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  1. Jimmy Panetta

    U.S. House · California – District 19

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $560,304

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $558K via AIPAC PAC ($530K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $27.9K from the PAC itself) + $2,000 from other PACs

    • Voting score 34% (19 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$178K donor network
    • 2 AIPAC-funded trips to Israel
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 44%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: DMFI PAC $2,000
    34%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    44%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $178Kgiven directly by 94 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    2AIPAC-funded trips to Israel
    3%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 34% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 14% (7 votes), Speech & civil liberties 22% (9 votes), War powers 67% (3 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

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    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Banks, finance and insurance$1,178,500
    2. Labor unions$628,050
    3. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$560,304
    4. Weapons makers' PACs$224,000
    5. Health insurers$85,500
    6. Drug makers$83,500
    7. Crypto industry PACs$1,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    AIPAC PAC
    $558,304 ($530,404 earmarked, $27,900 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    DMFI PAC $2,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $224,000: Boeing $45,500 · Northrop Grumman $41,500 · Lockheed Martin $40,500 · RTX (Raytheon) $38,000 · General Dynamics $25,000 · BAE Systems $18,500 · L3Harris $15,000
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $1,178,500 from 87 PACs: Farm Credit Council $45,000 · America's Credit Unions $44,500 · Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers $42,500 · UBS $42,500 · National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors $41,000 · and 82 more
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $628,050 from 42 PACs: SMART (sheet metal, rail and transportation workers) $56,500 · Machinists (IAM) $50,000 · American Federation of Teachers $47,500 · Carpenters $45,000 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) $37,500 · and 37 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $85,500 from 7 PACs: Blue Shield of California $39,500 · Cigna $17,000 · Elevance Health $12,500 · Molina Healthcare $11,500 · Centene $2,000 · and 2 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $83,500 from 17 PACs: Pfizer $16,500 · AbbVie $15,000 · Novo Nordisk $8,500 · Bayer $8,000 · Vertex Pharmaceuticals $6,000 · and 12 more
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $178,333 given directly by 94 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $6,245,165 raised · 3% small donors (under $200) · 43% large donors · 53% PACs and party
    Crypto super PACs (separate)
    $1,000 given (Coinbase Innovation PAC)
    AI industry super PACs (separate)
    $599,280 backing (Think Big)
    Positions
    Co-sponsors Medicare for All · Does not co-sponsor a ban on members trading stocks
    AIPAC-funded trips (AIEF)
    2017-08 (Israel) · 2023-06 (Israel)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: none
    • 2018: none
    • 2020: none
    • 2022: $65.6K
    • 2024: $300K
    • 2026: $194K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Advanced from the top-two primary (CA-19), Jun 2, 2026

    Primary, Jun 2, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Jimmy Panetta (this member) AdvancedDemocrat127,29458.4%
    Peter Coe Verbica Advanced FEC filing (Peter Coe Verbica)Republican44,59020.5%
    Sean DoughertyDSA FEC filing (Sean Dougherty)Democrat25,05211.5%
    Tuka Gafari FEC filing (Tuka Gafari)Republican13,7156.3%
    Ana Luz Acevedo-Cabrera FEC filing (Ana Luz Acevedo-Cabrera)No party preference3,4961.6%
    Lars MapsteadLibertarian2,6151.2%
    Thomas CoxeNo party preference1,0780.5%

    Certified results: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2) · sos.ca.gov

    November 3, 2026 (CA-19): faces Peter Verbica (Republican). Average of 5 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2)

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (1)
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 32% to 34%

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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41st of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 223 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$530,404
  2. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$27,900
  3. DMFI PAC$2,000

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.