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Julia Brownley's Campaign Funding and Committee Role

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By Christopher Smoot, Founder & Editor · Last verified against source: August 15, 2026

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Biography and Office

Born 1952.

Congressional service:

Committee Assignments

Why this matters: committee seats are where legislative influence actually happens -- they are frequently the direct explanation for which industries and interest groups direct money toward a given member.

Timeline

Who This Is

Julia Brownley, a Democrat representing California's 26th House district, has served in Congress since 2013. This profile details the $474,235.67 in direct organizational contributions she received in the current cycle, the $111,834.36 in supporting independent expenditures, and the combined estimated support of $586,070.03. It also lists her key committee assignments—Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources—and her leadership role as Ranking Member of the Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health.

Top Organizational Funders (Current Cycle)

The largest direct organizational donor is Screen Strategies, a political consulting firm, which contributed $9,400.29. Investment bank Janney Montgomery Scott LLC provided two contributions totaling $15,050.01 ($9,315.71 and $6,734.30). Wells Fargo Bank, representing the banking sector, gave $6,316.26. Labor unions also featured prominently, with the Laborers' International Union of North America PAC and the Service Employees International Union COPE each contributing $5,000. Among supporting independent expenditures, Veterans Aid PAC led with $7,914.72, followed by United Veterans Alliance of America PAC with $4,488.78; both groups explicitly supported Brownley.

Funding Pattern

Pattern observation: Brownley's top financial-sector donors—Janney Montgomery Scott and Wells Fargo—align with her position on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which oversees federal funding for large-scale construction projects often financed by banks and investment firms. Her prominent veteran-focused donors, such as Veterans Aid PAC and United Veterans Alliance of America PAC, correspond with her role as Ranking Member of the Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health. Labor‑union contributions from LIUNA PAC and SEIU COPE are consistent with her membership on committees that address workforce and infrastructure issues. Construction‑related PACs like Caterpillar Inc PAC and ConcretePAC, though not in the top‑five list, are relevant to the Natural Resources and Transportation committees that oversee material procurement and land use. No independent expenditures opposed her candidacy were reported, indicating a lack of organized negative outside spending this cycle. No recorded votes on tracked bills are currently linked to her record, so a direct vote‑to‑donor alignment cannot be demonstrated at this time.

Contribution data sourced from FEC.gov public records. Campaign contributions to registered PACs are legal and regulated; this page reports facts without implying wrongdoing. The "Funding Pattern" section is AI-synthesized analysis, read, edited where needed, and approved by a human editor before publication. Full methodology: Editorial & Methodology.

Recent Voting Record

Source: U.S. House Clerk, Electronic Voting System. Showing most recent recorded votes.

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