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FEC candidate id
H2CA28113
Internal id
b3c77229-9ea6-429c-b925-c7b0cb51df9e
Status
incumbent

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), CA-29. Source.

CategoryMetricValue
PeoplePopulation734,777
PeopleMedian age37
IncomeMedian household income$75,811
IncomePer-capita income$33,160
IncomeIn poverty16.6%
IncomeUnemployed8.1%
IncomeGini inequality index0.460
RaceWhite alone26.5%
RaceBlack alone4.1%
RaceAsian alone8.0%
RaceHispanic or Latino65.0%
RaceTwo or more races27.0%
OriginForeign-born41.2%
LanguageSpeaks English only at home30.4%
LanguageSpeaks Spanish at home55.3%
EducationHigh school or higher48.9%
EducationBachelor's or higher24.7%
EducationAdvanced degree6.4%
HouseholdFamily households68.1%
HouseholdAvg household size3.07
HouseholdNever married (15+)44.9%
HousingMedian home value$727,000
HousingMedian gross rent$1,868
HousingSingle-family detached42.1%
HousingBuilt before 194010.8%
HousingOvercrowded (>1 per room)16.5%
HousingVacant units5.0%
ServiceVeterans (18+)1.9%
HealthWith a disability11.8%
ConnectivityHouseholds with broadband93.3%
ConnectivityHouseholds with no internet5.2%
CommuteDrove alone67.2%
CommutePublic transit4.2%
CommuteWorked from home13.2%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

CycleRaisedSpentCash on handDebtsIndiv. contribs.
2026$32$39,074$6,867$5,676$0
2024$661,700$855,062$45,909$0$170,679
2022$1,595,441$1,885,959$239,272$8,886$427,223
2020$1,425,670$1,219,561$529,789$0$417,788
2018$1,523,846$1,483,992$323,680$0$613,148
2016$1,705,481$1,615,772$283,827$18,954$678,652
2014$1,013,136$953,305$194,118$6,000$545,353
2012$844,097$709,797$134,300$51,683$447,720

Elections

Committees

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 99.0%

FeatureΔ P(win)
Base rate (historical)15.1%
incumbent+78.0%
D (major party)+10.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

CycleSupportOpposeIEs
2022$416,500$015

Recent (latest 25)

DateSpenderFor / againstAmountPurpose
AMERICA UNITEDsupport$1,000Direct Mail Services
2022-04-19AMERICA UNITEDsupport$5,000Digital Ad Production
2022-04-19AMERICA UNITEDsupport$145,000Digital Ad Buy
2022-04-19AMERICA UNITEDsupport$37,500Direct Mail Services
2022-04-19AMERICA UNITEDsupport$0Digital Ad Buy
2022-04-19AMERICA UNITEDsupport$0Digital Ad Production
2022-04-19AMERICA UNITEDsupport$37,500Direct Mail Services
2022-04-19AMERICA UNITEDsupport$1,000Direct Mail Services
2022-04-19AMERICA UNITEDsupport$37,500Direct Mail Services
2022-04-19AMERICA UNITEDsupport$37,500Direct Mail Services
2022-04-19AMERICA UNITEDsupport$37,500Direct Mail Services
2022-04-19AMERICA UNITEDsupport$1,000Direct Mail Services
2022-04-19AMERICA UNITEDsupport$37,500Direct Mail Services
2022-04-19AMERICA UNITEDsupport$1,000Direct Mail
2022-04-19AMERICA UNITEDsupport$37,500Direct Mail Services

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

DateFrom committeeTypeAmount
2025-05-31AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICA…24K$-1,500
2022-11-12FILEMON VELA FOR CONGRESS24K$2,000
2022-11-12FILEMON VELA FOR CONGRESS24K$2,000
2022-11-09PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES…24E$26
2022-11-03AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITIC…24K$1,000
2022-11-03AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC…24K$2,500
2022-11-02SIERRA CLUB24F$3
2022-11-02AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMIT…24K$5,000
2022-11-02MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC24K$1,500
2022-11-02PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES…24E$31
2022-11-01HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT…24K$4,000
2022-11-01WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEES GOOD GOVERNME…24K$2,500
2022-11-01COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL AC…24K$3,000
2022-10-31THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLIT…24K$2,500
2022-10-31THE AARON'S COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMM…24K$1,500
2022-10-31AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NAT…24K$1,000
2022-10-28NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT …24K$1,000
2022-10-28CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION24F$80
2022-10-27AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTIO…24K$2,000
2022-10-27FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE24K$2,500
2022-10-25COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITI…24K$1,000
2022-10-25PHARMAVITE LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PHAR…24K$2,000
2022-10-24SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTIO…24K$1,000
2022-10-21INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING…24K$1,500
2022-10-20NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES PAC INC.24K$1,000

