Start with what Salinas campaigns reported for 2026. The 2024–2025 record is just below.
Monetary contributions each committee reported in its 2026 campaign statements. Coverage differs by committee.
Monetary contributions
Monetary contributions
Monetary contributions
Rent referendum: committee filed as
Monetary contributions$467,950
One late contribution to this committee was reported only by the sending committee and is not included in its figures here. Committees for other ballot measures are listed in 2026 Money.
Candidates appear in the order of the source table. Each figure is one measure, reported separately and never added to another; loans, in-kind support and later receipts are not included in these figures. “Unavailable” means no committee in the 2026 filings was matched to that candidate; it is not zero.
Source: City of Salinas NetFile · FPPC Form 460 · 2024–2025 snapshot through · También en español →
Contribution and expenditure records from this site’s dated FPPC filing snapshot. A separate dataset from the 2026 filings above.
Campaign finance profiles for the seven members of the Salinas City Council. Figures on these cards are 2024–2025 history; 2026 figures are at the top of this page.
Four Salinas council seats — plus the U.S. House CA-19 seat that covers the Salinas Valley. Here’s who’s running.
Dennis Donohue
Incumbent
Daniel Muñoz
Challenger
Peter Szalai
Challenger
Hezekiah Gonzalez
Challenger
Tony Barrera
Incumbent
Jose Guerra
Challenger
Margaret D’Arrigo
Incumbent
Cary Swensen
Challenger
Brent Bagley
Challenger
Andrew Sandoval
Incumbent
Irma C Lopez
Challenger
Jimmy Panetta
Incumbent (D)
Peter Coe Verbica
Challenger (R)
Investigations into who’s funding Salinas politics — and where the money actually goes.
$85K across both committees
Explore referendum → PACs$290K across three PACs
Track PACs → Expenditures$1.39M in vendor payments
See spending → DonorsFiling records, searchable
Open directory → Research aidProject-defined record groups
Review groups → Timeline2024 → 2026
Open timeline → Sales tax$300M collected, FY 2014–15 through FY 2024–25
Open Measure G →Three findings from $1.36M in tracked Salinas campaign money. Each one opens a deeper page.
UDR, Inc. contributed $39,125, or 73% of the contributions shown for the committee this project labels as supporting Ordinance No. 2687’s repeal.
See the referendum → $149KThe included filings show Taylor Fresh Foods contributions to Protect Salinas and the Recall Sandoval committee. Shared giving does not by itself establish coordination between committees.
Track the PACs → 28%Across 1,132 vendor invoices, CleanSweep Campaigns — appearing under four payee labels as filed — received $392,851, more than one in four dollars spent.
See spending →