Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Katherine Porter

Party: Democratic
Running for: U.S. House · California District 45
Filing address: Irvine, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name: PORTER, KATHERINE
Next election: Primary March 3, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)

Map of California with the 2020 district highlighted

California, District 45

DemocraticU.S. House · California District 45IncumbentLost the general election (50.8%)

FEC candidate ID H8CA45130 · Principal campaign committee: KATIE PORTER FOR CONGRESS

Cycle	Office	Raised	Outcome
2023–2024	U.S. House · California District 47	$490,931.75	Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
2021–2022	U.S. House · California District 47	$26,031,047.87	Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)
2019–2020	U.S. House · California District 45	$16,901,194.24	Lost the general election (50.8%)

Total raised$16,901,194.24

Total spent$6,717,188.33

Cash on hand$10,267,752.44

Debts owed by the campaign$0.00

Loans from the candidate$0.00

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$15,765,271.6993%
PACs and other committees$923,134.445%
Party committees$5,892.810%
Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$165,984.091%
Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$40,911.210%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

260 committees reported giving $948,878.00 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.

JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$26,123.00
PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$20,000.00
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$15,000.00
HOUSE MAJORITY PACHybrid PAC$12,500.00
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTYParty committee$12,200.00
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$11,500.00
END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$10,090.00
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACPAC$10,010.00
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS 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
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pagePAC$10,000.00
CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 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
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONConnected PAC$10,000.00
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERALConnected PAC$10,000.00
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 VOLUNTARY LEGISLATIVE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$10,000.00
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIPPAC$10,000.00
PAC FOR A CHANGEHybrid PAC$10,000.00
FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$10,000.00

Show all 260 committees

DEMOC PACPAC$10,000.00
NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
CHERPACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
EQUALITY PACPAC$10,000.00
PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$10,000.00
BRADY PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPAC$10,000.00
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$8,500.00
SHORE PACLeadership PAC$8,500.00
NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$8,000.00
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$7,549.00
INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$7,500.00
TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMENHybrid PAC$7,500.00
JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST - JEFF PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
VOTER PROTECTION PROJECTHybrid PAC$7,500.00
AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
HER TIME PACHybrid PAC$7,000.00
UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$6,000.00
4 MA PACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
CLEAN PACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
RED TO BLUE CAHybrid PAC$6,000.00
NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACPAC$5,534.00
WOMEN FOR AMERICAN VALUES AND ETHICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A/K/A WAVE PAC)Hybrid PAC$5,500.00
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM Company pagePAC$5,000.00
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
EMILY'S LISTConnected PAC$5,000.00
ARGENTUM'S SILVER PAC Company pagePAC$5,000.00
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
ASIAN AMERICAN ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$5,000.00
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
VICTORY IN NOVEMBER ELECTION PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST, INC. PAC (WGAW PAC)PAC$5,000.00
SEA CHANGE LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
MAKE IT IN AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
CAPA21- FEDERALHybrid PAC$5,000.00
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
FUTURE FORUM PACPAC$5,000.00
ONWARD TOGETHER COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
INDIVISIBLE ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
DCCCParty committee$4,889.00
SUPPORTING HOUSE PROBLEM SOLVERS - SHP PACLeadership PAC$4,800.00
SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,550.00
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
CANYON DEMOCRATSPAC$4,500.00
SMART TD PAC Company pagePAC$4,000.00
MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
LOFGREN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
SHERMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
SCHIFF FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
MCNERNEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
SILK PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$4,000.00
DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC)Leadership PAC$3,800.00
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,500.00
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
AMERICAN INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMI PAC)PAC$3,500.00
FEMINIST MAJORITY PACConnected PAC$3,400.00
DIGIDEMS PACHybrid PAC$3,235.00
LAGUNA WOODS DEMOCRATIC CLUBPAC$3,150.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
SAC PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
FRIENDS OF ROSA DELAUROCandidate committee$3,000.00
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC Company pagePAC$3,000.00
BARBARA LEE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
EMPOWERING EACH COMMUNITY PACPAC$3,000.00
SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
NATIONAL CANNABIS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PACPAC$3,000.00
FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$3,000.00
DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,800.00
COURAGE TO CHANGELeadership PAC$2,800.00
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION - SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NA-AGLIW Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
CITIZENS FOR WATERSCandidate committee$2,500.00
COMMON GOOD FUNDPAC$2,500.00
PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLELeadership PAC$2,500.00
UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
DISTRICT NO. 1-PCD, MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOC. - POLITICAL ACTION FUND (MEBA-PAF) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
NRDC ACTION FUND INC., PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
WESTSIDE DEMOCRATIC HQ FEDERALConnected PAC$2,425.00
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$2,422.00
BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INC. PAC Company pagePAC$2,093.00
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,000.00
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSConnected PAC$2,000.00
HOYER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
KIDSPACPAC$2,000.00
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURNCandidate committee$2,000.00
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
DOGGETT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
CUMMINGS FOR CONGRESS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
COMMITTEE FOR LEADERSHIP AND PROGRESSLeadership PAC$2,000.00
COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$2,000.00
MADISON PAC; THELeadership PAC$2,000.00
BRAVE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
JUDY CHU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
EDPACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
CICILLINE COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
JOBS AND INNOVATION MATTER PAC (JIM PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
ALAN LOWENTHAL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
ASPIRE PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
GIFFORDS PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
VICTORY BY INVESTING BUILDING AND EMPOWERING (VIBE) PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
LUCHADORA PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
RASHIDA TLAIB FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
ILHAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
WORKING HARDER PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
NIAC ACTION PACPAC$2,000.00
DMFI PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,500.00
PACE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION - LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL CANDIDATES Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
REMEDY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,500.00
MOMS IN OFFICEPAC$1,500.00
MARKETPLACE LENDING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MLA PAC)PAC$1,500.00
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,200.00
REVIVING AMERICAN JOBS AGAIN PACLeadership PAC$1,001.00
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
APPRAISAL INSTITUTE PAC (AI PAC)PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
KAPTUR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
MALONEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC.Connected PAC$1,000.00
CAROLYN'S PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
SUSAN DAVIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION - DIVISION OF LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
JOBS, OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATION PAC (JOE-PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTYConnected PAC$1,000.00
BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER THROUGH ADVOCACYLeadership PAC$1,000.00
SYNERGY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS ACTION FUND PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
PERLMUTTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
CASTOR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
LOEBSACK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
FRIENDS OF JOHN SARBANESCandidate committee$1,000.00
COHEN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT FEDERAL PAC (PECG FED-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
ARTICLE 1 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
KUSTER FOR CONGRESS, INCCandidate committee$1,000.00
HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
TED DEUTCH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
TOGETHER ENCOURAGING DEMOCRACY - T.E.D. PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
VISION FOR AMERICALeadership PAC$1,000.00
SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
MICHIGAN'S FUTURE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
RO FOR CONGRESS INCCandidate committee$1,000.00
PALOS VERDES DEMOCRATSPAC$1,000.00
BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
AMERICA NEEDS NEW INNOVATION AND ENERGY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
LEADERSHIP, OPPORTUNITY, INNOVATION SERVICE PAC - LOIS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
INLAND EMPIRE STRIKES PAC; THELeadership PAC$1,000.00
HUDSON VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
PUGET PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
POPULATION CONNECTION ACTION FUND PAC PCAF PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
NEWPORT BEACH WOMEN'S DEMOCRATIC CLUB FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
REASONABLE INDEPENDENT CONSTRUCTIVE AND EFFECTIVE PAC (RICE PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
THE US CAMPAIGN FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
JIMMY PANETTA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
VALLEY FIRST LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
BUILD OUR MOVEMENT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
GOLDEN RULE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
BRIDGE THE GAP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
SERVING OUR COUNTRY (SOC) PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
COMMON GOOD PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
JOINING IDEAS TO MOTIVATE MOVEMENT FOR YOU (JIMMY PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA MAJORITY FUNDPAC$1,000.00
THE PROGRESSIVE LISTHybrid PAC$1,000.00
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$923.00
HOME STATE ADVANTAGEPAC$675.00
NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$500.00
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
CANADA CRESCENTA DEMOCRATIC CLUBPAC$500.00
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES PACLeadership PAC$500.00
MOULTON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
MAKING A REAL CHANGE - MARC PACLeadership PAC$500.00
ANTHONY BROWN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$500.00
SUNSHINE ORGANIZATION FOR TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES (SOTO PAC)Leadership PAC$500.00
U.S. MORTGAGE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (USMI PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
ELECTING WOMEN BAY AREA PACPAC$270.00
SQUARE ONE POLITICSPAC$270.00
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC. VOTER ACTION (ABBV. 'ENVIRONMENT AMERICA VOTER ACTION')Connected PAC$250.00
CALIFORNIA BEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION LTD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CAL SUGAR BEET PAC)PAC$200.00
DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTYPAC$200.00
SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PACConnected PAC$150.00
PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEConnected PAC$144.00
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PACConnected PAC$125.00
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA FEDERAL PACPAC$100.00