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Inbound (100)

datefromtypeamountrolesource
AMERICA UNITEDsupports_independently$1,000fec_ies
2025-05-31AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AAEM PACcontributed_to$-1,500pas2
2022-11-12FILEMON VELA FOR CONGRESScontributed_to$2,000pas2
2022-11-12FILEMON VELA FOR CONGRESScontributed_to$2,000pas2
2022-11-09PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTYcontributed_to$26pas2
2022-11-03AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-11-03AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-11-02PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTYcontributed_to$31pas2
2022-11-02AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-11-02MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PACcontributed_to$1,500pas2
2022-11-02SIERRA CLUBcontributed_to$3pas2
2022-11-01COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERALcontributed_to$3,000pas2
2022-11-01HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$4,000pas2
2022-11-01WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEES GOOD GOVERNMENT FEDERAL FUND IIcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-10-31THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-10-31THE AARON'S COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,500pas2
2022-10-31AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.contributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-10-28NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-10-28CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONcontributed_to$80pas2
2022-10-27FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-10-27AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,000pas2
2022-10-25COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-10-25PHARMAVITE LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PHARMAVITE PAC)contributed_to$2,000pas2
2022-10-24SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-10-21INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCcontributed_to$1,500pas2
2022-10-20PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTYcontributed_to$0pas2
2022-10-20NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES PAC INC.contributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-10-20NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANScontributed_to$1,500pas2
2022-10-20PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PACcontributed_to$4,000pas2
2022-10-19THE AARON'S COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,500pas2
2022-10-19BEST BUY CO., INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FORUMcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-10-19AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-10-19NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANScontributed_to$-1,000pas2
2022-10-19DIGNITY CA SEIU LOCAL 2015contributed_to$448pas2
2022-10-18WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST, INC. PAC (WGAW PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-10-18NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-10-18LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTIES BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-10-18BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-10-12PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTYcontributed_to$96pas2
2022-10-12SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 CTW CLCcontributed_to$152pas2
2022-10-11PFIZER INC. PACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-10-11SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-10-10NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-10-07PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTYcontributed_to$0pas2
2022-10-07CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONcontributed_to$66pas2
2022-10-06AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-10-06UNITEDEMOCRATS PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-10-04AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,000pas2
2022-10-01CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATIONcontributed_to$-2,500pas2
2022-09-30BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC)contributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-30LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PACcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-30DROPBOX INC PACcontributed_to$2,900pas2
2022-09-29ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,000pas2
2022-09-29PPG INDUSTRIES INC. PACcontributed_to$4,000pas2
2022-09-29CVS HEALTH PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-28NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-28THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-28SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PACcontributed_to$1,500pas2
2022-09-27AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)contributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-27INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)contributed_to$1,500pas2
2022-09-27AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$3,000pas2
2022-09-27GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)contributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-27EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. EDWARDS PAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-27SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERALcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-27BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-26CHC BOLD PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-26COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PACcontributed_to$2,000pas2
2022-09-23BAYER US LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAYERPAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-23CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATIONcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-22TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC AKA 'THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC' OR 'DISNEY PAC'contributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-22AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-22AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-22SPINE PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPINE SPECIALISTScontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-22UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP EMPLOYEE ACTION FUNDcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-21CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-21NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-21BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA BIOMARIN PACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-21AMERICAN CLEANING INSTITUTE PACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-21NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)contributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-21NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANScontributed_to$2,000pas2
2022-09-20NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$4,000pas2
2022-09-20SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-20AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AMERICAN BEVERAGE PAC)contributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-19AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-19AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-19ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-19ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. PACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-19SANOFI US SERVICES INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-16AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-16AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-16AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PACcontributed_to$-1,000pas2
2022-09-16MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAAMERICA PAC)contributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-151-800 CONTACTS, INC. PACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-15NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2022-09-15TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEcontributed_to$1,500pas2
2022-09-15WALGREEN CO PAC (WALGREENSPAC)contributed_to$1,000pas2
2022-09-14SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPAC)contributed_to$2,000pas2
2022-09-14AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)contributed_to$2,500pas2
2022-09-14INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC)contributed_to$3,000pas2
2022-09-13NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEcontributed_to$2,000pas2

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