PAC · CA

Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00399444.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

100% of the $18K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%

Backs

  1. Cory A. BookerDemocrat$7,000
  2. Roy CooperDemocrat$5,000
  3. Adam GrayDemocrat$1,000
  4. George WhitesidesDemocrat$1,000
  5. Rebecca CookeDemocrat$500

Run by Jill Dexter (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Salud Carbajal for Congress $2,375 More

On the record

Type
PAC1
Based in
Santa Barbara, CA1
Registered
April 17, 20042

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
Jill Dexter2
Website
democraticwomensb.org2

Who funds it

It reported raising $251K: $249K from individuals and $2,375 from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees6

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Salud Carbajal for CongressCandidate's campaign5 gifts$2,375

Individuals

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

  • $209K from 353 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 32% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: California $200K, Arizona $5,000, New York $2,500, Minnesota $1,000, Florida $6037

Where its donors work7

Mission Hill Management1 gifts$5,000
SWLF1 gifts$5,000
Suzanne Cohen3 gifts$4,000
Meredith Murr Consulting4 gifts$2,523
Attorney1 gifts$2,500
Poise Productions1 gifts$2,500
Kathryn Lepage4 gifts$1,968
Montecito Journal Media Group1 gifts$1,750
Patagonia2 gifts$1,558
Olivia Loewy PH D and Associates3 gifts$1,500

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, 2026.3

Raised$251K
Spent$78K
Cash on hand$196K
Outside spending to September 30$386
  • From individuals $249K
  • From other committees $2,375
  • Other $77

Who it gives to

14 candidates, $19K in direct gifts.4

Cory A. Booker DemocratU.S. Senate, New Jersey (2026)$7,000
Roy Cooper DemocratU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2026)$5,000
Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026)$1,000
George Whitesides DemocratU.S. House, California 27th District (2026)$1,000
Rebecca Cooke DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 3rd District (2026)$500
Elaine Luria DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 2nd District (2026)$500
Janelle Stelson DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 10th District (2026)$500
Kristen McDonald Rivet DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 8th District (2026)$500
Joanna Mendoza DemocratU.S. House, Arizona 6th District (2026)$500
Paige Gebhardt Cognetti DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 8th District (2026)$500
Sarah Garriott DemocratU.S. House, Iowa 3rd District (2026)$500
Candidate H8NV03200 (FEC record)$500
Christina Bohannan DemocratU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026)$500
Salud O. Carbajal DemocratU.S. House, California 24th District (2026)$500

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County (C00399444)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00399444/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Democratic Women of Santa Barbara Countyhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00399444/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00399444/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00399444&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00399444&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00399444&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026