California · U.S. House · District 30 · 2026

California District 30 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · California District 30 House race

Laura Friedman has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.

Democrat Laura Friedman has raised about $828K, more than 3 times any rival.

Dennis Feitosa reports 100% of campaign money from individuals.

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.

Laura Friedman

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 35% from PACs and 65% from individuals.

65% individuals35% PACs0% other

$828K

raised

John Armenian

N · challenger

17% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 83% from other sources.

17% individuals0% PACs83% other

$279K

raised

Scott Meyers

R · challenger

31% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 69% from other sources.

31% individuals0% PACs69% other

$58K

raised

Lester Herman

D · challenger

1% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 99% from other sources.

1% individuals0% PACs99% other

$29K

raised

Dennis Feitosa

R · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$13K

raised

Cameron Tennyson

D · challenger

19% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 81% from other sources.

19% individuals0% PACs81% other

$13K

raised

Joel Lava

D · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$11K

raised

Nick Melvoin

D · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $136K on hand from $6K raised.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$6K

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$64K

Labor / Unions$58K

Transportation$18K

Real Estate & Construction$12K

Law & Lobbying$11K

Health & Pharma$11K

Agriculture$10K

Banking & Financial$4K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

QUINN EMANUEL · company$11K
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE · pac$10K
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB · pac$10K
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$8K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$8K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

23%51%26%

23% PACs51% individuals26% other

The incumbent's record

Laura Friedman is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$1.3M

$463K - $2.1M. up $305K since 2023.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
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$64K

Labor / Unions$58K

Transportation$18K

Real Estate & Construction$12K

Law & Lobbying$11K

Health & Pharma$11K

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

The tale of the tape

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

Laura Friedman D · incumbent	vs	JA John Armenian N · challenger
$828K	Raised	$279K
$469K	Cash on hand	$0
35%	From PACs	0%
65%	From individuals	17%
Labor / Unions	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No