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Scott H. Peters

Scott H. Peters

Democratic · CA U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

14 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2013

  • background Born June 17, 1958; lawyer
  • role San Diego City Council (2000–2008)
  • achievement First president of San Diego City Council (2006–2008)
  • role Commissioner for Unified Port of San Diego
  • role U.S. House member since 2013 (52nd district 2013–2023, 50th since 2023)

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House CA-50 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,810,961 raised
  • $1,363,206 spent
  • $2,598,276 cash on hand
$1.81M
$1.40M
$335.98K
Itemized (≥ $200)$319.72K
Unitemized (< $200)$16.26K
Other committees (PACs)$1.07M
Candidate self-funding$1.64K
Transfers from other committees$320.66K
Offsets to expenditures$9.86K
Other receipts$76.07K
$1.36M
Operating expenditures$894.29K
Contribution refunds$5.16K
Other disbursements$463.76K
Cash on hand$2.60M
Debts owed by committee$170.76K

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Scott H. Peters campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2012$4,381,438$4,352,737$28,701
2014$4,544,001$4,504,003$68,699
2016$3,604,615$2,600,006$1,073,308
2018$2,793,182$2,065,313$1,801,176
2020$1,940,163$2,160,222$1,581,118
2022$2,410,742$2,257,903$1,733,957
2024$2,292,636$1,876,072$2,150,521
2026$1,810,961$1,363,206$2,598,276

Contributions received — 2026 cycle

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $74,313 ·

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $19,800
  • BLACKSTONE $17,500
  • GENERAL ATOMICS $15,400
  • QUALCOMM $13,300
  • RA CAPITAL $13,200
  • UCSD $8,500
  • Employer not reported $7,600
  • ACE PARKING $7,600
  • ANDURIL INDUSTRIES $7,300
  • TIBER CREEK GROUP $7,300

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $8 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $92,279 supporting · $0 opposing · 3 outside groups

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Peters, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

Congressional testimony