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  1. Sam T. Liccardo

    U.S. House · California – District 16

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $0

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    • Voting score 66% · Israel & Gaza and war powers only (7 votes, average of 2 areas)
    • +$125K donor network
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 65%
    66%Voting score, Israel & Gaza and war powers only: the other areas have too few votes to count yet
    65%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $125Kgiven directly by 55 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    1%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 66% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 33% (3 votes), War powers 100% (3 votes). Not counted: 1 Speech & civil liberties vote (an area needs at least 2 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$260,000
    2. Labor unions$55,500
    3. Drug makers$37,500
    4. Health insurers$16,000
    5. Weapons makers' PACs$3,000
    6. Crypto industry PACs$1,000

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

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    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $3,000: Boeing $2,000 · Northrop Grumman $1,000
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $260,000 from 74 PACs: America's Credit Unions $10,000 · American Bankers Association $10,000 · BlackRock $10,000 · Investment Company Institute $10,000 · New York Life $10,000 · and 69 more
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $55,500 from 9 PACs: Carpenters $20,000 · Laborers (LIUNA) $15,000 · American Federation of Teachers $5,000 · Machinists (IAM) $5,000 · SMART (sheet metal, rail and transportation workers) $5,000 · and 4 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $37,500 from 12 PACs: Gilead Sciences $5,500 · AbbVie $5,000 · Eli Lilly $5,000 · Amgen $4,000 · Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) $3,500 · and 7 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $16,000 from 3 PACs: Blue Shield of California $7,500 · Elevance Health $7,500 · UnitedHealth Group $1,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $125,100 given directly by 55 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
    $9,715,741 raised · 1% small donors (under $200) · 75% large donors · 9% PACs and party
    Co-sponsors, Palestinian rights & conditions on aid
    Block the Bombs to Israel Act
    Crypto super PACs (separate)
    $1,000 given (Coinbase Innovation PAC)
    Positions
    Does not co-sponsor Medicare for All · Co-sponsors a ban on members trading stocks (H.R. 5106)

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Advanced from the top-two primary (CA-16), Jun 2, 2026

    Primary, Jun 2, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Sam Liccardo (this member) AdvancedDemocrat139,39975.6%
    Peter Sundin Soulé Advanced FEC filing (Peter Sundin Soulé)Republican19,84110.8%
    Kevin Johnson FEC filing (Kevin Johnson)Republican18,80710.2%
    Jotham Stein FEC filing (Jotham Stein)No party preference6,3193.4%

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

    November 3, 2026 (CA-16): faces Peter Soulé (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

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    Changes to this entry (1)
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 75% to 66%

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

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One of 53 Democrats in Congress with $0 from the pro-Israel PACs we track.

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.