Avelino Valencia
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 49% from PACs and 51% from individuals.
51% individuals49% PACs0% other
$1.3M
raised
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California · State Senate · District 34 · 2026
California State Senate District 34 race
General election in 42 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California State Senate District 34 race
Avelino Valencia has raised more than 10 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California State Senate District 34 race, 2026 report raising $1.4M between them. Avelino Valencia reports $1.3M and Rhonda Shader reports $121,744, a gap of $1.1M. Of what Avelino Valencia reports, 51% came from individuals and 49% 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.
RS
Rhonda Shader
RR · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 23% from PACs and 77% from individuals.
77% individuals23% PACs0% other
$122K
raised
JN
Josh Newman
DD · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 100% from PACs and 0% from individuals.
0% individuals100% PACs0% other
$22K
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.
48%52%
48% PACs52% 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.
Avelino Valencia D · incumbent | vs | RS Rhonda Shader R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.3M | Raised | $122K |
| $0 | Cash on hand | $0 |
| 49% | From PACs | 23% |
| 51% | From individuals | 77% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |