EJ
Eric Jones
DD · challenger
36% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 64% from other sources.
36% individuals0% PACs64% other
$8.4M
raised
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California · U.S. House · District 04 · 2026
California District 04 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 04 House race
Eric Jones has raised more than 2 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California District 04 House race, 2026 report raising $12.7M between them. Eric Jones reports $8.4M and Mike Thompson reports $4.2M, a gap of $4.2M. Of what Eric Jones reports, 36% came from individuals and 0% from PACs. Outside groups spent against THOMPSON, MIKE MR. ($1.7M) and for THOMPSON, MIKE MR. ($1.2M).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Mike Thompson
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 44% from PACs and 55% from individuals.
55% individuals44% PACs1% other
$4.2M
raised
RR
Raymond Riehle
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$115K
raised
LM
Laurie Mackenzie
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$14K
raised
SB
Sharon Brown
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$7K
raised
MG
Mandy Ghusar
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$7K
raised
TM
Trevor Merrell
DD · challenger
74% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 26% from other sources.
74% individuals0% PACs26% other
$6K
raised
JT
John Tyler
II · challenger
11% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 89% from other sources.
11% individuals0% PACs89% other
$1K
raised
Show 1 more candidate
CU
Charles Uribe
RR · challenger
No receipts on file yet.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised
Where the money came from
$1.2M in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Ideological / Leadership$1.1M
Real Estate & Construction$51K
Banking & Financial$50K
Health & Pharma$30K
Energy & Utilities$20K
Small donors & unclassified$20K
Insurance$10K
Agriculture$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- BDA PAC · super pac$600K
- ARTICLE ONE PAC · super pac$499K
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$51K
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
- EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC · pac$10K
- EMPLOYEE OWNED S CORPORATIONS OF AMERICA PAC (ESCA PAC) · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
15%43%42%
15% PACs43% individuals42% other
The incumbent's record
Mike Thompson is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$375K
$250K+. down $1.4M since 2009.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Ways and Means
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Ideological / Leadership$1.1M
Real Estate & Construction$51K
Banking & Financial$50K
Health & Pharma$30K
Energy & Utilities$20K
Small donors & unclassified$20K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Eric Jones D · challenger EJ | vs | Mike Thompson D · incumbent |
|---|---|---|
| $8.4M | Raised | $4.2M |
| $656K | Cash on hand | $1.1M |
| 0% | From PACs | 44% |
| 36% | From individuals | 55% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Ideological / Leadership |
| No | Incumbent | Yes |