California · U.S. House · District 36 · 2026

California District 36 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · California District 36 House race

Ted Lieu has raised more than 39 times the next candidate.

Democrat Ted Lieu has raised about $1.6M, more than 39 times any rival.

Rustin Knudtson reports 100% of campaign money from individuals.

$106K in itemized outside money is on file, led by PROTECT PROGRESS.

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.

Ted Lieu

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 37% from PACs and 62% from individuals.

62% individuals37% PACs1% other

$1.6M

raised

Claire Ragge Anderson

N · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$40K

raised

Leah Toomim

R · challenger

74% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 26% from other sources.

74% individuals0% PACs26% other

$31K

raised

Rustin Knudtson

D · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$13K

raised

Marianne Shamma

D · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$5K

raised

Houston Brignano

R · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$5K

raised

Where the money came from

$106K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$116K

Small donors & unclassified$73K

Banking & Financial$68K

Tech & Telecom$52K

Labor / Unions$28K

Foreign-policy advocacy$13K

Sports, Media & Entertainment$11K

Agriculture$10K

Law & Lobbying$8K

Transportation$8K

Insurance$8K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

PROTECT PROGRESS · super pac$106K
ANTHROPIC · company$23K
CONCORD USA · company$14K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$13K
Google · company$11K
NETFLIX · company$11K
ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY · company$11K
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

35%61%

35% PACs61% individuals4% other

The incumbent's record

Ted Lieu is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$3.5M

$953K - $6.0M. up $3.0M since 2014.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on the Judiciary
House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Who funds them

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

Ideological / Leadership$116K

Small donors & unclassified$73K

Banking & Financial$68K

Tech & Telecom$52K

Labor / Unions$28K

Foreign-policy advocacy$13K

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

The tale of the tape

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

Ted Lieu D · incumbent	vs	CA Claire Ragge Anderson N · challenger
$1.6M	Raised	$40K
$1.2M	Cash on hand	$18K
37%	From PACs	0%
62%	From individuals	0%
Ideological / Leadership	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No