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Sam T. Liccardo

U.S. House · California
On the ballot · Nov 3
$3.5M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$1.5M43%
  • PACs$663k19%
  • Transfers & other$1.3M38%

1% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$733k
Office
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatCalifornia, district 16
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
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CA-16 · California
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On the ballot · California House, district 16 · Nov 398% party to win· vs. Soule ↓
The campaign · in their words

“The issues that matter:”

samliccardo.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 425 bills and votes and 8 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 27 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Soule · 2026vs. pick…
Liccardo (you're viewing)
Overall
31
Left
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

CA-16 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Liccardo (D)98%
Soule (R)2%
The race · CA-16
Sam LiccardoDemocrat · incumbent · Left 31 on the record98%
Peter SouleRepublican · challenger · Right 28 from statements2%
2831
59 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Soule's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Sam Liccardo$3.8M
$1.6M from individuals · $1.5M itemized
Peter Soule$4k
$4k from individuals · $3k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Sam T. Liccardo's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 11 sponsored, 132 cosponsored, 152 statements, 437 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Health care · 9% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 1 sponsored · 19 cosponsored · 13 statements · 40 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 3 party-line votesHealth care 9%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 9% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 4 sponsored · 6 cosponsored · 11 statements · 51 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 2 party-line votesHousing 9%Federal power and civil liberties · 9% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 3 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 2 statements · 101 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 10 party-line votesFederal power 9%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 9% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 0 sponsored · 11 cosponsored · 18 statements · 115 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 35 party-line votesFederal budget 9%Business, finance and labor · 8% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 1 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 16 statements · 107 tweets · broke with their party on 3 of 21 party-line votesBusiness 8%Education · 8% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 0 sponsored · 2 cosponsored · 28 statements · 47 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 9 party-line votesEducation 8%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 8% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 0 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 0 statements · 90 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 34 party-line votesForeign policy 8%Crime and justice · 8% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 0 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 20 statements · 101 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 22 party-line votesCrime 8%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 8% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 1 sponsored · 12 cosponsored · 17 statements · 22 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 61 party-line votesEnergy 8%Immigration · 7% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 0 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 2 statements · 47 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 13 party-line votesImmigration 7%Elections, representation and accountability · 6% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 1 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 10 statements · 5 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 4 party-line votesElections 6%Civil rights, gender and religion · 5% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 0 sponsored · 5 cosponsored · 0 statements · 68 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 5 party-line votesCivil rights 5%Guns · 3% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 0 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 10 statements · 2 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 5 party-line votesGuns 3%Trade and industrial policy · 3% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 0 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 5 statements · 15 tweetsTrade 3%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Sam T. Liccardo

● Democrat · U.S. House · California
Raised
$3.5M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$273k
finance & insurance
Overall
Left
31pt left
Actions
1,014
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 398% · vs. Soule ↓
The campaign · in their words

“The issues that matter:”

Taking Back Congress by Harnessing Innovation ↗“We launched Innovation for Good (I4G) to build a pragmatic, pro-innovation Democratic majority in Congress.”Investment in Research, Development, and Innovation ↗Federal Regulation of Trade, Competition, and IP ↗
From samliccardo.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Left, 31 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Liccardo (D)98%
Soule (R)2%
The race · CA-16
Sam LiccardoDemocrat · incumbent · Left 31 on the record98%
Peter SouleRepublican · challenger · Right 28 from statements2%
2831
59 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Soule's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Sam Liccardo$3.8M
$1.6M from individuals · $1.5M itemized
Peter Soule$4k
$4k from individuals · $3k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Health care · 9% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 1 sponsored · 19 cosponsored · 13 statements · 40 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 3 party-line votesHealth care 9%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 9% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 4 sponsored · 6 cosponsored · 11 statements · 51 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 2 party-line votesHousing and tech 9%Federal power and civil liberties · 9% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 3 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 2 statements · 101 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 10 party-line votesFederal power 9%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 9% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 0 sponsored · 11 cosponsored · 18 statements · 115 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 35 party-line votesBudget and taxes 9%Business, finance and labor · 8% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 1 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 16 statements · 107 tweets · broke with their party on 3 of 21 party-line votesBusiness and labor 8%Education · 8% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 0 sponsored · 2 cosponsored · 28 statements · 47 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 9 party-line votesEducation 8%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 8% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 0 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 0 statements · 90 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 34 party-line votesForeign policy 8%Crime and justice · 8% of Sam T. Liccardo's priorities · 0 sponsored · 4 cosponsored · 20 statements · 101 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 22 party-line votesCrime and justice 8%
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Finance & insurance78$273k
Retail & business38$120k
Tech, media & telecom23$81k
Health care24$65k
Issue groups16$40k
Labor unions8$36k
Real estate14$32k
Other politicians4$14k
Everything else28$73k
Raised $3.5M · 43% individuals · 19% pacs