885.06
- Company and union communications to members about Rudy Salas$100.11
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.
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDOpposing$7,199,775.00
- HMPSupporting$1,275,089.00
- DCCCSupporting$1,041,254.00
- NRCCOpposing$1,031,529.00
- STRATEGIC MAJORITY PACOpposing$581,000.00
- SOMOS PACSupporting$502,907.00
- AMERICA PACOpposing$359,371.00
- COMMUNITY WATER CENTER ACTION FUNDSupporting$178,696.00
- LUCETE LEADERSHIP FUNDSupporting$127,869.00
- VOTAR ES PODER PACSupporting$41,266.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)Supporting$37,478.00
- MAJORITY PACOpposing$30,184.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 22, 2024 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Salas (D) | $6,515,959.58 | $206,443.20 | 2024-12-31 |
| David Valadao (R) | $4,912,595.46 | $45,535.53 | 2024-12-31 |
| Chris Mathys (R) | $338,675.39 | $1,807.90 | 2024-12-31 |
| Melissa Hurtado (D) | $84,532.34 | $369.73 | 2024-11-25 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College | October 22–26, 2024 | 525 (LV) | ± 4.2% | David Valadao 45% · Rudy Salas 47% |
| Emerson College | September 23–26, 2024 | 350 (LV) | ± 5.2% | David Valadao 45% · Rudy Salas 45% |
| USC/CSU | September 14–21, 2024 | 263 (LV) | ± 6.1% | David Valadao 44% · Rudy Salas 47% |
| Normington, Petts & Associates (D) | August 25–27, 2024 | 400 (LV) | – | David Valadao 44% · Rudy Salas 46% |
| Change Research (D) | August 10–17, 2024 | 479 (LV) | ± 2.2% | David Valadao 44% · Rudy Salas 38% |
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: RUDY SALAS FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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