Rudy Salas

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Rudy Salas

Former California State Assemblymember (District 32); two-time Democratic nominee for CA-22

Rudy Salas is a Democratic politician who served in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2022 and previously on the Bakersfield City Council, where he was the first Latino elected. He was the Democratic nominee against David Valadao in California's 22nd Congressional District in both 2022 and 2024. Salas filed paperwork for a 2026 rematch but withdrew before the June 2, 2026 primary and did not appear on the ballot. [Rudy Salas - Ballotpedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2022–2026 cycles

$9,483,293 raised

Influence graph
Individual 77%
PAC 12%
Other

Where the $9,483,293 raised came from · FEC · 2022–2026 cycle

$9,483,293
Raised
FEC receipts · 2022–2026 cycle
$1,160,224
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2022–2026 cycles
$3,768,394
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 28 sources
$1,859,354
Spent against them
opposition IEs · 2 edges

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Not employed / self$2,100,940
  • Other / unclassified$534,285
  • Lawyers & law firms$234,975
  • Securities & investment$214,556
  • TV, movies & music$160,304
  • Health professionals$126,878
  • Tech$122,436
  • Education$87,504

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • STATE OF CALIFORNIA$17,354
  • GOOGLE$14,669
  • MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL$13,200
  • UC BERKELEY$9,771
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA$8,425
  • RODRIGUEZ & ASSOCIATES$6,850
  • ART ADVISORS LLC$6,692
  • ALSOP LOUIE PARTNERS$6,600
  • ROXBOROUGH POMERANCE NYE & ADREAN$6,600
  • LAUFER WIND$6,600

Top connections · 33 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations3
PACs / committees30

Connections · explore all 33

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Spent against them · $1,859,354

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

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