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California 22nd

📅 General: November 3, 2026
C: Lean R S: Lean R I: Lean R
Last updated: Nov 01, 2026 06:45 PM
Poll Leader
No polls
0 candidates polled
Total Money in Race
$5.9M
Combined fundraising
Outside Spending
$85.4M
Independent expenditures
Corporate Influence
$83.0M
11 lobbying clients
🧠 Race Intelligence
Safe R
Signal Alignment REP at 100%
Data Signals
Expert Ratings
REP
Lean R (unanimous) — Cook: Lean R / Sabato: Lean R / Inside: Lean R
📉 Kim: Net IE: -952K
🏛️ Super PAC Activity in This Race
Committee
Direction
Amount
HMP
Opposing Valadao
$36.3M
Opposing Kim
$27.5M
CLF
Opposing Villegas
$20.6M
Opposing Villegas
$9.2M
NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY
Opposing Villegas
$8.9M
GIFFORDS PAC
Opposing Valadao
$7.7M
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC
Opposing Kim
$7.5M
CALIFORNIA CONSERVATIVES PAC
Opposing Kim
$7.3M
BDA PAC
Opposing Villegas
$7.2M
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIP
Opposing Villegas
$6.9M
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $6.8M lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $83.0M in campaign spending in this race.
11
Corporate Clients
$6.8M
Lobbying Spend
$83.0M
Campaign Spending
27
Lobbyists
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🏥 Healthcare & Pharma 🛡️ Defense & Security 🏭 Trade & Manufacturing 💰 Finance & Banking
Company Lobbying $ Campaign $ Candidate
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES 🏥 🏭 🛡️
$5.3M
$6.9M
VILLEGAS
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
$315K
$6.9M
VILLEGAS
ATI INC. 🛡️ 🏭
$250K
$6.9M
VILLEGAS
THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (OMERS) ADMINISTRATION CORP.
$230K
$6.9M
VILLEGAS
Y 🏥
$210K
$9.2M
VILLEGAS
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EMPLOYEES (NASCOE) 🏥 🛡️
$210K
$6.9M
VILLEGAS
WORK INC.
$180K
$9.2M
VILLEGAS
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY
$100K
$6.9M
VILLEGAS
Source: Senate LDA filings + FEC data via Hammerhead Intelligence. Lobbying $ = annual reported federal lobbying expenditures (company-wide). Campaign $ = IE spending directed at candidates in this specific race.
🏢 Donor Employer Groups — FEC Schedule A
Individual contributions aggregated by employer. Contributions are from employees, not the companies themselves.
KHANNA (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (5 also lobby Congress)
GOOGLE
$110K (56)
SV ANGEL
$42K (15)
APPLE LOBBY+DONATE
$42K (28)
DRAGONEER INVESTMENT GROUP
$35K (11)
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$33K (29)
ROCKET MONEY
$28K (8)
WESTCAP
$28K (8)
LIGHTSPEED VENTURE PARTNERS
$28K (8)
SACHS POLICY GROUP
$28K (8)
MONGODB
$28K (8)
KIM (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups
BEST EFFORTS MADE
$17K (12)
STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
$14K (4)
STARLIGHT INDUSTRIES
$14K (3)
ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
$14K (4)
ROUTE 66 SHOOTING SPORTS PARK
$14K (4)
FOUNDERS FUND
$14K (4)
CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES
$14K (4)
ARES MANAGEMENT
$9K (3)
GLOBAL CREDIT ADVISORS
$8K (3)
JEVAN ZANDT VA HOSPITAL
$8K (90)
CALVERT (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups (4 also lobby Congress)
TURBINEONE
$21K (6)
JOHNSON MACHINERY
$18K (7)
GENERAL ATOMICS LOBBY+DONATE
$18K (6)
CENTAURUS FINANCIAL
$18K (5)
REPUBLIC CONSULTING
$17K (5)
ASTRANIS
$16K (8)
KAREM AIRCRAFT
$15K (6)
WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$14K (4)
INKIT
$14K (5)
CHANDI GROUP USA
$14K (4)
VALADAO (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
NEXTERA ENERGY LOBBY+DONATE
$20K (19)
EVGO
$19K (9)
INVESTOR
$14K (5)
PHOENIX MANAGEMENT
$14K (4)
STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
