Protect Salinas PAC Active
PAC raises $221,100 from 10 filing names (June–November 2024). Endorsed D’Arrigo, De La Rosa, Salazar. Spent against Osornio and Rocha.
Timeline · Salinas Politics 2024–2026
Two years, one cycle.
Selected events in the 2024–2026 Salinas political cycle — elections, recall efforts, committee filings, and the rent referendum.
2026 filings: data as of 2026-10-17
2026 filings
The 2026 entries come from filed campaign statements
Data as of 2026-10-17. Figures cover campaign statements for periods through that date; coverage differs by committee.
The 2026 entries below are built from campaign statements that committees filed with the City of Salinas. Entries for 2024 and 2025 come from earlier filings and are unchanged; they are labeled 2024–2025 history.
2024
2024–2025 history
Recall Effort, District 5
Citizens Supporting the Recall of Andrew Sandoval reports $69,500 from 3 filing names (October–November 2024).
General Election
Mayor, District 3 (special election), and Salinas City Council Districts 1, 4, and 6 on the ballot. Barajas (D1), De La Rosa (D4), and Salazar (D6) elected; the Mayor and District 3 results are below.
Donohue Elected Mayor
Dennis Donohue elected Mayor of Salinas. Raised $367,818 — the most of any candidate in the cycle.
D’Arrigo Elected, District 3 (special election)
Margaret D’Arrigo elected to District 3. Her committee reported $135,190 across 94 distinct filing names.
New Council Seated
The mayor and council members elected in November 2024 take office. The District 2 and 5 members continue their terms, which run through 2026.
2025
2024–2025 history
Council Adopts Repeal Ordinance No. 2687
The Salinas City Council adopts Ordinance No. 2687, which repeals four rent-related ordinances. A referendum petition follows, and committees form around the referendum.
2026
2026 filings
Referendum Committees Active
2024–2025 history Project label “keep”: Protect Salinas Renters 2026, committee 1481533 ($31,693 from 71 filing-name groups). Project label “repeal”: Protect Salinas Residents 2026, committee 1484184 ($53,550 from 16 filing-name groups). These labels are editorial, not positions stated in the filings. 2026 statements: see the Sep 19, 2026 entry.
California Primary
Statewide primary election. Narrowed the field for state and congressional races on the November ballot.
First 2026 Statement Period Ends
Data as of 2026-10-17: campaign statements that cover January 1 through June 30, 2026 are in the 2026 filings. For some committees this is the latest full statement on file; each committee page shows its own coverage dates. 2026 Money by committee →
First Pre-Election Statement Period Ends
Data as of 2026-10-17: campaign statements that cover July 1 through September 19, 2026 are in the 2026 filings. For some committees this is the latest full statement on file; each committee page shows its own coverage dates. 2026 Money by committee →
Second Pre-Election Statement Period Ends
Data as of 2026-10-17: the latest statement period in the 2026 filings runs September 20 through October 17, 2026. For many committees this is the latest full statement on file. Results by committee →
Rent Referendum Committees: 2026 Statements
Data as of 2026-10-17. Committees tied to the rent referendum (Measure H), in committee ID order, with the monetary contributions each reported in its 2026 campaign statements as the 2026 Money committee index lists them; a committee without a 2026 full statement shows its figures as unavailable, not zero. Each figure is one measure and is never added to another; coverage differs by committee.
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Filed name refers to supporting a referendum petition; the filings reviewed state no position on the Measure H vote.
Monetary contributions Unavailable (not zero)
No 2026 full statement in the filings
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Protect Salinas Residents 2026- Yes on Measure H
Position as filed: support of Measure H.
Monetary contributions $602,178
Statement coverage: 2026-01-01 to 2026-10-17
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Vote to Protect Salinas Renters 2026
Position as listed by the City’s filing portal: oppose Measure H.
Monetary contributions $51,965
Statement coverage: 2026-01-01 to 2026-10-17
A committee named “POSTTV No on H” is also registered on the City’s filing portal and listed there as opposing Measure H; as of 2026-09-30 it had filed only a statement of organization (Form 410), so no figures are shown.
Late Contribution Report (Form 497)
A Form 497 late-contribution report dated September 22, 2026 lists a contribution from the National Apartment Association (SLNS-1130) to committee 1484184, filed as “Protect Salinas Residents 2026- Yes on Measure H”. Committee 1484184 reported the same contribution as an in-kind contribution (Schedule C) on its statement for September 20 through October 17, 2026, so it is counted once, in that committee’s in-kind figure on this site. Sender and recipient reports are never added together.
| Year | Reported sender | Reported recipient | Amount | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | National Apartment Association | Protect Salinas Residents 2026- Yes on Measure H | $47,250 | In-kind contribution reported by the recipient (Schedule C) |
| 2026 | National Apartment Association | Protect Salinas Residents 2026- Yes on Measure H | $47,250 | Late contribution made, reported by the sender (Form 497 Part 2) |
The same referendum has other committees in the City’s filing data: Protect Salinas Renters 2026 to Support Referendum of an Ordinance Repealing Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections (committee 1481533) and Vote to Protect Salinas Renters 2026 (committee 1485691). Their 2026 statements are in the Oct 17, 2026 entry above. Committee page →
Data as of 2026-10-17 is the latest statement end date in the 2026 filings; late-contribution reports (Form 497) can carry later dates.
General Election
Mayor and Districts 2, 3, 5 up for election. Four Salinas council seats decided.
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- Each 2026 figure is its own measure. The 2026 figures are not added together, within a committee or across committees.
- Unavailable (not zero): Shown when a figure could not be established from the filings used here, such as when no committee was matched to a candidate or a committee has no 2026 full statement. It does not mean zero dollars.
- Names withheld: individual contributors below the disclosure threshold are pooled into one row. Pooled amounts remain in funding totals.
- Loans, in-kind support and contributions reported after a committee’s last full statement are shown separately from monetary contributions.
- Reports filed after the export date may be missing. Check the City’s NetFile portal for newer filings.
- Positions of ballot-measure committees are as their filings or the City’s portal state them. They are not endorsements by Transparent Salinas.