John Garamendi
John Garamendi is a Democratic incumbent in California's 8th district. $489K raised, $558K spent, $1.2M cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$489K raised
- 68% of receipts came from PACs and other committees ($334K) What this flag means
Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $489,135 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $557,834 |
| Cash on hand | $1,196,018 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 81 · 9 terms · votes right of 35% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | -0.31 |
| Votes more conservative than | 35% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 500 |
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 disclosureassets $1.6M to $6.5M
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-07-22.
Assets minus liabilities: between $1.1M and $6.3M Estimate
Assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| D : State of California defined benefit retirement Ranch | RP | JT | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| Wells Fargo Bank Account | BA | JT | $250K to $500K |
| Bank of America Account | BA | JT | $100K to $250K |
| D : State of California Defined benefit retirement Grupe Squaw Valley LLC | RP | SP | $100K to $250K |
| ranch income $15,001 - $50,000 L : Calaveras County,, CA, US D : sale of cattle US Bank | BA | JT | $100K to $250K |
| D : Asset purchased in 401k rollover Wells Fargo 401k ⇒ PIMCO Income Fund Insti Class (PIMIX) | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| D : mandatory sale/distribution Wells Fargo 401k ⇒ JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund I Class (JHEQX) | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| D : automatic mandatory sale/distribution Wells Fargo 401k ⇒ MFS Technology Fund Class I (MTCIX) | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| D : mandatory sale/distribution Wells Fargo 401k ⇒ Oakmark Fund Institutional Class (OANMX) | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Wells Fargo 401k ⇒ Allspring Money Market Fund - Premier Class (WMPXX) | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Wells Fargo 401k ⇒ First Eagle Gold Fund Class I (FEGIX) | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : interest income Calpers Retirement | PE | SP | none |
| D : State of California defined benefit retirement CalPers retirement | PE | self | none |
| L : Stockton, San Joaquin, CA, US D : It is a share of a shopping center complex legislative retirement | PE | self | none |
Liabilities
| Liability as filed | Amount range |
|---|---|
| JT US Bank march 2010 home mortgage personal home | $250K to $500K |
Earned income
| Earned income source | Amount |
|---|---|
| CalPers Pension | $23K |
| Wells Fargo 401k Pension Account | $5,395 |
| CALegislators Retirement Pension | $96K |
Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)
Public attention4,183 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of John Garamendi 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 | $154,593 | 31.6% |
| PACs and other committees | $334,500 | 68.4% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $42 | 0.0% |
This raceCA-08, rank #1 of 2
John Garamendi ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
CA-08 · California · Democratic 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 H0CA10149, committee C00462697. 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.