Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Jasmeet Bains
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 22
- Filing address
- Bakersfield, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BAINS, JASMEET
California, District 22
FEC candidate ID H6CA22208 · Principal campaign committee: DR. JASMEET BAINS FOR CONGRESS
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, 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$1,231,683.3778%
- PACs and other committees$245,647.4416%
- Party committees$5,000.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$18,875.611%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$79,153.675%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$193,482.8716%
- Contributions over $200$1,038,557.3984%
- Itemized from inside California$677,940.5464%
- Itemized from other states$383,806.4636%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $85,249.70 · Massachusetts $48,441.66 · Washington $44,403.55 · Florida $27,979.50 · Texas $27,578.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
69 committees reported giving $235,497.00 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 BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$7,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DCCCParty committee$5,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS 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
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERALPAC$5,000.00
- EMILYS LISTConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- THE DOCTORS COMPANY FEDERAL PAC (DOCPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ASPIRE PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- 314 ACTION FUNDHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$5,000.00
Show all 69 committees
- WELCOMEPACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC TURNOUT PROJECT PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA FEDERAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- DEFEAT EXTREMISTSPAC$4,497.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- SERVICE FIRST PACConnected PAC$4,000.00
- YOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PACPAC$3,500.00
- BDA PACHybrid PAC$3,500.00
- DEMOCRATIC DOCTORS PAC (DEM DOC PAC)Connected PAC$3,500.00
- BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC)Leadership PAC$3,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LOFGREN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JUDY CHU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARED GOLDENCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BRIDGE THE GAP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- TOGETHER WE RISEPAC$2,000.00
- SILICORN VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- COWEN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PAC OF APPLESLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SPACESHIP EARTH PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ASIAN AMERICAN ACTION FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- BERA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY INNOVATION SERVICE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AT THE TABLE!Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- STANTON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SCANLON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DMFI PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- SUNFLOWER SEEDS PACPAC$1,000.00
- IN OUR HANDSLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WILL ROLLINS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MAXINE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- TOMORROW PACPAC$1,000.00
- MAINTAINING INTEGRITY IN OUR NATION PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TURNOUT FOR DEMOCRACYLeadership PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Jasmeet Bains$2,567,737.88
- Independent expenditures opposing Jasmeet Bains$564,009.23
FEC totals for the 2026 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.
- PROJECT 218Supporting$999,417.00
- 314 ACTION FUNDSupporting$893,600.00
- AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)Opposing$330,000.00
- WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PACOpposing$232,816.00
- WELCOMEPACSupporting$164,308.00
- COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEESupporting$159,000.00
- EDW ACTION FUNDSupporting$152,759.00
- PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY ACTIONSupporting$100,000.00
- HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVESSupporting$49,470.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)Supporting$48,832.00
- FORWARD BLUEOpposing$1,192.00
- DMFI PACSupporting$332.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 22, 2026 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasmeet Bains (D) | $1,580,360.09 | $44,355.88 | 2026-09-30 |
| David Valadao (R) | $6,058,553.27 | $2,398,492.43 | 2026-09-30 |
| Randy Villegas (D) | $5,465,022.04 | $706,800.13 | 2026-09-30 |
| Rudy Salas (D) | $14,049.48 | $59,487.28 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulchin Research (D) | June 15–21, 2026 | 800 (LV) | — | David Valadao 44% · Randy Villegas 48% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | August 6–8, 2025 | 547 (V) | ± 4.2% | David Valadao 37% · Generic Democrat 43% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | August 6–8, 2025 | 547 (V) | ± 4.2% | David Valadao 42% · Jasmeet Bains 42% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 1–26) (retrieved October 22, 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: DR. JASMEET BAINS FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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