Scott H. Peters
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 72% from PACs and 23% from individuals.
23% individuals72% PACs5% other
$1.5M
raised
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California · U.S. House · District 50 · 2026
California District 50 House race
General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 50 House race
Scott H. Peters has raised more than 26 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California District 50 House race, 2026 report raising $1.6M between them. Scott H. Peters reports $1.5M and Jerlilia Ryans reports $58,000, a gap of $1.4M. Of what Scott H. Peters reports, 23% came from individuals and 72% 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.
JR
Jerlilia Ryans
DD · challenger
0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$58K
raised
AM
Aishwarya Mitra
DD · challenger
82% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 18% from other sources.
82% individuals0% PACs18% other
$17K
raised
TB
Timothy Bilash
DD · challenger
2% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 98% from other sources.
2% individuals0% PACs98% other
$5K
raised
HA
Hatim Arnous
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$95
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$30K
Defense & Aerospace$30K
Labor / Unions$20K
Health & Pharma$20K
Tech & Telecom$20K
Retail & Consumer$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Small donors & unclassified$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. · pac$10K
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC · pac$10K
- ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
68%22%
68% PACs22% individuals10% other
The incumbent's record
Scott H. Peters is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$33M
$18M+. up $14M since 2013.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on the Budget
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Banking & Financial$30K
Defense & Aerospace$30K
Labor / Unions$20K
Health & Pharma$20K
Tech & Telecom$20K
Retail & Consumer$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Scott H. Peters D · incumbent | vs | JR Jerlilia Ryans D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.5M | Raised | $58K |
| $2.6M | Cash on hand | $18K |
| 72% | From PACs | 0% |
| 23% | From individuals | 0% |
| Banking & Financial | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |