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Funding profile

J. Luis Correa

Democrat · Representative for California’s 46th district

Career totals · 6 elections · 20162026

$7.2 million

raised by Correa’s campaigns, everything from 2016 to 2026 added together.

65%

of it came from organized groups rather than from people giving on their own: at least $4.7 million from PACs, plus donations that organizations collected and directed.

$668,000

was spent about Correa by outside groups. These are ads for or against them that their campaign cannot control, and none of it is part of the money above.

Every number on this page comes from Federal Election Commission filings, read on August 24, 2026. An election still under way keeps raising money, so its figure will have grown since. Check Correa on FEC.gov

Where the money came from

Everything Correa’s campaigns have reported raising, split by who gave it.

$7.2 millionraised
  • Individual donorsMoney given by people, in their own name.33%$2.4 million
  • Political action committeesOrganized groups: company-run committees, unions, trade associations.63%$4.6 million
  • Other sourcesParty transfers, the candidate's own money, loans and smaller categories.3%$218,000
Federal Election Commission filings across 6 elections. Percentages may not total 100 because each is rounded.

Money bundled through organizations

Not every “individual” donation arrives on its own. An organization can collect checks from its members, already earmarked for Correa, and deliver them in a bundle. The law counts that as individual money, but the organization still chose where it went.

$124,000

reached Correa this way, 5% of everything they raised from individuals. Each donation came from a real person. The organization picked who got it.

  • AIPACThe American Israel Public Affairs Committee's political arm. It backs candidates of both parties it considers strong supporters of the U.S.-Israel relationship.$124,000

We can only count the organizations we have measured, so the real figure could be higher than this, never lower. Bundling is legal and widely used, and appearing here is not evidence of wrongdoing.

Who gave the most

Committee contributions from the 2024 and 2026 election periods, grouped by how the FEC classifies each giver. This covers a slice of the career total, and giving to a campaign is legal and ordinary.

  • Corporation43%$736,000
  • Trade association26%$440,000
  • Labor union14%$234,000
  • Membership organization6%$103,000
  • Co-operative2%$27,000
  • Corporation without capital stock<1%$5,500
  • Unclassified9%$152,000

Which industries

  • Health & pharmaceuticals28% · $56,000
  • Manufacturing24% · $49,000
  • Banking & finance20% · $40,000
  • Real estate & construction19% · $38,000
  • Retail & consumer10% · $20,000

The FEC records that a committee is a corporation; it does not record its industry. Those labels are ours, kept in a published list anyone can check. Where we have not labeled a giver we say “Other” rather than guessing.

Largest committee givers

  1. 1American Forest & Paper Association Political Action CommitteeManufacturing · Trade association$29,000
  2. 2American Bankers Association (ABA)Banking & finance · Trade associationThe trade association for the banking industry.$20,000
  3. 3International PaperManufacturing · Corporation$20,000
  4. 4Credit Union National Association, Inc.Banking & finance · Trade associationThe trade association for credit unions.$20,000
  5. 5International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee IncRetail & consumer · Trade association$20,000
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  1. 6American Society of AnesthesiologistsHealth & pharmaceuticals · Trade association$20,000
  2. 7Blue Dog Political Action CommitteeOther · Unclassified$20,000
  3. 8Manufactured Housing Institute PACReal estate & construction · Trade association$20,000
  4. 9American Crystal Sugar CompayAgriculture & food · Co-operative$20,000
  5. 10United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of AmericaOther · Labor union$20,000

“Unclassified” means the FEC records no organization type for that committee, which usually means a leadership PAC. We show it as unclassified rather than guessing which industry it belongs to.

Their money and their votes, side by side

For each industry that gave to Correa: the money, then the bills they voted on in that industry’s area of law. The Library of Congress assigns each bill’s subject, not us, so nothing here is picked to make a point.

This is not evidence that money bought a vote. People often donate to politicians who already agree with them. We show what was given and how Correa voted; the judgment is yours.

Health & pharmaceuticals$52,000 given

Correa voted on 5 bills in this area. The 3 most substantive are listed first.

  • H R 2493On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassThis bill reauthorizes through FY2030 grant programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that provide funding to health care service providers and related entities in rural areas.Yes
  • H R 2483On PassageSUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 This act reauthorizes and revises programs and activities relating to addressing substance use disorders, overdoses, and mental health.Yes
  • H R 4541On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedThis bill reauthorizes and revises programs of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that support services and education addressing breast and cervical cancer.Yes
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  • H R 6703On PassageLower Health Care Premiums for All Americans ActNo
  • H R 498On PassageThis bill prohibits federal Medicaid payment for specified gender transition procedures for individuals under the age of 18. The bill defines these procedures to mean those that are intended to change the body of an individual to no longer correspond to the individual's biological sex (male or female), including specified surgeries, implants, and medications (e.g., hormones).No

Manufacturing$49,000 given

Correa voted on 4 bills in this area. The 3 most substantive are listed first.

