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Mark Desaulnier's Campaign Funding and Committee Role

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By Christopher Smoot, Founder & Editor · Last verified against source: August 17, 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

Rep. Mark Desaulnier (D-CA-10) has served in the U.S. House since 2015. This profile details the sources of his campaign financing, separating $472,757.55 in direct organizational contributions from $284.68 in supporting independent expenditures, for a combined total of $473,042.23. It also lists his committee assignments and leadership positions. No independent expenditures opposed him.

Top Organizational Funders (Current Cycle)

The top direct contributors each donated $5,000, including the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee (labor union), American Crystal Sugar PAC (sugar industry), Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen PAC (rail labor), Enterprise Holdings, Inc./Enterprise Mobility Political Action Committee (vehicle‑rental and mobility services), and Matson, Inc. Federal Election Committee (shipping and logistics). Additional notable donors at the $5,000 level are the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Legislative Improvement Committee, the Allied Pilots Association PAC, and the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers Political Action League, reflecting further labor union support. Independent expenditure activity was limited to $284.68 in total, all from the Courage California Super PAC, which supported Desaulnier; no opposing super‑PAC spending was reported. Courage California’s contributions were broken into several small ads, the largest being $89.58.

Funding Pattern

Pattern observation: the bulk of direct funding comes from labor unions and transportation‑related firms, sectors that intersect with Desaulnier’s committee work. As Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, he oversees legislation affecting shipping, rail, and vehicle‑rental industries, aligning with donors such as Matson and Enterprise. His role as Ranking Member of the Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions also overlaps with the interests of the numerous union PACs contributing to his campaign. The modest $284.68 in supporting independent expenditures from Courage California indicates limited outside‑group amplification of his message. No independent expenditures opposed him, and the absence of tracked votes prevents direct correlation of specific legislative actions with donor interests. Given the lack of recent vote data, the profile cannot assess whether his voting record aligns or diverges from any top donor’s priorities.

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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