California · U.S. House · District 28 · 2026

California District 28 House race

General election in 55 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · California District 28 House race

Judy Chu has raised more than 3720 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the California District 28 House race, 2026 report raising $930,373 between them. Judy Chu reports $930,123 and April Verlato reports $250, a gap of $929,873. Of what Judy Chu reports, 59% came from individuals and 41% 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.

Judy Chu

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 41% from PACs and 59% from individuals.

59% individuals41% PACs0% other

$930K

raised

April Verlato

R · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$250

raised

Robert Gonzalez

D · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

raised

Where the money came from

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

Banking & Financial$35K

Labor / Unions$25K

Agriculture$10K

Health & Pharma$10K

Insurance$7K

Small donors & unclassified$6K

Law & Lobbying$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC. · pac$10K
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I · pac$8K
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC · pac$8K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM · pac$7K
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN · pac$6K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

41%59%

41% PACs59% individuals0% other

The incumbent's record

Judy Chu is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$14M

$8.3M - $21M. up $13M since 2010.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Ways and Means
House Committee on the Budget

Who funds them

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

Banking & Financial$35K

Labor / Unions$25K

Agriculture$10K

Health & Pharma$10K

Insurance$7K

Small donors & unclassified$6K

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

The tale of the tape

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

Judy Chu D · incumbent	vs	AV April Verlato R · challenger
$930K	Raised	$250
$3.7M	Cash on hand	$205
41%	From PACs	0%
59%	From individuals	100%
Banking & Financial	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No