WHERE
Where do Ami Bera's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $1.3M
- Total spent
- $1.1M
- Cash on hand
- $1.9M
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$458K(37%)
- PACs$783K(63%)
- Political parties$250(0%)
- Self-funding$0(0%)
Top industries
Of $69K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.
- Advocacy & Nonprofits$14K
- General Business$12K
- Agriculture & Food$9K
- Finance & Real Estate$9K
- Legal & Lobbying$8K
An additional $296Kin itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.
Vote-finance correlation
Data through Sep 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [154]
Ami Bera received $995,508 in donations. He voted on 154 bills. There is a strong pattern between donation amounts and his voting record. The largest donation sector was "Other" at $561,000. This sector had 12 bills voted on. Bera voted yes on 50.0% of these bills. The "Finance/Insurance/Real Estate" sector donated $100,007.82. Bera voted yes on 46.2% of the 52 bills from this sector. The "Health" sector donated $97,500. He voted yes on 33.3% of 12 bills. The "Ideology/Single-Issue" sector donated $76,500. He voted yes on 10.0% of 20 bills. The "Lawyers & Lobbyists" sector donated $10,500. He voted yes on 42.9% of 14 bills.
Fewer than 5 other members of the CA House delegation have comparable data right now, so no peer comparison is shown.
This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.
Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology