Lateefah Simon

Office

Office

U.S. Representative

District

CA-12

Party

Democratic

Term

Since 2025

Body

U.S. House of Representatives

Website

Official site ↗

Source

Last verified Oct 7, 2026.

Photo: Image courtesy of the Member

Top PAC contributors

• INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS

  2 contributions · Labor unions
  $10,000
• AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E

  4 contributions · Not classified
  $10,000
• AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

  2 contributions · Agriculture and food
  $10,000
• NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS PAC

  3 contributions · Labor unions
  $8,500
• AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE

  3 contributions · Labor unions
  $7,500
• JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

  3 contributions · Pharmaceuticals and medical products
  $7,500
• MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS

  1 contribution · Labor unions
  $5,000
• SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)

  2 contributions · Labor unions
  $5,000
• INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE

  1 contribution · Labor unions
  $5,000
• LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC

  1 contribution · Labor unions
  $5,000

The 10 largest of $261,421 from PACs and other political committees (18% of all money raised). Every PAC contribution at the FEC ↗

Outside spending for and against

Independent expenditures: spending on ads and outreach about this member, without coordinating with the campaign. This money isn't given to the campaign. FEC record ↗

Top contributing industries (approximate)

• Labor unions

  PACs $96,000
  $96,000
• Finance, insurance and banking

  PACs $20,500 · donors' employers $33,183
  $53,683
• Health care

  PACs $21,000 · donors' employers $25,117
  $46,117
• Issue and advocacy groups

  PACs $20,000 · donors' employers $21,455
  $41,455
• Lawyers and lobbyists

  donors' employers $28,250
  $28,250
• Technology and telecommunications

  PACs $3,000 · donors' employers $19,350
  $22,350
• Pharmaceuticals and medical products

  PACs $18,000 · donors' employers $4,250
  $22,250
• Agriculture and food

  PACs $19,000 · donors' employers $500
  $19,500

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in PAC and employer names (how); 45% of these dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed. Employer amounts count only donors who gave more than $200, from the campaign's principal committee.

Totals

Cash on hand: $777,590 as of Jun 30, 2026.

Where the money came from

• Small individual donors ($200 or less)
  $85,221 6%
• Larger individual donors (more than $200)
  $1,042,463 72%
• PACs and other political committees
  $261,421 18%
• Political party committees
  $0 0%
• The candidate (own money and loans)
  $0 0%
• Other (transfers, refunds, interest)
  $60,086 4%

For comparison, the average of the 426 House members with 2025–2026 filings loaded: raised $2,380,998; PACs 36% of money raised; small donors 10%; cash on hand $1,617,763.

Donors' employers

• EXELIXIS INC

  4 donors · Not classified
  $14,000
• EXELIXIS INC.

  5 donors · Not classified
  $12,500
• BROADCOM

  3 donors · Not classified
  $10,500
• LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN

  4 donors · Not classified
  $10,500
• UCSF

  28 donors · Not classified
  $8,655
• WOODS & WAYSIDE INTERNATIONAL

  4 donors · Not classified
  $7,500
• FOR THE PEOPLE

  3 donors · Not classified
  $7,250
• THE SCOTT FOUNDATION

  3 donors · Not classified
  $7,250
• JREI

  3 donors · Not classified
  $7,100
• ARGENT MATERIALS

  3 donors · Not classified
  $7,000

Employers named by donors who gave more than $200, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never listed.