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California · U.S. House · District 49 · 2026

California District 49 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 49 House race

Mike Levin has raised more than 7 times the next candidate.

Democrat Mike Levin has raised about $3.0M, more than 7 times any rival.

Mike Levin reports 86% of campaign money from individuals.

$60K in itemized outside money is on file, led by LCV VICTORY FUND.

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.

Mike Levin

Mike Levin

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Small-donor heavy. 86% from individuals and 13% from PACs.

86% individuals13% PACs1% other
$3.0M
raised
SP

Star Parker

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 90% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

90% individuals1% PACs9% other
$451K
raised
AK

Armen Kurdian

R
R · challenger

71% from individuals, 2% from PACs, and 27% from other sources.

71% individuals2% PACs27% other
$59K
raised
JA

Julian Arellano

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

99% individuals0% PACs1% other
$3K
raised

Where the money came from

$60K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$128K
Ideological / Leadership$84K
Labor / Unions$25K
Law & Lobbying$16K
Banking & Financial$13K
Tech & Telecom$12K
Agriculture$10K
Transportation$10K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$9K
Foreign-policy advocacy$6K
Energy & Utilities$6K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • LCV VICTORY FUND · super pac$60K
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · company$16K
  • TEVORA · company$14K
  • GOOGLE LLC · company$12K
  • ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. · company$11K
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

86%
11% PACs86% individuals3% other

The incumbent's record

Mike Levin is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$1.7M
$581K - $2.8M. up $1.3M since 2019.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Appropriations

Who funds them

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

Small donors & unclassified$128K
Ideological / Leadership$84K
Labor / Unions$25K
Law & Lobbying$16K
Banking & Financial$13K
Tech & Telecom$12K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

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

Mike Levin
D · incumbent
Mike Levin
vs
SP
Star Parker
R · challenger
$3.0M
Raised
$451K
$1.4M
Cash on hand
$1K
13%
From PACs
1%
86%
From individuals
90%
Ideological / Leadership
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No