City of Los Angeles

City Campaign Contributions (and Misc Increases to Cash)

City candidates and elected officeholders are subject to detailed public disclosure requirements regarding their political fundraising activities. Contributions are from Recipient Committee Campaign Statements (CA460) filed online by officeholders and candidates since October 2001. Maintained by the City of Los Angeles.

Example records
Namelegal entityFull NamepersonContribution DatetemporalContrib OccupationroleContrib Employerlegal entityCommittee Namelegal entityCommittee IDregistrationCommittee TypeclassificationCandidate/OfficeholderpersonOfficeroleDistrictgeographicContribution Typeclassification
UNITEMIZEDUNITEMIZED01/01/2025Rich Sarian for LA City Council 20261485259CSarian, RichCity Council Member - District 1313Misc. Increases to Cash (Unitemized)
UNITEMIZEDUNITEMIZED01/01/2025Celona for City Council 2026CCelona, ChristopherCity Council Member - District 33Misc. Increases to Cash (Unitemized)
UNITEMIZEDUNITEMIZED07/01/2025Acosta for Mayor 20261485314CAcosta, BryantMayorMisc. Increases to Cash (Unitemized)
Use cases

Political Exposure Screening During Business Onboarding

A fintech compliance team onboarding a new business client checks whether the company or its principals have made contributions to Los Angeles city candidates, helping assess whether the client qualifies as a politically exposed entity under internal policy or regulatory guidance.

NameFull NameContrib EmployerCandidate/OfficeholderContribution Amount

Conduit Contribution Detection for Campaign Finance Auditors

A campaign finance investigator examines records where an intermediary is named alongside a contributor to identify potential straw-donor arrangements, where one party funds contributions attributed to another in violation of contribution limits.

Full NameContribution AmountIntermediary NameIntermediary EmployerContribution Type

Industry-Level Political Giving Intelligence for Lobbyists and Trade Associations

A government affairs team at a real estate or construction firm maps which industries are funding candidates in specific council districts to benchmark their own giving strategy and identify which officeholders have historically received support from their sector.

Contrib OccupationContrib EmployerCandidate/OfficeholderDistrictContribution Amount
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