James Gallagher
James Gallagher is a Republican challenger in California's 1st district. $1.5M raised, $1.2M spent, $333K cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$1.5M raised
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $1,488,906 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $1,156,006 |
| Cash on hand | $332,899 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $33,633 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 45 · 1 term · votes right of 57% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | +0.34 |
| Votes more conservative than | 57% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 77 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosurepartly read, filed 2026-09-05
Amended report for 2026, filed 2026-09-05. We could read 8 of the 9 asset lines in this report, so we show those and no totals: a total from a partial read would mislead. Open the official report (PDF)
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset Owner Value of Asset Income Type(s) Income Current Year to Filing Income Preceding Year American Funds New Perspective Ret Acct, 100% | OT | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Part of TransAmerica Ret Account Cornerstone Land and Investment Group | OL | self | $15K to $50K |
| Profit/distribution None None L : Sutter, CA, US D : Real estate Donegal Farms LLC | OL | self | $250K to $500K |
| profit/distribution $1,001 - $2,500 $15,001 - $50,000 L : Sutter, CA, US D : farming business Invesco Diversified Dividend Class R (DDFRX) | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Part of TransAmerica Ret Acct Letterkenny Properties LLC | OL | self | $15K to $50K |
| profit/distribution None None L : Sutter, CA, US D : farming business Morgan Stanley Growth Ret Acct, 100% Interest $1,001 - $15,000 Tax-Def | PE | self | $100K to $250K |
| Transamerica ClearTrack 2045 Class R1 (TCPTX) | MF | self | $100K to $250K |
| D : Part of TransAmerica Ret Account Virtus Ceredex Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund R6 (SMVZX) | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
Reported Values are bands, as filed. Parsed automatically; the PDF is the record.
Public attention6,078 views in 30 days
Share of views in this race
| Candidate | Views, 30 days | Share of the candidates with an article |
|---|---|---|
| James Gallagher | 6,078 | 67% |
| Mike McGuire | 2,987 | 33% |
Reported Page views of James Gallagher (California politician) on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $959,754 | 64.5% |
| PACs and other committees | $275,863 | 18.5% |
| Party committees | $7,000 | 0.5% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $246,289 | 16.5% |
This raceCA-01, rank #2 of 2
James Gallagher ranks #2 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
CA-01 · California · Republican candidates · House forecasts
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H6CA01285, committee C00942458. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.