Sam Liccardo
Sam Liccardo is a Democratic incumbent in California's 16th district. $3.5M raised, $1.4M spent, $2.2M cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$3.5M raised
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $3,489,298 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $1,426,732 |
| Cash on hand | $2,152,957 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $840 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 56 · 1 term · votes right of 31% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | -0.35 |
| Votes more conservative than | 31% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 569 |
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 2026-06-08
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-06-08. We could read 50 of the 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Express Savings | BA | self | $1 to $1,000 |
| Residential Property | RP | JT | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| L : Washington, DC, DC, US Residential Property | RP | JT | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| L : Imperial Beach / San Diego County, CA, US CalPERS Pension Sam Liccardo ⇒ CalPERS | DB | self | $250K to $500K |
| , Interest None Fidelity 457 ⇒ BrokerageLink ⇒ Fidelity Select Utilities Growth Portfolio (FSUTX) | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| Fidelity 457 ⇒ BrokerageLink ⇒ Fidelity ZERO Large Cap Index Fund (FNILX) | MF | self | $100K to $250K |
| D : This was erroneously listed as "FNLIX" in my prior 2024 filing. I have corrected it here. Fidelity 457 ⇒ BrokerageLink ⇒ Vanguard S&P 50 | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Schwab ⇒ Joint Trading Account ⇒ Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund- Select Shares (SWPPX) | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Schwab ⇒ Joint Trading Account ⇒ U.S. Treasuries | GS | self | $15K to $50K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ American States Water Company Common Stock (AWR) | ST | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Common Stock (BMY) | ST | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ FHLB (3/2030) | GS | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| D : Fixed coupon bond w/ maturity of March 2030. Schwab ⇒ Schwab IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ FHLB (9/2026) | GS | self | $50K to $100K |
| D : Fixed coupon bond, maturity date September 2026. Schwab ⇒ Schwab IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) | EF | self | $100K to $250K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF (SCHY) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ Schwab Prime Advantage Fund | BA | self | $50K to $100K |
| D : Money market fund. Schwab ⇒ Schwab IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund- Select Shares (SWPPX) | MF | self | $100K to $250K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ SWPPX | BA | self | $100K to $250K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ U.S. Treasuries | GS | self | $100K to $250K |
| D : U.S. Treasuries of varying maturity dates. Schwab ⇒ Schwab Roth IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab Roth IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab Roth IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ Invesco Water Resources ETF (PHO) | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab Roth IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock (MRK) | ST | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab Roth IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ NovoCure Limited - Ordinary Shares (NVCR) | ST | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab Roth IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ NVIDIA Corporation - Common Stock (NVDA) | ST | self | $50K to $100K |
| C : The holdings in Nvidia did NOT increase during 2025 -- I held the same number of shares. Rather, the stock price increase pushed the val | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab Roth IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) | EF | self | $50K to $100K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab SEP IRA -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund- Select Shares (SWPPX) | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab Trading Account -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) | EF | self | $15K to $50K |
| , Interest $1 - $200 Schwab ⇒ Schwab Trading Account -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF (SCHY) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab Trading Account -- Sam Liccardo $15,001 - $50,000 Capital Gains, $201 - $1,000 ⇒ Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund- Select Shares (S | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Schwab ⇒ Schwab Trading Account -- Sam Liccardo ⇒ SWVXX | BA | self | $1 to $1,000 |
| Spouse Schwab IRA ⇒ Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) | ST | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| Spouse Schwab IRA ⇒ Apple Inc. - Common Stock (AAPL) | ST | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| Spouse Schwab IRA ⇒ Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) | EF | SP | $50K to $100K |
| Spouse Schwab IRA ⇒ Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund- Select Shares (SWPPX) | MF | SP | $100K to $250K |
| Spouse Schwab IRA ⇒ Snowflake Inc. Class A Common Stock (SNOW) | ST | SP | $1,001 to $15K |
| Spouse Schwab IRA ⇒ SWVXX | BA | SP | $50K to $100K |
| Spouse Schwab IRA ⇒ U.S. Treasuries | GS | SP | $50K to $100K |
Reported Values are bands, as filed. Parsed automatically; the PDF is the record.
Public attention3,832 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Sam Liccardo 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 | $1,505,070 | 43.1% |
| PACs and other committees | $662,750 | 19.0% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $1,321,478 | 37.9% |
This raceCA-16, rank #1 of 1
Sam Liccardo ranks #1 of 1 in reported fundraising in this race.
CA-16 · 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 H4CA16197, committee C00858688. Filed with the FEC as Sam T. Liccardo. 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.