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California · State Senate · District 34 · 2026

California State Senate District 34 race

General election in 87 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California State Senate District 34 race

Avelino Valencia has raised more than 10 times the next candidate.

Candidate Avelino Valencia has raised about $495K, more than 10 times any rival.

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

Avelino Valencia

Incumbent
No party · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 53% from PACs and 47% from individuals.

47% individuals53% PACs0% other
$495K
raised
RS

Rhonda Shader

No party · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 30% from PACs and 70% from individuals.

70% individuals30% PACs0% other
$48K
raised
JN

Josh Newman

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.

51%49%
51% PACs49% 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.

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The tale of the tape

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

Avelino Valencia
incumbent
Avelino Valencia
vs
RS
Rhonda Shader
challenger
$495K
Raised
$48K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
53%
From PACs
30%
47%
From individuals
70%
Too few to rank
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No