California · U.S. House · District 26 · 2026

California District 26 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · California District 26 House race

Julia Brownley ranks No. 2 in money raised.

Democrat Jacqui Irwin leads the field with about $822K raised.

Sonia Devgan-Kacker reports 90% of campaign money from individuals.

The incumbent, Julia Brownley, ranks No. 2 in the money.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Jacqui Irwin

D · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 20% from PACs and 79% from individuals.

79% individuals20% PACs1% other

$822K

raised

Julia Brownley

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 52% from PACs and 41% from individuals.

41% individuals52% PACs7% other

$593K

raised

Samuel Gallucci

R · challenger

38% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 62% from other sources.

38% individuals0% PACs62% other

$377K

raised

Chris Espinosa

D · challenger

82% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 18% from other sources.

82% individuals0% PACs18% other

$131K

raised

Michael Koslow

R · challenger

77% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 23% from other sources.

77% individuals0% PACs23% other

$88K

raised

Sonia Devgan-Kacker

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 90% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

90% individuals0% PACs10% other

$74K

raised

William Scott

R · challenger

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

42% individuals0% PACs58% other

$26K

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$50K

Labor / Unions$35K

Health & Pharma$14K

Transportation$13K

Law & Lobbying$8K

Ideological / Leadership$7K

Banking & Financial$5K

Agriculture$4K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC) · pac$8K
HAAS AUTOMATION · company$7K
THE RING GROUP · company$7K
WESTERN PACIFIC MED-CORP · company$7K
UNITED STAFFING ASSOCIATES · company$7K
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$5K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC) · pac$5K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$5K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

22%61%17%

22% PACs61% individuals17% other

The incumbent's record

Julia Brownley is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$3.0M

$1.7M - $4.2M. up $446K since 2013.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
House Committee on Natural Resources

Who funds them

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

Small donors & unclassified$50K

Labor / Unions$35K

Health & Pharma$14K

Transportation$13K

Law & Lobbying$8K

Ideological / Leadership$7K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

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

Jacqui Irwin D · challenger JI	vs	Julia Brownley D · incumbent
$822K	Raised	$593K
$295K	Cash on hand	$888K
20%	From PACs	52%
79%	From individuals	41%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Labor / Unions
No	Incumbent	Yes