California 17th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Ro KhannaIncumbent
$13.8M
+$0 for · $38K against
RRitesh Tandon
$38K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Ro Khanna	D	$13,761,491	$0	$37,500	3%
Ritesh Tandon	R	$37,653	$0	$0	100%

$13.8M

Raised by candidates

$7.58M

Spent by candidates

$38K

Outside spending

1 spender

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Ro Khanna (D)	$13.8M	$12.7M	$1K	3%	59%	$7.54M	3,914
Ritesh Tandon (R)	$38K	$38K	$0	100%	64%	$37K	31

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
VIABLE PAC C00853119	Ro Khanna	Oppose	$38K 1 filing		—

Candidates

Ro Khanna

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $13.8M
Small-dollar: 3%
In-state: 59%
Outside for / against: $0 / $38K

Backed by George Soros Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz Backed by the Winklevoss twins Backed by Reid Hoffman Backed by End Citizens United Health care industry money Finance & investment money Union PAC money

Ritesh Tandon

R Republican

Raised: $38K
Small-dollar: 100%
In-state: 64%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Small-dollar funded

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.