Sara Jacobs

Office

Office

U.S. Representative

District

CA-51

Party

Democratic

Term

Since 2021

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
• INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS

  3 contributions · Labor unions
  $7,500
• ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN

  7 contributions · Issue and advocacy groups
  $7,500
• NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC

  5 contributions · Not classified
  $7,000
• MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS

  1 contribution · Labor unions
  $5,000
• INT'L ASSOC OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS PAC

  1 contribution · Labor unions
  $5,000
• LIUNA

  1 contribution · Not classified
  $5,000
• AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

  4 contributions · Government and public sector
  $5,000

The 10 largest of $207,250 from PACs and other political committees (13% 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 $77,000
  $77,000
• Agriculture and food

  PACs $19,000 · donors' employers $3,600
  $22,600
• Issue and advocacy groups

  PACs $18,000 · donors' employers $50
  $18,050
• Finance, insurance and banking

  PACs $5,000 · donors' employers $12,150
  $17,150
• Health care

  PACs $8,500 · donors' employers $8,050
  $16,550
• Education

  PACs $7,000 · donors' employers $7,697
  $14,697
• Real estate

  PACs $5,000 · donors' employers $9,300
  $14,300
• Construction and engineering

  PACs $12,500 · donors' employers $150
  $12,650

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in PAC and employer names (how); 65% 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: $269,452 as of Jun 30, 2026.

Where the money came from

• Small individual donors ($200 or less)
  $153,441 9%
• Larger individual donors (more than $200)
  $261,236 16%
• PACs and other political committees
  $207,250 13%
• Political party committees
  $0 0%
• The candidate (own money and loans)
  $929,347 57%
• Other (transfers, refunds, interest)
  $88,620 5%

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

• ARNOLD VENTURES

  3 donors · Not classified
  $10,500
• MAF LLC

  3 donors · Not classified
  $10,500
• CLARKE JOHNSTON THORP & RICE

  3 donors · Agriculture and food
  $3,500
• HEALTHY LIVING AT HOME

  9 donors · Health care
  $900
• STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND

  15 donors · Finance, insurance and banking
  $750
• SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

  8 donors · Education
  $600
• PRATT & WHITNEY

  7 donors · Not classified
  $400
• SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION

  12 donors · Real estate
  $300
• SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE

  11 donors · Education
  $297
• SUNROAD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.

  3 donors · Finance, insurance and banking
  $250

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.