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California · U.S. House · District 20 · 2026

California District 20 House race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 20 House race

Vince Fong has raised more than 14 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the California District 20 House race, 2026 report raising $1.9M between them. Vince Fong reports $1.7M and Carol Roper reports $124,465, a gap of $1.6M. Of what Vince Fong reports, 45% came from individuals and 52% from PACs.

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.

Vince Fong

Vince Fong

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 52% from PACs and 45% from individuals.

45% individuals52% PACs3% other
$1.7M
raised
CR

Carol Roper

D
D · challenger

6% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 94% from other sources.

6% individuals0% PACs94% other
$124K
raised
SS

Sandra Van Scotter

D
D · challenger

42% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 58% from other sources.

42% individuals0% PACs58% other
$17K
raised
BD

Ben Dewell

I
I · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $2K on hand from $3K raised.

40% individuals0% PACs60% other
$3K
raised
JF

Jeremy Fox

N
N · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$300
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$40K
Ideological / Leadership$30K
Banking & Financial$20K
Energy & Utilities$20K
Labor / Unions$10K
Agriculture$10K
Insurance$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC) · pac$10K
  • BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • CALIFORNIA CITRUS MUTUAL FEDERAL PAC · pac$10K
  • CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION · pac$10K
  • ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

48%43%
48% PACs43% individuals9% other

The incumbent's record

Vince Fong is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$2.7M
$1.5M - $3.9M. up $840K since 2024.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • House Committee on Homeland Security
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$40K
Ideological / Leadership$30K
Banking & Financial$20K
Energy & Utilities$20K
Labor / Unions$10K
Agriculture$10K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Vince Fong
R · incumbent
Vince Fong
vs
CR
Carol Roper
D · challenger
$1.7M
Raised
$124K
$454K
Cash on hand
$0
52%
From PACs
0%
45%
From individuals
6%
Ideological / Leadership
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No