Brad Sherman
U.S. House District 32
2026 general election.
Incumbents
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 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 Jun 30, 2026.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Sherman Democratic incumbent | $2,514,330 | $2,668,480 | $703,424 |
| Larry Thompson Republican | $34,316 | $2,174 | $0 |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Brad Sherman at $2,514,330. Lowest: Larry Thompson at $34,316. The largest reported value sets this scale at $2,514,330.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Brad Sherman at $2,668,480. Lowest: Larry Thompson at $2,174. The largest reported value sets this scale at $2,668,480.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Brad Sherman at $703,424. Lowest: Larry Thompson at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $703,424.
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: Brad Sherman at $974,078. Lowest: Larry Thompson at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $974,078.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Every compared candidate reported $0 for outside spending opposing. The largest reported value sets this scale at $0.
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 | Brad Sherman Democratic |
|---|---|
| Corporate PACs | $319,50041.9% |
| Trade association PACs | $151,00019.8% |
| Labor union PACs | $100,00013.1% |
| Membership organization PACs | $82,00010.7% |
| Non-connected committees | $75,5009.9% |
| Leadership PACs | $16,0002.1% |
| Cooperative PACs | $15,5002.0% |
| Other candidates' committees | $2,5000.3% |
| Corporations without capital stock | $1,0000.1% |
| Itemized total | $763,000 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Brad Sherman Democratic |
|---|---|
| Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate | $189,00025.4% |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $86,00011.6% |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $53,5007.2% |
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $43,5005.8% |
| Building trades unions Labor | $35,0004.7% |
| Defense Defense | $27,0003.6% |
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $25,5003.4% |
| Public sector unions Labor | $24,5003.3% |
| Industrial unions Labor | $22,5003.0% |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $17,5002.4% |
| Transportation unions Labor | $17,0002.3% |
| Accounting Professional services | $15,0002.0% |
| Construction Construction | $10,0001.3% |
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $8,0001.1% |
| Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue | $8,0001.1% |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $7,5001.0% |
| Technology Communications and technology | $7,5001.0% |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $3,0000.4% |
| Air transport Transportation | $2,5000.3% |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $2,5000.3% |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $1,0000.1% |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $1,0000.1% |
| Committees not yet categorized | $137,50018.5% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $18,500 |
| Itemized total | $763,000 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Brad Sherman Democratic |
|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $940,00096.5% |
| Membership organization PACs | $34,0783.5% |
| Itemized total | $974,078 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Brad Sherman Democratic |
|---|---|
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $34,0783.5% |
| Committees not yet categorized | $940,00096.5% |
| Itemized total | $974,078 |
These candidates are compared in the table above but have no stored breakdown of where their committee money came from, so they are named here rather than shown as a column of zeroes.
- Larry Thompson: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Sherman Democratic | $271,350 | 15 | Oct 25 to May 30, 2026 | $11,000 still provisional |
| Larry Thompson Republican | $6,500 | 1 | May 26 to May 26, 2026 | Covered by regular reports |
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 ↗.