Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Josh Harder
- Office
- U.S. representative for California’s 9th district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- Tracy, CA
- Born
- 1986
- In Congress
- House since 2019 · 7 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- HARDER, JOSH
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 9
Official websiteX (Twitter)FEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H8CA10126 · Principal campaign committee: JOSH HARDER FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 9 | $4,490,401.33 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · California District 9 | $5,415,539.47 | Won the general election |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · California District 9 | $6,593,261.38 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · California District 10 | $7,540,661.34 | Won the general election (55.2%) |
Total raised$5,415,539.47
Total spent$4,876,309.57
Cash on hand$1,688,831.72
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$4,507,023.4283%
- PACs and other committees$590,024.0011%
- Party committees$6,819.180%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$74,000.001%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$237,672.874%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
179 committees reported giving $585,093.00 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$11,600.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,446.00
- 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
- 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
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$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
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$10,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$10,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$10,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- TRUTH TO POWERLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- ACROSS THE AISLE PACPAC$7,500.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
Show all 179 committees
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- PUTTING NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRSTLeadership PAC$6,600.00
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$6,500.00
- AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$6,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC.Connected PAC$6,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- 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$5,000.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WINE INSTITUTE PACPAC$5,000.00
- REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- EXCHANGE CONTRACTORS FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HMPHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- EQUALITY PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- EVERGREEN PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- TRIED-AND-TRUE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- LA BAMBA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- DEFEND THE DREAMLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- DCCCParty committee$4,997.00
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,000.00
- JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- GREAT CHAIN PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC TURNOUT PROJECT PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- AS MAINE GOES PACLeadership PAC$3,300.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,000.00
- SHERMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- CALIFORNIA DAIRIES, INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- VICTORY IN NOVEMBER ELECTION PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- SPIKE PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION PAC (NMPF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ARGENTUM'S SILVER PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CLEAN PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,050.00
- THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- KIDSPACPAC$2,000.00
- SAC PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FUNDLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER THROUGH ADVOCACYLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- JUDY CHU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PEOPLE FOR DEREK KILMERCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PUGET PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MARK DESAULNIER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JOE NEGUSE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BRIDGE THE GAP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- TOGETHER WE RISELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SHARICE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SUNFLOWER SEEDS PACPAC$2,000.00
- LEADING PEOPLE FORWARD PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRACY DEFENSE FUNDHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COURAGEOUS LEADERSPAC$2,000.00
- STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA FEDERAL PACSuper PAC$2,000.00
- TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AAEM PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- PACIFIC PALISADES DEMOCRATIC CLUB CAMPAIGN ACCOUNTConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES CO-OP/PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) 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
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WHEATPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- UNITED EGG ASSOCIATION EGGPACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LMA-PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FEDERALConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS PLASTYPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INDIVIDUALS DEDICATED TO ETHICS AND SCIENCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MAC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN DEFENSE AND MILITARY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- COMMONWEALTH PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GRACE FOR NEW YORKCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICA NEEDS NEW INNOVATION AND ENERGY PACPAC$1,000.00
- TED LIEU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SUPPORTING HOUSE PROBLEM SOLVERS - SHP PACPAC$1,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- VISIONARY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SERVING OUR COUNTRY (SOC) PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SYLVIA GARCIA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BLUE LINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HOPE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SARA JACOBS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- STRICKLAND FOR WASHINGTONCandidate committee$1,000.00
- HMS SCRAP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAKING A DIFFERENCE PACPAC$1,000.00
- CAROLINA VICTORY FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ROBERT GARCIA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MAGAZINER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SECURING A KINDER DEMOCRACY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRACY ACTION NOW PACPAC$1,000.00
- FUELING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS EVERYWHERE (FIRE) PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ELECT DEMS NOW PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REBUILD AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SAILORS' POLITICAL FUNDPAC$500.00
- CALIFORNIA COTTON GINNERS AND GROWERS ASSN PAC - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- BERA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- WESTERN AGRICULTURAL PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$500.00
- JDCA PACHybrid PAC$500.00
- SUNSHINE ORGANIZATION FOR TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES PACLeadership PAC$500.00
- DEFEAT REPUBLICANS PACPAC$500.00
- DEMOCRATIC VALUESHybrid PAC$500.00
- YOUTH PROGRESSIVE ACTION CATALYSTHybrid PAC$250.00
- NAPA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEEPAC$200.00
- COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLD CANDIDATE FUNDConnected PAC$150.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Josh Harder$86,070.51
- Independent expenditures opposing Josh Harder$959,335.05
- Company and union communications to members about Josh Harder$73,181.95
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.
- NRCCOpposing$928,232.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$81,397.00
- MAJORITY PACOpposing$31,100.00
- NORTH VALLEY LABOR FEDERATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONSupporting$2,502.00
- THEY SEE BLUESupporting$1,104.00
- DEMOCRACY THROUGH VOTINGSupporting$779.00
- COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PACSupporting$179.00
- GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTIONSupporting$86.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
- WE VOTE - NOSOTROS VOTAMOS - PPAMM COMMITTEESupporting$1.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 9, 2024 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Harder (D) | $5,415,539.47 | $1,688,831.72 | 2024-12-31 |
| Kevin J Lincoln II (R) | $2,278,918.26 | $24,124.13 | 2024-12-31 |
| Brett R Dood (R) | $121,330.42 | $0.00 | 2023-08-30 |
| John McBride (R) | $12,665.01 | $30.00 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMB Research (R) | February 18–20, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 2.0% | Josh Harder 40% · Kevin Lincoln 44% |
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: JOSH HARDER 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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