Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Sara Jacobs
- Office
- U.S. representative for California’s 51st district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- San Diego, CA
- Born
- 1989
- In Congress
- House since 2021 · 5 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- JACOBS, SARA
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 51
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H8CA49074 · Principal campaign committee: SARA JACOBS FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 51 | $1,864,955.14 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · California District 51 | $1,724,533.98 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · California District 51 | $1,712,465.57 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
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$525,045.4530%
- PACs and other committees$252,355.8515%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$757,903.4444%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$175,800.0010%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$13,429.241%
Self-funding: $757,903.44 (44% of money raised): $407,903.44 given and $350,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Intelligence and Special Operations
- Military Personnel
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Africa Ranking Member
- Western Hemisphere
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
52 committees reported giving $206,459.00 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.
- 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
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB 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
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENConnected PAC$8,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pagePAC$6,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$5,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected 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
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,460.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
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- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. PACPAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,500.00
- SAC PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- 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
- 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
- AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VICTORY IN NOVEMBER ELECTION 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
- FUTURE FORUM PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- IEC CORPORATION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$999.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$500.00
- BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Sara Jacobs$225.66
- Independent expenditures opposing Sara Jacobs$0.00
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.
- COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PACSupporting$179.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND OF THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST PACSupporting$30.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 51, 2024 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Jacobs (D) | $1,724,533.98 | $77,372.16 | 2024-12-31 |
| Bill D. Wells (R) | $772,753.35 | $18,876.52 | 2024-12-31 |
| Stan Caplan (NOP) | $41,980.92 | $0.00 | 2024-03-25 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | October 23–27, 2024 | 521 (LV) | ± 5.2% | Sara Jacobs 61% · Bill Wells 25% |
| SurveyUSA | June 10–14, 2024 | 537 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Sara Jacobs 54% · Bill Wells 32% |
| SurveyUSA | January 26–31, 2024 | 562 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Sara Jacobs 55% · Bill Wells 34% |
| SurveyUSA | January 26–31, 2024 | 562 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Sara Jacobs 56% · Stan Caplan 24% |
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: SARA JACOBS 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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