Outside spending

Independent expenditures supporting Katherine Porter$1,573,503.65
Independent expenditures opposing Katherine Porter$0.00
Company and union communications to members about Katherine Porter$32,190.69

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.

END CITIZENS UNITEDSupporting$1,353,390.00
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$54,252.00
PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAYSupporting$53,526.00
HOLD THE HOUSE PACSupporting$36,527.00
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ORANGE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES' COMMUNITY ACTION FUND PACSupporting$28,672.00
WOMEN FOR AMERICAN VALUES AND ETHICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A/K/A WAVE PAC)Supporting$17,900.00
NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONSupporting$15,553.00
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA VOTESSupporting$8,953.00
COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PACSupporting$1,293.00
FLIP THE WESTSupporting$491.00
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONSupporting$173.00
PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESSupporting$59.00

The race

California U.S. House, District 45, 2020 · 11 registered candidates

Candidate	Raised	Cash on hand	Through
Katherine Porter (D)	$16,901,194.24	$10,267,752.44	2020-12-31
Gregory Gerard Raths (R)	$1,412,756.96	$1,998.49	2020-12-31
Donald M Sedgwick (R)	$895,705.07	$0.00	2020-03-31
Peggy Huang (R)	$639,008.83	$0.00	2020-09-30
Lisa Sparks (R)	$519,919.43	$0.00	2020-06-30
Ray Gennawey (R)	$77,674.00	$0.00	2020-03-31
Christopher John Gonzales (R)	$43,892.00	$0.00	2020-09-30
Aditya Pai (D)	$34,823.20	$0.00	2020-03-10
Brenton Woolworth (R)	$10,559.00	$0.00	2019-09-27
Brian Forde (D)	$954.00	$223,057.91	2020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

The Cook Political ReportSafe DAugust 14, 2020
Inside ElectionsSafe DJune 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 2, 2020
PoliticoLikely DJuly 6, 2020
Daily KosSafe DOctober 26, 2020
RCPLikely DOctober 24, 2020
NiskanenSafe DJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

Pollster	Dates	Sample	Margin of error	Results
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R)	August 15–18, 2019	300 (LV)	± 5.7%	Katie Porter 46% · Ray Gennawey 2% · Peggy Huang 2% · Greg Raths 10% · Don Sedgwick 3% · Lisa Sparks 1%

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: KATIE PORTER 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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