CA Republican House Members Top Q3 Fundraisers in GOP Conference

California Republican House members made up five of the top 10 fundraisers in contested Congressional races, according to an analysis of third quarter finance reports.

FEC Q3 totals for incumbents in districts targeted by the NRCC / DCCC pic.twitter.com/nO9UkFDson

— Rob Pyers (@rpyers) October 16, 2023

The California Members’ latest fundraising numbers underscore their strength heading into 2024, a Real Clear Politics analysis shows. “California’s sheer number of competitive seats over the last several election cycles commands both parties’ attention and resources, and that won’t change this year.”

The Republican Member outraised Democrats in CA-13, CA-22, CA-27, CA-40 and CA-45:

• CA-13: Rep. John Duarte raised $454,797, ending with $1,236,861 cash on hand (COH).

• • Adam Gray raised $222,881, ending with $197,228 COH

• CA-22: Rep. David Valadao raised $438,202, ending with $1,191,756 COH.

• • Melissa Hurtado raised $43,727, ending with $33,393 COH; Rudy Salas raised $213,276, ending with $157,793 COH.

• CA-27: Rep. Mike Garcia raised $763,751, ending with $1,553,091 COH.

• • George Whitesides raised $709,448, ending with $1,735,211 COH.

• CA-40: Rep. Young Kim raised $996,181, ending with $2,380,561 cash on hand (COH).

• • Allyson Damikolas raised $153,215, ending with $167,495 COH; Joe Kerr raised $357,876, ending with $412,790 COH.

• CA-45: Rep. Michelle Steel raised $1,009,492, ending with $2,223,485 COH.

• • Cheyenne Hunt raised $101,655, ending with $144,567 COH; Kim Bernice Nguyen raised $55,605, ending with $49,299 COH.

A Republican candidate outraised Democrats in CA-47 and CA-49:

• CA-47: Scott Baugh raised $417,715, ending with $1,374,856 COH.

• • Dave Min raised $311,196, ending with $825,543 COH; Joanna Weiss raised $400,050, ending with $832,639 COH.

• CA-49: Margarita Wilkinson raised $1,009,304, ending with $881,852 COH.
• CA-49: Matt Gunderson raised $596,381, ending with $789,913 COH.

• • Incumbent Mike Levin raised $510,789, ending with $1,076,141 COH.

The third quarter numbers further highlight the messy Democrat primaries in CA-22, CA-40, CA-45 and CA-47.

NRCC Spokesperson Ben Petersen weighed in:

“While messy, chaotic Democrat primaries force their candidates to battle over who’s the most extreme liberal, Republican members and candidates are building winning campaigns that will protect and grow our majority.”