Jacobs, Sara
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Sara Josephine Jacobs (born February 1, 1989) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for California's 51st congressional district since 2023, previously representing the 53rd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. Her district includes central and eastern portions of San Diego, as well as eastern suburbs such as El Cajon, La Mesa, Spring Valley, and Lemon Grove. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the youngest member of California's congressional delegation. She was the caucus leadership representative for the 118th Congress, making her the youngest member of the Democratic House leadership.
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Core attributes
- Current office
- Representative
- Office level
- federal
- Canonical name
- Jacobs, Sara
- First name
- Sara
- Last name
- Jacobs
- Occupation
- —
- Education
- —
- Year of birth
- —
Races
- California 51st Congressional District — 2026 General Election 2026-11-03 DEM C
- California 51st Congressional District — 2024 General Election 2024-11-05 DEM C
- California 51st Congressional District — 2022 General Election 2022-11-08 DEM C
Campaign finance
Money at a glance
2022 cycle
- Coverage
- 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31
- Source
- Derived from itemized transactions
- Outside spending
- Outside spending details
- Total receipts
- $1,712,465.57
- Total disbursements
- $1,724,604.81
- Cash on hand
- Not available
- Net self-funded
- Not available
- Debts owed by the committee
- $0.00
Receipt components disclose $1,712,465.57 in total receipts for the 2022 cycle.
Sources: FEC candidate and committee summaries
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| Individual contributions | Dollars: $678,679.52;Share: 39.6%;Denominator: $1,712,465.57 |
| PAC/other committee contributions | Dollars: $205,050.02;Share: 12%;Denominator: $1,712,465.57 |
| Party committee contributions | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $1,712,465.57 |
| Candidate funding | Dollars: $782,414.89;Share: 45.7%;Denominator: $1,712,465.57 |
| Transfers from other authorized committees | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $1,712,465.57 |
| Other receipts | Dollars: $46,321.14;Share: 2.7%;Denominator: $1,712,465.57 |
Fundraising detail
Itemized totals do not match committee summary totals, so this view uses itemized-only contribution facts.
- Small-dollar share
- Small-dollar share unavailable
- Small-dollar amount
- Committee summary totals are not available yet.
- Coverage
- 2021-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Individual contribution totals
- 2022 cycle
- $216,121.00
- Itemized
- $216,121.00
- Unitemized
- $0.00
- Itemized transactions
- 596 transactions
Only itemized individual contributions are included; unitemized totals are unavailable for this view.
Itemized individual contributions total $216,121.00 in the 2022 cycle.
Monthly contribution columns
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| January 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2021 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
| January 2022 | Dollars: $33,633.00;Transactions: 67;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2022 | Dollars: $5,856.00;Transactions: 41;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2022 | Dollars: $30,146.00;Transactions: 59;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2022 | Dollars: $6,365.00;Transactions: 41;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2022 | Dollars: $17,725.00;Transactions: 49;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2022 | Dollars: $48,082.00;Transactions: 78;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2022 | Dollars: $4,043.00;Transactions: 40;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2022 | Dollars: $16,409.00;Transactions: 55;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2022 | Dollars: $29,066.00;Transactions: 63;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2022 | Dollars: $16,993.00;Transactions: 83;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2022 | Dollars: $7,803.00;Transactions: 20;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2022 | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Coverage: Covered |
Unitemized contributions are excluded from count and geography charts.
Itemized contribution-size buckets discloses $216,121.00 across 596 reported transactions in the 2022 cycle.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| $200 and under | Dollars: $14,309.00;Transactions: 391 |
| $200.01-$499.99 | Dollars: $14,200.00;Transactions: 54 |
| $500-$999.99 | Dollars: $35,850.00;Transactions: 66 |
| $1,000-$1,999.99 | Dollars: $65,812.00;Transactions: 54 |
| $2,000 and over | Dollars: $85,950.00;Transactions: 31 |
Reported rows exclude unitemized counts and do not equal unique donors.
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
- District share
- 7% in district
- District share basis
- $15,345.00 in district and $198,276.00 out of district; $2,500.00 unknown district excluded from the share.
Unknown is included in the visible geography denominator. Unknown is $2,500.00 with 5 reported transactions; visible denominator is $216,121.00.
Geography dollar share
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| In district | Dollars: $15,345.00;Transactions: 97;Denominator: $216,121.00 |
| Elsewhere in state | Dollars: $144,234.00;Transactions: 422;Denominator: $216,121.00 |
| Out of state | Dollars: $54,042.00;Transactions: 72;Denominator: $216,121.00 |
| Unknown | Dollars: $2,500.00;Transactions: 5;Denominator: $216,121.00 |
Top reported contributor names
| Reported contributor name | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| ARNALL, SUE A | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| SIMON, LEONARD | $3,900.00 | 2 transactions |
| PEARSON, KIB | $3,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| GURAL, JEFFREY | $2,900.00 | 2 transactions |
| ADELSON, NANCY | $2,900.00 | 1 transaction |
| BILLINGSLEY, GEORGE | $2,900.00 | 1 transaction |
| BILLINGSLEY, LINDSAY | $2,900.00 | 1 transaction |
| CONWAY, RONALD | $2,900.00 | 1 transaction |
| GURTIN, KAY | $2,900.00 | 1 transaction |
| GURTIN, WILLIAM | $2,900.00 | 1 transaction |
Top reported employer names
Top employers aggregate raw employer names from itemized individual contributions only.
The raw ranking remains employer-name data; see Methodology for source-linking and evidence limitations.
| Employer | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified / not provided | $111,335.00 | 419 transactions |
| ESSAY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC | $5,800.00 | 2 transactions |
| VIASAT INC | $4,000.00 | 4 transactions |
| ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP | $3,900.00 | 2 transactions |
| CALFUND LLC | $3,000.00 | 2 transactions |
| GFB REAL ESTATE | $2,900.00 | 2 transactions |
| ALLIANCE RESIDENTIAL | $2,900.00 | 1 transaction |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS LLC | $2,900.00 | 1 transaction |
| CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC | $2,900.00 | 1 transaction |
| ELEANOR CROOK FOUNDATION | $2,900.00 | 1 transaction |
Industries among top reported employer names
Industries are assigned from reported employer names by the server. This rollup covers only eligible returned top-employer rows for the selected cycle.
| Industry | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown / unclassified | $31,200.00 | 16 transactions |
Classified: $0.00 and 0 transactions out of $31,200.00 and 16 transactions among eligible top-employer rows.
Finance data loading
Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)
Data is current.
FEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2022:H8CA49074
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2024:H8CA49074
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:H8CA49074
View source recordUS Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: house:J000305
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H8CA49074:2022
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H8CA49074:2024
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H8CA49074:2026
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Key metrics
- Identifiers
- 5
Identifiers
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