U.S. House candidate · California 10th District
Mark DeSaulnier
Overview
Poliscope ↗$567K
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
13%
Small-dollar share
88%
In-state share
2
Flags
Mark Desaulnier is a Democratic Representative from CA (District 10). Desaulnier's campaign has raised $567K from 223 donors. Funding includes 13.3% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 77.3% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Real Estate, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals. Campaign committees include MARK DESAULNIER FOR CONGRESS.
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $10,000 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $4,000 (2026)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $2,500 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $2,500 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- CWA COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $2,500 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $4,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $8,000 (2024)
Money
Poliscope ↗$567K
Total raised
2026 cycle
$261K
From individuals
$40K unitemized
$305K
From PACs
223
Donors
avg $318
13%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2010 442 donors$562K
- 2014 311 donors$562K
- 2016 421 donors$629K
- 2018 327 donors$576K
- 2020 290 donors$612K
- 2022 346 donors$618K
- 2024 339 donors$665K
- 2026 307 donors$567K
Contribution sizes
- <$200 345 gifts · 10%$21K
- $200-$499 162 gifts · 18%$39K
- $500-$999 103 gifts · 24%$52K
- $1,000-$2,899 64 gifts · 32%$71K
- $2,900+ 11 gifts · 17%$37K
- Refunds / negative records 1 gifts$-500
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 41 gifts$36K
- Real Estate 23 gifts$6K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 16 gifts$4K
- Communications & Media 5 gifts$3K
- Finance & Investment 5 gifts$2K
- Education 8 gifts$2K
- Construction 5 gifts$2K
- Business & Professional Services 3 gifts$1K
- Technology & Internet 3 gifts$600
- Manufacturing 1 gifts$250
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWNSEND, CHRISTOPHER | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| GHIELMETTI, JAMES | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| WEINSTEIN, JEREMY | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| WALSH, PHIL | individual | OR | $6,800 | — | 3 |
| TAI, JASON | individual | DC | $6,000 | — | 4 |
| MALKANI, LATIKA | individual | CA | $4,000 | — | 5 |
| DURANT, DAVID | individual | CA | $4,000 | — | 5 |
| WALKER, WILLIAM | individual | TX | $4,000 | — | 5 |
| LAVAGETTO, ERNEST | individual | CA | $3,950 | — | 21 |
| FULLER, GLEN | individual | CA | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| BECK, KAREN | individual | TX | $3,400 | — | 5 |
| HOWE-WEINTRAUB, MELODY | individual | CA | $3,300 | — | 3 |
| HOWE WEINTRAUB, MELODY | individual | CA | $3,300 | — | 1 |
| COFFEY, COLIN J. | individual | CA | $3,250 | — | 5 |
| GARAVENTA, SIL | individual | CA | $3,000 | — | 3 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND | OH | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MN | $10,000 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND | MO | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | TX | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC | NE | $9,500 | 3 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE | DC | $9,000 | 2 |
| AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) | GA | $8,000 | 4 |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MO | $7,500 | 2 |
| CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC | DC | $7,500 | 3 |
| NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION | CA | $7,000 | 3 |
| NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC | DC | $6,000 | 4 |
| EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC | CA | $5,500 | 5 |
Where the money comes from
- CA 88% · home state$193K
- DC 5%$11K
- VA 3%$8K
- OR 3%$7K
- IL 45%$1K
- NV 25%$558
- MD 23%$500
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 ↗1,867 roll calls on record: 855 yea, 386 nay, 31 not voting.
798 of 798
| 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 | Aye | 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 | Aye | 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 10045 | Protect American Values Act | cosponsor | Immigration | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 10068 | PROTECT Act | cosponsor | Health | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 9983 | Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 30, 2026 | — |
| 9995 | Restoring Justice for Workers Act | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 30, 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 | — |
| 9944 | TPS Review Act | cosponsor | Immigration | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9874 | Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 114 | Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women. | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 6529 | Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act | cosponsor | Energy | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 9544 | Save MEDICARE Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 17, 2026 | — |
| 9745 | Orlin’s Law | cosponsor | Immigration | Jul 16, 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 | — |
| 3514 | Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK DESAULNIER FOR CONGRESS | C00554709 | H / P | principal | $3.65M |
Terms in Congress
| end | fax | url | type | party | phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-03 | 202-225-5609 | https://desaulnier.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2095 |
| 2019-01-03 | 202-225-5609 | https://desaulnier.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2095 |
| 2021-01-03 | — | https://desaulnier.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2095 |
| 2023-01-03 | — | https://desaulnier.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2095 |
| 2025-01-03 | — | https://desaulnier.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2095 |
| 2027-01-03 | — | https://desaulnier.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2095 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Real Estate, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Communications & Media, Finance & Investment. 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 | 10 | H0CA10073 | $567K |
| 2024 | House | CA | 10 | H0CA10073 | $665K |
| 2022 | House | CA | 10 | H0CA10073 | $618K |
| 2020 | House | CA | 11 | H0CA10073 | $612K |
| 2018 | House | CA | 11 | H0CA10073 | $576K |
| 2016 | House | CA | 11 | H0CA10073 | $629K |
| 2014 | House | CA | 11 | H0CA10073 | $562K |
| 2010 | House | CA | 10 | H0CA10073 | $562K |
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.