$14K (4)
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTORS
$14K (4)
FOUNDERS FUND
$14K (4)
STATION CASINOS
$14K (4)
FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN MANAGEMENT
$14K (4)
SILVER EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS
$11K (8)
TRAN (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)
ACTS LAW
$22K (7)
SINGLETON SCHREIBER
$20K (13)
GREENE BROILLET & WHEELER
$20K (6)
TAYLOR & RING
$15K (4)
SANDERSON J. RAY DEVELOPMENT
$10K (3)
DORDICK LAW CORP
$10K (3)
ALTAIR LAW
$10K (3)
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
$10K (13)
ARIAS SANGUINETTI WANG & TEAM
$9K (5)
ABIR COHEN TREYZON SALO
$9K (4)
AGUILAR (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (6 also lobby Congress)
GENTEX
$24K (8)
JORDAN REAL ESTATE
$14K (3)
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$14K (4)
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
$14K (4)
BGR GROUP
$13K (13)
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES LOBBY+DONATE
$10K (4)
ROCKET COMPANIES
$10K (3)
JPMORGAN CHASE
$9K (5)
CEDARS-SINAI
$9K (9)
ESRI
$8K (7)
WHITESIDES (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (6 also lobby Congress)
MEDLEY PARTNERS
$14K (4)
CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS
$14K (4)
JANE STREET CAPITAL
$14K (4)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$13K (65)
QUINN EMANUEL
$10K (3)
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$9K (9)
MIT
$8K (8)
GOOGLE
$8K (7)
VOYAGER SPACE HOLDINGS
$7K (2)
JUST CREATIVE PARTNERS
$7K (2)
LICCARDO (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (7 also lobby Congress)
GOOGLE
$46K (18)
BROADCOM
$30K (10)
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$20K (11)
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS
$18K (4)
ROBINHOOD MARKETS
$16K (6)
COINBASE
$16K (6)
META
$15K (5)
TARANA WIRELESS
$14K (5)
SYNAPTICS
$14K (4)
LEARN AND PLAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL
$14K (4)
🔀 23 SPLIT DONORS — Employers whose staff donate to both sides
GOOGLE: KHANNA $109,965 / WHITESIDES $7,750 / LICCARDO $46,500. STANFORD UNIVERSITY: KHANNA $33,435 / WHITESIDES $8,800 / LICCARDO $19,500. APPLE: KHANNA $41,877 / LICCARDO $8,000.
Source: FEC Schedule A (2026 cycle) via Hammerhead Intelligence
Federal Spending Context (CD-22)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
$207.1B
Total Awards
18%
Defense ($55.7M)
39,536,653
Population
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Animal (except Poultry) Slaugh · $71.3M Commercial and Institutional B · $60.3M Engineering Services · $55.7M Highway, Street, and Bridge Co · $43.3M Perishable Prepared Food Manuf · $32.0M Other Heavy and Civil Engineer · $17.1M
Recipient Amount
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERN
$84.3M
CENTRAL VALLEY MEAT CO., INC.
$71.1M
CLINICA SIERRA VISTA
$37.9M
FOUR STAR SALES, INC.
$32.0M
CITY OF PORTERVILLE
$17.0M
ANTHONY VINEYARDS, INC.
$14.5M
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF KERN
$12.9M
WESTERN VEG-PRODUCE INC
$11.1M
Candidate Comparison
Candidate
RCP Avg
Raised
COH
Sm $
Burn
IE For
IE Agst
Villegas (D)
—
$5.9M
$962K
30%
84%
$34.6M
$50.8M
Financial Breakdown
Villegas (D)
Total Raised
$5,942,030
Cash on Hand
$962,352
Disbursements
$4,979,678
Individual Contributions
$5,082,726
PAC Contributions
$518,759
Small Dollar %
29.5%
Burn Rate
83.8%
Net IE Advantage
$-16.3M
📜 Historical Context — California
Partisan Lean D+26
↗ Trending D+4

CA has a partisan lean of D+26. The state has shifted toward Democrats by 4 points in recent elections. Democrats won 4 of the last 4 Senate races here (avg margin D+30).

Presidential Results
2020 D+29.2
2016 D+30.1
2012 D+23.1
2008 D+24.0
2004 D+9.9
Senate Results
2018 D+45.8
2016 D+38.4
2012 D+25.0
2010 D+10.0