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Mike Garcia
U.S. House District 27
2022 general election. Election concluded.
Incumbents
No incumbent is running.
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2022 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Dec 31, 2022.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Garcia Republican | $7,192,788 | $116,672 | $1,007,115 |
| Christy Smith Democratic | $3,949,505 | $51,825 | $410,855 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Dec 31, 2022.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Mike Garcia at $7,192,788. Lowest: Christy Smith at $3,949,505. The largest reported value sets this scale at $7,192,788.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Mike Garcia at $116,672. Lowest: Christy Smith at $51,825. The largest reported value sets this scale at $116,672.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Mike Garcia at $1,007,115. Lowest: Christy Smith at $410,855. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,007,115.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Mike Garcia at $917,822. Lowest: Christy Smith at $100,926. The largest reported value sets this scale at $917,822.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Christy Smith at $3,363,063. Lowest: Mike Garcia at $202,816. The largest reported value sets this scale at $3,363,063.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Mike Garcia Republican | Christy Smith Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership PACs | $333,20034.0% | $87,90019.2% |
| Non-connected committees | $123,56012.6% | $96,45221.0% |
| Corporate PACs | $216,90022.2% | $1,0490.2% |
| Labor union PACs | $12,5001.3% | $201,50043.9% |
| Other candidates' committees | $94,1009.6% | $35,5007.7% |
| Trade association PACs | $99,00010.1% | $0 |
| Membership organization PACs | $63,3006.5% | $34,1687.4% |
| Cooperative PACs | $20,5002.1% | $0 |
| Corporations without capital stock | $11,0001.1% | $0 |
| Party committees | $5,0000.5% | $2,2350.5% |
| Itemized total | $979,060 | $458,804 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Mike Garcia Republican | Christy Smith Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Defense Defense | $77,90014.2% | $0 |
| Building trades unions Labor | $0 | $65,00019.5% |
| Transportation unions Labor | $12,5002.3% | $34,00010.2% |
| Public sector unions Labor | $0 | $32,0009.6% |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $31,0005.7% | $0 |
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $30,0005.5% | $0 |
| Industrial unions Labor | $0 | $30,0009.0% |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $18,5003.4% | $7,5002.3% |
| Construction Construction | $25,5004.7% | $0 |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $8,5001.6% | $17,0005.1% |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $25,0004.6% | $0 |
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $22,0004.0% | $0 |
| Technology Communications and technology | $21,0003.8% | $0 |
| Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue | $12,9002.4% | $2,0000.6% |
| Air transport Transportation | $14,5002.7% | $0 |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $13,5002.5% | $0 |
| Oil and gas Energy and natural resources | $13,5002.5% | $0 |
| Automotive Transportation | $8,5001.6% | $3,0000.9% |
| Health care unions Labor | $0 | $10,0003.0% |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $8,5001.6% | $0 |
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $7,0002.1% |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $6,5001.2% | $0 |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $1,0000.2% | $5,0001.5% |
| Health insurance Health | $3,5000.6% | $0 |
| LGBTQ rights Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $3,5001.1% |
| Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $3,0000.9% |
| Gun control Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $3,0000.9% |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $2,5000.5% | $0 |
| Trucking Transportation | $1,0000.2% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $432,300 | $125,635 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $188,96034.6% | $111,16933.4% |
| Itemized total | $979,060 | $458,804 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Mike Garcia Republican | Christy Smith Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $842,95291.8% | $100,926100.0% |
| Membership organization PACs | $74,8708.2% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $917,822 | $100,926 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Mike Garcia Republican | Christy Smith Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $796,75486.8% | $0 |
| Renewable energy Energy and natural resources | $0 | $48,44348.0% |
| Environmental advocacy Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $27,97127.7% |
| Industrial unions Labor | $0 | $8,0298.0% |
| Committees not yet categorized | $121,06813.2% | $16,48316.3% |
| Itemized total | $917,822 | $100,926 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Mike Garcia Republican | Christy Smith Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Party committees | $0 | $3,280,61597.5% |
| Non-connected committees | $202,816100.0% | $82,4492.5% |
| Itemized total | $202,816 | $3,363,063 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Mike Garcia Republican | Christy Smith Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Veterans Ideological and single-issue | $102,86450.7% | $0 |
| Abortion rights Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $47,19957.2% |
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $23,38611.5% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $0 | $3,280,615 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $76,56637.8% | $35,25042.8% |
| Itemized total | $202,816 | $3,363,063 |
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Garcia Republican | $339,250 | 21 | May 19 to Nov 5, 2022 | Covered by regular reports |
| Christy Smith Democratic | $115,703 | 16 | May 23 to Nov 5, 2022 | $20,403 still provisional |
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.