DP
David Penaloza
DD · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 67% from PACs and 33% from individuals.
33% individuals67% PACs0% other
$696K
raised
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California · Assembly · District 68 · 2026
California Assembly District 68 race
General election in 42 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California Assembly District 68 race
Avelino Valencia ranks No. 2 in money raised.
Candidates in the California Assembly District 68 race, 2026 report raising $1.7M between them. David Penaloza reports $696,165 and Avelino Valencia reports $654,650, a gap of $41,515. Of what David Penaloza reports, 33% came from individuals and 67% 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.
Avelino Valencia
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 96% from PACs and 4% from individuals.
4% individuals96% PACs0% other
$655K
raised
JL
Jessie Lopez
DD · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 57% from PACs and 43% from individuals.
43% individuals57% PACs0% other
$354K
raised
JH
Johnathan Hernandez
DD · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 58% from PACs and 42% from individuals.
42% individuals58% PACs0% other
$17K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
No itemized outside money by sector is on file yet.
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
76%24%
76% PACs24% individuals0% other
The incumbent's record
Avelino Valencia is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth
None on file
No parsed annual disclosure snapshot is on file.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
0
Current full committee seats on file.
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$735K
Labor / Unions$80K
Banking & Financial$63K
Law & Lobbying$17K
Ideological / Leadership$17K
Real Estate & Construction$12K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
David Penaloza D · challenger DP | vs | Avelino Valencia D · incumbent |
|---|---|---|
| $696K | Raised | $655K |
| $0 | Cash on hand | $0 |
| 67% | From PACs | 96% |
| 33% | From individuals | 4% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| No | Incumbent | Yes |