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California 27th

📅 General: November 3, 2026 · Primary: June 2, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026 04:41 AM
Poll Leader
No polls
0 candidates polled
Total Money in Race
$3.0M
Combined fundraising
Outside Spending
$5K
Independent expenditures
Corporate Influence
$10K
34 lobbying clients
🧠 Race Intelligence
Toss-Up
Signal Alignment INSUFFICIENT DATA at 0%
Data Signals
📉 Kim: Net IE: -952K
🏛️ Super PAC Activity in This Race
Committee
Direction
Amount
Opposing Kim
$1.5M
ORANGE COUNTY PAC
Supporting Tran
$11K
YOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC
Opposing Calvert
$7K
ACTIVATE AMERICA
Opposing Calvert
$4K
ACTIVATE AMERICA
Opposing Valadao
$3K
YOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC
Opposing Kim
$3K
ACTIVATE AMERICA
Opposing Kim
$2K
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $5.2M lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $10K in campaign spending in this race.
34
Corporate Clients
$5.2M
Lobbying Spend
$10K
Campaign Spending
108
Lobbyists
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🏥 Healthcare & Pharma 🛡️ Defense & Security ⚡ Energy & Utilities 💰 Finance & Banking
Company Lobbying $ Campaign $ Candidate
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA 🏥 🛡️ 💰
$891K
$0
WHITESIDES
LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 🛡️
$586K
$0
WHITESIDES
SIERRA CLUB 🏭 🏥 🤖
$430K
$10
WHITESIDES
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC 💰 🏥 🛡️
$280K
$0
WHITESIDES
ATI, INC.
$210K
$5K
WHITESIDES
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 🏥
$200K
$0
WHITESIDES
REN
$200K
$0
WHITESIDES
LOS ANGELES COUNTY 💰 🏥 ⚡
$200K
$0
WHITESIDES
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-27)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
$207.1B
Total Awards
80%
Defense ($861.3M)
39,536,653
Population
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Aircraft Manufacturing · $612.3M Research and Development in th · $249.0M Other Aircraft Parts and Auxil · $81.4M Ammunition (except Small Arms) · $52.0M Nonscheduled Chartered Freight · $23.6M Aircraft Engine and Engine Par · $19.7M
Recipient Amount
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP
$606.0M
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
$316.9M
WOODWARD HRT INC
$80.3M
ADEPT FASTENERS INC
$32.5M
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
$23.0M
ANTELOPE VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY
$20.4M
ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC
$10.8M
SAVE AGAIN.COM
$9.4M
Candidate Comparison
Candidate
RCP Avg
Raised
COH
Sm $
Burn
IE For
IE Agst
Whitesides (D)
$3.0M
$2.3M
14%
33%
$210
$5K
Financial Breakdown
Whitesides (D)
Total Raised
$2,967,497
Cash on Hand
$2,313,444
Disbursements
$980,787
Individual Contributions
$2,071,167
PAC Contributions
$490,338
Small Dollar %
13.7%
Burn Rate
33.1%
Net IE Advantage
$-4K
📜 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