  • H R 2683On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedThis bill broadens the scope of the U.S. export control system to include remote access of items.Yes
  • H R 6500On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedThis bill extends through December 31, 2028, trade preferences that provide duty-free access to the U.S. market for most exports from eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).Yes
  • H R 6504On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedThis bill extends through December 31, 2028, the special duty-free rules for various apparel products imported from Haiti, including the duty-free treatment provided for a limited amount (referred to as tariff preference levels) of certain apparel products assembled in and imported from Haiti.Yes
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  • H R 2071On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedThis bill prohibits federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions (e.g., the International Monetary Fund) for financing activities related to foreign shrimp farms.Yes

Banking & finance$35,000 given

Correa voted on 26 bills in this area. The 3 most substantive are listed first.

  • H R 33On PassageTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.Yes
  • H R 736On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassProtect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 This bill extends the deadline for certain companies that are required to file beneficial ownership information with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).Yes
  • H J RES 25On PassageThis joint resolution nullifies requirements for persons effectuating decentralized financial (DeFi) transactions to report certain information regarding digital asset sales to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).Yes
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  • H R 517On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedFiling Relief for Natural Disasters Act This act authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to postpone federal tax deadlines for taxpayers affected by a qualified state declared disaster, upon written request by the state governor.Yes
  • H R 997On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNational Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025 This bill authorizes the National Taxpayer Advocate to appoint legal counsel within the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) to report directly to the National Taxpayer Advocate.Yes
  • H R 1491On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedDisaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act This act requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to treat the postponement of the federal tax return deadline due to a federally declared disaster or certain other events as an extension of such deadline for purposes of calculating the limit on a tax refund.Yes
  • S J RES 28On PassageThis joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) titled Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications and published on December 10, 2024.No
  • S J RES 18On PassageThis joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau titled Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions and published on December 30, 2024.No

We do not score these or say which way a vote favored an industry, because that would be our opinion dressed up as a finding. Each bill links to the chamber’s own roll-call record. Industries where fewer than three bills came to a vote are left out, because a handful of votes cannot show a pattern.

Money spent about this member

Outside groups, usually super PACs, may spend without limit on ads for or against a candidate, as long as they do not coordinate with the campaign. Correa has no legal control over any of it.

This is not a donation. Nobody gave this money to Correa. It was spent on advertising about Correa, and money spent against a candidate is plainly not funding them. So it never gets added to the figures above.

$668,000

has been spent for or against Correa by outside groups. $658,000 supported Correa; $9,630 opposed Correa.

Largest outside spenders

Summed across 6 elections, using the Commission's aggregated totals so amended filings and 24-hour notices are not double-counted.

Spent supporting

$657,000

Ads urging people to vote for this member. Still not their money, and they cannot direct how it is spent.

  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND$333,000
  • PROTECT PROGRESSA cryptocurrency-industry super PAC affiliated with Fairshake that spends in support of Democrats.$107,000
  • LATINO VICTORY FUND$102,000
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONThe trade association for the banking industry.$75,000
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  • COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS IE COMMITTEE$35,000
  • PIVOT ELECTION$3,145
  • COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PAC$1,486

Spent opposing

$9,630

Ads urging people to vote against this member. This money was spent to defeat them.

  • CONSUMERS FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$9,630

Election by election

The career figures above are the sum of these elections. Each row links to the Commission’s page for that election, where the numbers match line for line.

ElectionRaisedFrom PACsOutside spending
2026in progress$1.2 million$666,000 54%$107,000
2024$1.4 million$973,000 70%$195
2022$1.3 million$905,000 70%$41
2020$1.2 million$848,000 70%$2,121
2018$1.1 million$730,000 64%$78,000
2016$952,000$448,000 47%$480,000

Raised is everything the campaign took in for that election. From PACs is the slice of it given by political action committees. Outside spending is what other groups spent on ads about the race, for and against—it is not part of “Raised”. An election marked in progress is still raising money, so its figures are not final.

We never publish the names of individual donors, and anything we cannot source stays off the page. The methodology explains every such choice.