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  1. Salud O. Carbajal

    U.S. House · California – District 24

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $4,000

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $4,000 via AIPAC PAC ($1,100 in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $2,900 from the PAC itself)

    • Voting score 63% (19 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$46.5K donor network
    • 1 AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 75%
    63%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    75%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $46.5Kgiven directly by 11 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    1AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    2%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 63% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 57% (7 votes), Speech & civil liberties 33% (9 votes), War powers 100% (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. Labor unions$938,195
    2. Weapons makers' PACs$226,500
    3. Banks, finance and insurance$201,500
    4. Health insurers$54,000
    5. Drug makers$14,000
    6. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$4,000

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

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    AIPAC PAC
    $4,000 ($1,100 earmarked, $2,900 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $226,500: RTX (Raytheon) $42,500 · Northrop Grumman $41,000 · Lockheed Martin $39,000 · L3Harris $33,500 · General Dynamics $33,500 · Boeing $20,000 · BAE Systems $17,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $938,195 from 55 PACs: Air Traffic Controllers (NATCA) $53,500 · Air Line Pilots Association $50,000 · Carpenters $50,000 · Machinists (IAM) $50,000 · Fire Fighters (IAFF) $48,500 · and 50 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $201,500 from 29 PACs: America's Credit Unions $38,000 · American Bankers Association $23,500 · American Association of Crop Insurers $20,000 · Rain and Hail Insurance Society $17,500 · New York Life $16,000 · and 24 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $54,000 from 6 PACs: Cigna $15,000 · Molina Healthcare $13,000 · Elevance Health $10,000 · Blue Shield of California $7,500 · UnitedHealth Group $7,500 · and 1 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $14,000 from 4 PACs: Amgen $10,000 · Pfizer $2,000 · Genentech $1,000 · Merck $1,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $46,466 given directly by 11 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
    $3,687,735 raised · 2% small donors (under $200) · 61% large donors · 36% PACs and party
    Key committee seats
    Armed Services
    Co-sponsors, bills AIPAC backed
    U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership Act
    Positions
    Co-sponsors Medicare for All · Does not co-sponsor a ban on members trading stocks
    AIPAC-funded trips (AIEF)
    2017-08 (Israel)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: none
    • 2018: none
    • 2020: none
    • 2022: $4,000
    • 2024: none
    • 2026: none

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Advanced from the top-two primary (CA-24), Jun 2, 2026

    Primary, Jun 2, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Salud Carbajal (this member) AdvancedDemocrat113,71654.4%
    Bob Smith Advanced FEC filing (Bob Smith)Republican75,08535.9%
    Sarah Bacon FEC filing (Sarah Bacon)Democrat15,6367.5%
    Helena Pasquarella FEC filing (Helena Pasquarella)Peace and Freedom4,7592.3%

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

    November 3, 2026 (CA-24): faces Bob Smith (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 58% to 63%

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

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201st of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 62 others.

  1. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$2,900
  2. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$1,100

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.