California 25th District 2026

The money race

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

D★Raul RuizIncumbent
$2.09M
RJoe Males
$936K

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
Raul Ruiz	D	$2,093,907	$0	$0	5%
Joe Males	R	$936,496	$0	$0	79%

$3.03M

Raised by candidates

$2.16M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Raul Ruiz (D)	$2.09M	$1.11M	$969K	5%	63%	$1.24M	1,877
Joe Males (R)	$936K	$880K	$450	79%	18%	$922K	658

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.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Raul Ruiz

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $2.09M
Small-dollar: 5%
In-state: 63%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz Backed by AIPAC Backed by 314 Action Health care industry money Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Joe Males

R Republican

Raised: $936K
Small-dollar: 79%
In-state: 18%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Mostly out-of-state money Small-dollar funded

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.