DP
David Penaloza
No party · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 73% from PACs and 27% from individuals.
27% individuals73% PACs0% other
$403K
raised
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California · Assembly · District 68 · 2026
California Assembly District 68 race
General election in 87 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California Assembly District 68 race
Avelino Valencia ranks No. 3 in money raised.
Candidate David Penaloza leads the field with about $403K raised.
The incumbent, Avelino Valencia, ranks No. 3 in the money.
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.
JL
Jessie Lopez
No party · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 67% from PACs and 33% from individuals.
33% individuals67% PACs0% other
$222K
raised
Avelino Valencia
IncumbentNo party · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 80% from PACs and 20% from individuals.
20% individuals80% PACs0% other
$10K
raised
JH
Johnathan Hernandez
No party · 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.
No itemized outside money by sector is on file yet.
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
71%29%
71% PACs29% 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.
No donor-sector funding rows are on file for this incumbent in this cycle.
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
David Penaloza challenger DP | vs | JL Jessie Lopez challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $403K | Raised | $222K |
| $0 | Cash on hand | $0 |
| 73% | From PACs | 67% |
| 27% | From individuals | 33% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| No | Incumbent | No |