Sara Jacobs
Sara Jacobs is a Democratic incumbent in California's 51st district. $1.6M raised, $1.4M spent, $269K cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$1.6M raised
- 57% of receipts came from the candidate ($929K) What this flag means
Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $1,639,893 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $1,447,813 |
| Cash on hand | $269,452 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $350,000 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 37 · 3 terms · votes right of 20% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | -0.42 |
| Votes more conservative than | 20% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 571 |
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 2026-06-26
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-06-26. We could read 42 of the 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJJ Charitable Remainder Unitrust | OT | self | $5.0M to $25.0M |
| , Dividends, Interest $100,001 - $1,000,000 D : Charitable Remainder Unitrust Essjane, LLC ⇒ Investment Property | RP | self | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| L : New York, NY, US Merrill Lynch - IRA ⇒ Bank of America, NA | BA | self | $1 to $1,000 |
| Merrill Lynch - IRA ⇒ iShares MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals ETF (SDG) | EF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ ALPS/Smith Total Return Bond Fund Class I (SMTHX) | MF | self | none |
| , Dividends $201 - $1,000 Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ AMCAP Fund, Class F-2 Shares (AMCFX) | MF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Angel Oak Multi-Strategy Income Fd Inst Shs (ANGIX) None Capital Gains, Dividends $201 - | MF | self | none |
| , Dividends $201 - $1,000 Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Bank of America, N.A. | BA | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Baron Real Estate Fd Insti Shs (BREIX) | MF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Capital Group Growth ETF Capital Group Growth ETF (CGGR) | EF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fd Cl I (CSOIX) | MF | self | none |
| D : Sold for a loss in 2025 Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ DWS RREEF Real Assets Fund - Class Institutional (AAAZX) | MF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Eaton Vance Richard Bernstein Equity Strategy Fund Cl I (ERBIX) | MF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ EuroPacific Growth Fund, Class F-2 Shs (AEPFX) | MF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund Institutional Shares (FTHSX) | MF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Hotchkis & Wiley Value Opportunities Fund Class I (HWAIX) | MF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund Class Y (CPBYX) | MF | self | none |
| D : Overall loss in 2025 Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Invesco FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETF (PXF) | EF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Invesco FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets ETF (PXH) | EF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) | EF | self | none |
| , Dividends $2,501 - $5,000 Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) | EF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund I Class (HLIPX) | MF | self | none |
| D : Sold for a loss in 2025 Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Kopernik Global All-Cap Fund- Institutional Class (KGGIX) | MF | self | none |
| D : Sold for a loss in 2025 Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Lord Abbett Inv. Tr. Income Fund Cl I (LAUYX) | MF | self | none |
| D : Sold for a loss in 2025 Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ PIMCO Mortgage Opportunities and Bond Fund Class I-2 (PMZPX) | MF | self | none |
| D : Sold for a loss in 2025 Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF (VIG) | EF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIGI) | EF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) | EF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ Washington Mutual Investors Fund Cl F-2 Shs (WMFFX) | MF | self | none |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ BP ⇒ WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) | EF | self | none |
| , Dividends $5,001 - $15,000 Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ QCOM ⇒ Bank of America, N.A. | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Sara J Jacobs 1999 Trust ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ QCOM ⇒ QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) | ST | self | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| Sara Jacobs Trust U/A DTD 09/01/2009 ⇒ Investment Property | RP | self | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| L : Washington, DC, US Sara Jacobs Trust U/A DTD 09/01/2009 ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ Main ⇒ Bank of America, N.A. | BA | self | $50K to $100K |
| Sara Jacobs Trust U/A DTD 09/01/2009 ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ QCOM ⇒ Bank of America, N.A. | BA | self | $50K to $100K |
| Sara Jacobs Trust U/A DTD 09/01/2009 ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ QCOM ⇒ Beldore Capital Fund LLC | HE | self | $5.0M to $25.0M |
| Sara Jacobs Trust U/A DTD 09/01/2009 ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ QCOM ⇒ Belgard Capital Fund LLC Class I | HE | self | $5.0M to $25.0M |
| Sara Jacobs Trust U/A DTD 09/01/2009 ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ QCOM ⇒ Clearfork Capital Fund LLC | HE | self | $5.0M to $25.0M |
| Sara Jacobs Trust U/A DTD 09/01/2009 ⇒ Merrill Lynch - SJ QCOM ⇒ QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) | ST | self | $5.0M to $25.0M |
| The SJJ Irrevocable Trust Dated 12/10/01 ⇒ Northwestern Mutual Survivorship Universal Life | WU | self | $500K to $1.0M |
Reported Values are bands, as filed. Parsed automatically; the PDF is the record.
Public attention9,319 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Sara Jacobs 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 | $414,676 | 25.3% |
| PACs and other committees | $207,250 | 12.6% |
| Candidate's own money | $929,347 | 56.7% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $88,620 | 5.4% |
This raceCA-51, rank #1 of 1
Sara Jacobs ranks #1 of 1 in reported fundraising in this race.
CA-51 · California · Democratic candidates · House forecasts
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Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H8CA49074, committee C00719559. 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.