Corporate PAC · CA

California Water Service Group Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00357608.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

77% of the $22K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 23%Helps Republicans 77%

Backs

  1. Doug LamalfaRepublican$7,000
  2. James GallagherRepublican$7,000
  3. Jimmy PanettaDemocrat$3,500
  4. Shelley Moore CapitoRepublican$2,500
  5. Zoe LofgrenDemocrat$1,000

Run by Justin Skarb (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Sacramento, CA1

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Justin Skarb1

Who funds it

It reported raising $32K: $32K from individuals and $0 from other committees.4

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $23K from 815 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • Top states: California $22K, Hawaii $2556

Where its donors work6

California Water Service798 gifts$22,260
Hawaii Water Service17 gifts$255

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through September 30, 2026.2

Raised$32K
Spent$49K
Cash on hand$9,215
Given to candidates and committees$48K
  • From individuals $32K
  • Other $60

Who it gives to

6 candidates, $22K in direct gifts.3

Doug Lamalfa RepublicanU.S. House, California 1st District (2026)$7,000
James Gallagher RepublicanU.S. House, California 1st District (2026)$7,000
Jimmy Panetta DemocratU.S. House, California 19th District (2026)$3,500
Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026)$2,500
Zoe Lofgren DemocratU.S. House, California 18th District (2026)$1,000
Roy Cooper DemocratU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2026)$500

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: California Water Service Group Political Action Committee (C00357608)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00357608/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: California Water Service Group Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00357608/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from California Water Service Group Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00357608&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  5. 5
    FEC: receipts of California Water Service Group Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00357608&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to California Water Service Group Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00357608&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026