Joint fundraising committee · CA

Ruiz Victory Fund

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00525402.

Run by Raul Ruiz (sponsor) · Steven Mele (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Morongo Band of Mission Indians $10K · Usacs PAC $5,000 More

On the record

Type
Joint fundraising committee1
Based in
Indio, 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
Steven Mele1
Sponsor
Raul RuizDemocrat1

Who funds it

It reported raising $105K: $100K from individuals and $5,000 from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees3

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

Morongo Band of Mission IndiansCompany or group1 gift$10,000
Usacs PACPAC1 gift$5,000

Individuals

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

  • $90K from 9 itemized gifts by individuals5
  • 99% came in gifts of $2,000 or more5
  • Top states: California $70K, Massachusetts $20K5

Where its donors work5

Cba Industries1 gifts$17,000
Guide Dogs of Desert1 gifts$17,000
Chandi Group USA1 gifts$10,000
Harvard University1 gifts$10,000
Stiletto Entertainment1 gifts$10,000

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 June 30, 2026.2

Raised$105K
Spent$107K
Cash on hand$1,560
  • From individuals $100K
  • From other committees $5,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Ruiz Victory Fund (C00525402)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00525402/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: Ruiz Victory Fund financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00525402/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC bulk data: PAC and party committee summaries, 2025–26 (webk26)https://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  5. 5
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026