The whole story
The short version
In the 2026 California 43rd District primary, 4 outside groups spent $12,790: $12,790 supporting Maxine Waters (D).
$12,790
outside money
- supporting Maxine Waters (D)
- $12,790
Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate
Both sides on one scale← OpposingSupporting →
Maxine Waters Democrat
$12,790$12,790 supporting Maxine Waters
The long version
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Maxine Waters
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $864K
- Outside money supporting
- $12,790
Myla Rahman
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $15,770
- Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 25 May 2026
Supporting $12,657
The groups on each side
The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.
Spent supporting a candidate
- Making California Firstsupporting Maxine Waters$12,657
- Courage California Super PACsupporting Maxine Waters$111
- Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County Action Fundsupporting Maxine Waters$11
- Sierra Club Independent Actionsupporting Maxine Waters$10
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Making California First spent supporting Maxine Waters · $12,657
- Courage California Super PAC spent supporting Maxine Waters · $111
- Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County Action Fund spent supporting Maxine Waters · $11
- Sierra Club Independent Action spent supporting Maxine Waters · $10
- Richardson for Senate 2028 (CA) gave to Making California First · $15,000
- Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County gave to Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County Action Fund · $3,629
- Making California First spent $12,657 supporting Maxine Waters$12,657
- Richardson for Senate 2028 (CA) gave $15,000 to Making California First$15,000
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