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The independent spenders.

Political action committees raise and spend money to influence elections outside any single campaign. Three were active in Salinas during the 2024–2025 cycle.

2026 Filings

Data as of 2026-09-19. From the campaign statements these committees filed with the City of Salinas; coverage differs by committee.

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Protect Salinas

Committee ID 1470558

Monetary contributions
Unavailable (not zero)

No 2026 full statement for this committee appears in the City’s filing data used here, so its 2026 figures are unavailable, not zero.

This committee in 2026 Money → Protect Salinas

CITIZENS SUPPORTING THE RECALL OF ANDREW SANDOVAL

Committee ID 1475742

Statement coverage: 2026-01-01 to 2026-06-30

Monetary contributions
$0
Later reported receipts
$0
Payments
$0
Ending cash
$0
New loans received (gross)
$0
In-kind
$0
Itemized unpaid bills
$16,293
Outstanding debt
$16,293

Each measure is reported separately and never added to another. Ending cash, unpaid bills and outstanding debt are balances at the end of the coverage period; later receipts were reported after the committee’s latest full statement.

This committee in 2026 Money → CITIZENS SUPPORTING THE RECALL OF ANDREW SANDOVAL

Vote to Protect Salinas Renters 2026

Committee ID 1485691

Statement coverage: 2026-01-01 to 2026-09-19

Monetary contributions
$33,165
Later reported receipts
$0
Payments
$21,851
Ending cash
$11,768
New loans received (gross)
$0
In-kind
$100
Itemized unpaid bills
$0
Outstanding debt
$0

Each measure is reported separately and never added to another. Ending cash, unpaid bills and outstanding debt are balances at the end of the coverage period; later receipts were reported after the committee’s latest full statement.

This committee in 2026 Money → Vote to Protect Salinas Renters 2026

2024–2025 History

Earlier campaign finance filings from this site’s snapshot through May 17, 2026. A separate dataset from the 2026 filings above.

The headline · 2024–2025 records

Records under the Taylor Fresh Foods filing name show $100,000 to Protect Salinas PAC and $49,000 to the Recall Sandoval effort — $149,000 across two committees in a single cycle.

Protect Salinas PAC

Endorsed D'Arrigo, De La Rosa, Salazar. Spent against Osornio and Rocha.

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Citizens Supporting the Recall of Andrew Sandoval

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Vote to Protect Salinas Renters 2026

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