Overview
Poliscope ↗$1.25M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
4%
Small-dollar share
75%
In-state share
5
Flags
Amerish Bera is a Democratic Representative from CA (District 03). Bera's campaign has raised $1.3 million from 441 donors. Funding includes 4.2% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 65.4% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Legal Services, Finance & Investment. Campaign committees include BERA FOR CONGRESS, BERA VICTORY FUND.
Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz
- Marc Andreessen gave $1,666 (2024)
- Ben Horowitz gave $1,666 (2024)
Backed by 314 Action
- 314 Action Fund gave $3,500 (2026)
- 314 Action Fund gave $2,000 (2024)
Union PAC money
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $1,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $1,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 23 gift or travel filings
Money
Poliscope ↗$1.25M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$571K
From individuals
$51K unitemized
$649K
From PACs
441
Donors
avg $514
30%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2010 1,588 donors$2.94M
- 2012 1,790 donors$3.66M
- 2014 2,394 donors$4.40M
- 2016 2,395 donors$4.17M
- 2018 1,911 donors$2.96M
- 2020 1,045 donors$1.83M
- 2022 788 donors$1.55M
- 2024 619 donors$1.25M
- 2026 638 donors$1.25M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 481 gifts · 3%$17K
- $200-$499 178 gifts · 8%$46K
- $500-$999 144 gifts · 13%$72K
- $1,000-$2,899 142 gifts · 34%$187K
- $2,900+ 58 gifts · 41%$222K
Top donor industries and employers
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 82 gifts$46K
- Legal Services 34 gifts$33K
- Finance & Investment 8 gifts$14K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 8 gifts$11K
- Education 13 gifts$8K
- Real Estate 18 gifts$6K
- Technology & Internet 4 gifts$6K
- Defense & Aerospace 4 gifts$4K
- Insurance 2 gifts$2K
- Agriculture 3 gifts$2K
- Communications & Media 2 gifts$2K
- Manufacturing 1 gifts$1K
- Construction 3 gifts$1K
- Business & Professional Services 21 gifts$883
- Government & Public Administration 1 gifts$500
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESAI, ANKIT | individual | DC | $8,000 | — | 3 |
| YU, BYONG JOO | individual | CA | $7,500 | — | 4 |
| MARKOVICH, PAUL | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BRUNNER, DANIEL | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| DAWSON, JOHN | individual | OH | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| YOUNG, JULIE | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| PARKER, ALEXANDRA | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MATSON, BRIAN EDWARD | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MAISEL, GARRY | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| PARKER, SEAN | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| KOLOKOTRONIS, SOTIRIS | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| CHADHA, SUMIR | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| PARROTT, RICHARD K | individual | CA | $6,300 | — | 4 |
| SPARAGNA, DIANA | individual | CA | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| GROTENHUIS, DAVID | individual | CA | $5,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC | DC | $12,500 | 4 |
| AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC | VA | $10,000 | 3 |
| PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC | VA | $10,000 | 4 |
| KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC) | CA | $10,000 | 3 |
| COUPANG, INC. COMPANY PAC (COUPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| ASPIRE PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 5 |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) | IL | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS | TX | $10,000 | 3 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MN | $10,000 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
Where the money comes from
- CA 75% · home state$410K
- DC 6%$35K
- VA 4%$22K
- NY 3%$15K
- TX 2%$10K
- FL 1%$8K
- MD 1%$8K
- MN 1%$6K
- OK 1%$6K
- HI 64%$4K
- NE 64%$4K
- PR 64%$4K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,868 roll calls on record: 859 yea, 358 nay, 49 not voting.
796 of 796
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | No | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Present | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2175 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 South Patterson Avenue in Santa Barbara, California, as the Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 3350 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 East 1st Street in Tustin, California, as the "Ursula Ellen Kennedy Post Office Building". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 4662 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 9963 | North Korean FAKER Act | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 27, 2026 | — |
| 9929 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9827 | Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Energy | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 9858 | STRATA Act of 2026 | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 5267 | American Franchise Act | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 4288 | To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic". | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jul 16, 2026 | — |
| 9755 | Biotechnology Diplomacy Leadership Act of 2026 | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 16, 2026 | — |
| 3514 | Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 9693 | Patients First Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 1427 | Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 13, 2026 | — |
| 9632 | Accelerating Innovation (AI) for Kids with Cancer Act | cosponsor | Health | Jul 9, 2026 | — |
| 9592 | American Space Leadership for the 21st Century Act | cosponsor | Science, Technology, Communications | Jul 6, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERA FOR CONGRESS | C00461061 | H / P | principal | $20.4M |
| BERA VICTORY FUND | C00519900 | N / J | jfc | $135K |
Terms in Congress
| end | fax | url | type | party | phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-03 | 202-226-1298 | http://bera.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-5716 |
| 2017-01-03 | 202-226-1298 | http://bera.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-5716 |
| 2019-01-03 | 202-226-1298 | https://bera.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-5716 |
| 2021-01-03 | — | https://bera.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-5716 |
| 2023-01-03 | — | https://bera.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-5716 |
| 2025-01-03 | — | https://bera.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-5716 |
| 2027-01-03 | — | https://bera.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-5716 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | travel | Former Members of Congress and the Korea Society | South Korea (Mar 28, 2026 – Apr 3, 2026) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2026 | travel | American Enterprise Institute | Sea Island, GA (Mar 11, 2026 – Mar 15, 2026) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | United Nations Foundation and Eleanor Crook Foundation | Mongolia (Aug 22, 2025 – Aug 29, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE) | Zambia (Aug 7, 2025 – Aug 18, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE) | Zambia (Aug 7, 2025 – Aug 17, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc., and Center for Responsible Innovation | Spain (May 24, 2025 – May 31, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Former Members of Congress and the Korea Society | South Korea (Apr 12, 2025 – Apr 18, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | Ripon Society and the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange | Austria (Nov 7, 2024 – Nov 12, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc., and Carnegie Corporation of New York | Ireland; United Kingdom (Aug 8, 2024 – Aug 17, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | Bipartisan Policy Center | Little Rock, AR (Jul 25, 2024 – Jul 27, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | United Nations Foundation and Eleanor Crook Foundation | Fiji (Apr 20, 2024 – Apr 27, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | United States Asosciation of Former members of Congress and the Korea Society | South Korea (Mar 23, 2024 – Mar 29, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | United States Association of Former Members of Congress and the Korea Society | South Korea (Mar 23, 2024 – Mar 29, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2023 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc. and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Kenya (Aug 12, 2023 – Aug 21, 2023) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2023 | travel | American Israel Education Foundation | Israel (Jun 23, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Nonprofits & Advocacy, Education. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | CA | 03 | H0CA03078 | $1.25M |
| 2024 | House | CA | 06 | H0CA03078 | $1.25M |
| 2022 | House | CA | 06 | H0CA03078 | $1.55M |
| 2020 | House | CA | 07 | H0CA03078 | $1.83M |
| 2018 | House | CA | 07 | H0CA03078 | $2.96M |
| 2016 | House | CA | 07 | H0CA03078 | $4.17M |
| 2014 | House | CA | 07 | H0CA03078 | $4.40M |
| 2012 | House | CA | 07 | H0CA03078 | $3.66M |
| 2010 | House | CA | 03 | H0CA03078 | $2.94M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.