Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Joseph Kerr
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 40
- Filing address
- Coto de Caza, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- KERR, JOSEPH
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 40
FEC candidate ID H4CA40098 · Principal campaign committee: JOE KERR FOR CONGRESS
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 16, 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$660,258.6132%
- PACs and other committees$224,306.9011%
- Party committees$300.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,195,819.8357%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$237.250%
Self-funding: $1,195,819.83 (57% of money raised): $0.00 given and $1,195,819.83 lent by the candidate. $656,050.89 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
49 committees reported giving $211,505.00 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
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS 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
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E 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 ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTIES BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB 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
- UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE (VOTE)PAC$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
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION -- POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 VOLUNTARY LEGISLATIVE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TRUTH TO POWERLeadership PAC$4,500.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,050.00
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- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$4,000.00
- CANYON DEMOCRATSPAC$3,300.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DMFI PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,905.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,500.00
- BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER THROUGH ADVOCACYLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LAGUNA WOODS DEMOCRATIC CLUBHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVES ADVANCING UNITED LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- OC JOBS & EDUCATIONLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ELECT MORE DEMOCRATS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PAC FOR GOODLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MCKENZIE RIVER PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- EQUALITY CALIFORNIA FEDERAL PACPAC$500.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTYParty committee$500.00
- ALISO NIGUEL DEMOCRATIC CLUBConnected PAC$500.00
- DEMOCRATS OF NORTH ORANGE COUNTYPAC$250.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Joseph Kerr$77,725.57
- Independent expenditures opposing Joseph Kerr$17,272.00
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.
- FLIP THE 40THSupporting$60,600.00
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONOpposing$17,272.00
- WORKING AMERICASupporting$15,978.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA VOTES PACSupporting$965.00
- COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PACSupporting$116.00
- GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTIONSupporting$48.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 40, 2024 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Kerr (D) | $2,080,922.59 | $0.00 | 2024-12-16 |
| Young Kim (R) | $9,244,755.74 | $1,737,498.43 | 2024-12-31 |
| Allyson Damikolas (D) | $634,531.15 | $0.00 | 2024-06-28 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
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: JOE KERR FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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