Candidate funding and expenditures
Each candidate on the City's roster, with the committee matched to them in the 2026 filings.
Data as of 2026-09-19. Figures cover campaign statements for periods through that date; coverage differs by committee.
Monetary contributions exclude new loans and in-kind support. Later reported receipts, loans, in-kind support, ending cash, itemized unpaid bills and outstanding debt are separate measures and are never added together. Ending cash, itemized unpaid bills and outstanding debt are balances at the end of the coverage period.
| Candidate | Office | Statement coverage | Monetary contributions | Later reported receipts (separate) | New loans received, gross (separate) | In-kind (separate) | Payments | Ending cash | Itemized unpaid bills | Outstanding debt (Summary line 19) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Donohue | Mayor | 2026-01-01 to 2026-09-19 | $75,448 | $17,800 | $0 | $2,250 | $69,811 | $5,637 | $29,936 | $29,936 |
| Daniel Munoz | Mayor | 2026-01-01 to 2026-09-19 | $10,444 | $0 | $100 | $0 | $7,273 | $3,271 | $0 | $100 |
| Peter Szalai | Mayor | 2026-01-01 to 2026-09-19 | $5,546 | $0 | $17,791 | $0 | $18,859 | $4,265 | $0 | $17,500 |
| Hezekiah Gonzalez | Mayor | No matched committee | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Tony Barrera | Council District 2 | No matched committee | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Jose Guerra | Council District 2 | No matched committee | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Margaret D'Arrigo | Council District 3 | 2026-01-01 to 2026-09-19 | $67,699 | $11,301 | $0 | $2,250 | $69,013 | $2,417 | $6,307 | $6,307 |
| Cary Swensen | Council District 3 | 2026-01-01 to 2026-09-19 | $8,300 | $0 | $500 | $0 | $2,288 | $6,512 | $0 | $500 |
| Brenton Bagley | Council District 3 | No matched committee | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Irma C Lopez | Council District 5 | 2026-01-01 to 2026-09-19 | $80,047 | $5,900 | $0 | $2,250 | $68,834 | $11,213 | $6,300 | $6,300 |
| Andrew Sandoval | Council District 5 | 2026-01-01 to 2026-09-19 | $16,538 | $0 | $0 | $120 | $9,029 | $8,082 | $0 | $0 |
Unavailable means no committee in the City's NetFile exports used here was matched to the candidate. These candidates are not assigned zero funding: Hezekiah Gonzalez, Tony Barrera, Jose Guerra, Brenton Bagley.
Download: candidates-2026.csv.
Sources and method
Figures come from campaign statements that committees filed with the City of Salinas, as exported from its NetFile portal. Each measure is kept separate, and amounts are rounded to whole dollars.
Sources and method → How to read these numbers → City of Salinas NetFile portal ↗