Catherine Blakespear
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 55% from PACs and 45% from individuals.
45% individuals55% PACs0% other
$1.1M
raised
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California · State Senate · District 38 · 2026
California State Senate District 38 race
General election in 42 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California State Senate District 38 race
Catherine Blakespear has raised more than 25 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California State Senate District 38 race, 2026 report raising $1.2M between them. Catherine Blakespear reports $1.1M and Armen Kurdian reports $45,284, a gap of $1.1M. Of what Catherine Blakespear reports, 45% came from individuals and 55% 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.
AK
Armen Kurdian
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$45K
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.
53%47%
53% PACs47% individuals0% other
The incumbent's record
Catherine Blakespear 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$189K
Party Committee$162K
Labor / Unions$58K
Health & Pharma$29K
Ideological / Leadership$21K
Banking & Financial$12K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Catherine Blakespear D · incumbent | vs | AK Armen Kurdian R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.1M | Raised | $45K |
| $0 | Cash on hand | $0 |
| 55% | From PACs | 0% |
| 45% | From individuals | 100% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |