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California · Assembly · District 71 · 2026

California Assembly District 71 race

General election in 43 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California Assembly District 71 race

Kathryn Sanchez has raised more than 13 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the California Assembly District 71 race, 2026 report raising $542,285 between them. Kathryn Sanchez reports $503,913 and Juan Jose Galvez San Martin reports $38,372, a gap of $465,541. Of what Kathryn Sanchez reports, 41% came from individuals and 59% 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.

KS

Kathryn Sanchez

R
R · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 59% from PACs and 41% from individuals.

41% individuals59% PACs0% other
$504K
raised
JM

Juan Jose Galvez San Martin

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 8% from PACs.

92% individuals8% PACs0% other
$38K
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.

55%45%
55% PACs45% individuals0% other

The tale of the tape

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

Kathryn Sanchez
R · challenger
KS
vs
JM
Juan Jose Galvez San Martin
D · challenger
$504K
Raised
$38K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
59%
From PACs
8%
41%
From individuals
92%
Too few to rank
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
No
Incumbent
No