Robert Garcia
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 24% from PACs and 75% from individuals.
75% individuals24% PACs1% other
$2.6M
raised
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California · U.S. House · District 42 · 2026
California District 42 House race
General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 42 House race
Robert Garcia has raised more than 11 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California District 42 House race, 2026 report raising $3M between them. Robert Garcia reports $2.6M and Brian Burley reports $231,371, a gap of $2.4M. Of what Robert Garcia reports, 75% came from individuals and 24% 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.
BB
Brian Burley
RR · challenger
19% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 81% from other sources.
19% individuals0% PACs81% other
$231K
raised
NB
Noah Blom
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$163K
raised
LV
Larisa Vermeulen
NN · challenger
No receipts on file yet.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
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$50K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Labor / Unions$18K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Agriculture$10K
Retail & Consumer$10K
Transportation$8K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS PAC · pac$10K
- ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
21%72%
21% PACs72% individuals7% other
The incumbent's record
Robert Garcia is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
−$375K
−$500K - −$250K. down $583K since 2021.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Ranking Member
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Banking & Financial$50K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Labor / Unions$18K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Agriculture$10K
Retail & Consumer$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Robert Garcia D · incumbent | vs | BB Brian Burley R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $2.6M | Raised | $231K |
| $1.4M | Cash on hand | $6K |
| 24% | From PACs | 0% |
| 75% | From individuals | 19% |
| Banking & Financial | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |