Campaign donations, fundraising, spending, and cash on hand from the latest included Federal Election Commission filings.
$11,371.28 in total campaign receipts.
$11,198.08 is reported as individual contributions. Total receipts can also include transfers, offsets, loans, and other FEC receipt categories, so it is broader than donations alone.
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Published for the 2026-06-02 California Statewide Direct Primary Election. This dated listing does not establish present campaign activity or later ballot status.
California Statewide Direct Primary Election · Jun 2, 2026 · listed as “Joel Lava” with designation “Advertising Creative Director.” This does not establish November 2026 ballot status.
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| Metric | Reported amount | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | $11,371.28 | All campaign receipts reported in the FEC summary, not only individual donations. |
| Individual contributions | $11,198.08 | Contributions reported in the FEC individual-contribution category. |
| Candidate contributions | $173.20 | Contributions from the candidate in the summary record. |
| Total disbursements | $9,060.67 | Campaign spending and other disbursements reported for the cycle. |
| Cash on hand | $4,161.77 | Reported campaign cash remaining at the end of the covered period. |
| Debts owed by campaign | $659.24 | Outstanding debts the campaign reported owing. |
| Net cash after reported debt | $3,502.53 | Election.org calculation: cash on hand minus debts owed by the campaign. |
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FEC filer-selected categories from Schedule B operating expenditures. Memo-code X rows are excluded because the FEC says they are not included in the itemization total.
Organization payees only. Election.org excludes individual payees and conservatively normalizes names; similar names are not asserted to be one legal entity.
Source: FEC operating expenditures bulk file, checked 2026-08-24. These totals cover published current organization-payment rows after amendment normalization and are not equivalent to the committee’s total disbursements.
These are Election.org calculations from the displayed FEC totals, included to make the filing easier to understand. They are descriptive, not a score or comparison.
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