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Adam
Schiff

U.S. Senator for California

In office
1 yrsSince Dec 2024
Next election
2031Re-elected 2025
Age
65Born Jun 22, 1960
Party
Democrat
What they stand for

Schiff has spent time focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.

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01 · Background

Who they are, where they came from

Adam B. Schiff serves as the junior United States Senator from California, a seat he has held since December 2024. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Before entering the Senate, Schiff represented California in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2024, and prior to that served in the California State Senate from 1996 to 2000. Earlier in his career, he worked as a law clerk and as an assistant United States attorney from 1987 to 1993. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the California State Assembly in 1994. In the Senate, Schiff has sponsored legislation addressing firearms policy, including the SCOPE Act (S.3928) and the ATF DATA Act (S.2188), as well as the Firearm Destruction Licensure Act (S.2088). He has sponsored measures on reproductive access, including the Equal Access to Reproductive Care Act (S.2189), and on executive accountability through the Protecting Our Democracy Act (S.2838). He has also introduced the Empowering Striking Workers Act (S.2731), the INSURE Act (S.2349), and the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act (S.1870), a measure concerning land preservation in California.

02 · Recent significant work

What they’ve done lately

Jul 27, 2023Sponsored

Protecting Our Democracy Act

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Jun 15, 2023Sponsored

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2023

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Jan 9, 2023Sponsored

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to enact public financing systems for political campaigns.

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Oct 25, 2023Sponsored

Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2023

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Jul 20, 2023Sponsored

Food for Thought Act of 2023

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03 · Money

Where the campaign funds come from

Schiff raised $7.8M this cycle, with 82.9% from individuals. Unitemized contributions account for 63.5% of individual receipts. Top PAC contributors include Schiff Victory Fund, Ossoff Schiff Victory Fund, the National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee, Ironworkers Political Action League, and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union AFL-CIO CLC Active Ballot Club. Top employer concentrations include Blue Shield of California, Apollo Global Management, General Atomics, and Creative Artists Agency.

Total raised · 2026
$7.8M
Cash on hand
$10.0M
Spent
$4.2M
By source
  • Individuals$6.5M · 82.9%
  • PACs$63K · 0.8%
  • Other$546K · 7.0%
Individual donor mix
Small-donor share (under $200)63.5%
Top PAC contributors
  • SCHIFF VICTORY FUNDFEC ↗$113K
  • OSSOFF SCHIFF VICTORY FUNDFEC ↗$31K
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)FEC ↗$8K
  • IRONWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUEFEC ↗$5K
  • WINE INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEFEC ↗$5K
  • UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO, CLC ACTIVE BALLOT CLUBFEC ↗$5K
  • D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATIONFEC ↗$5K
  • AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO PACFEC ↗$5K
  • AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PACFEC ↗$5K
  • LABORER'S INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PACFEC ↗$3K
Top employer concentrations
  • BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA$11K· 3 donors
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$10K· 5 donors
  • MATCH GROUP$7K· 2 donors
  • MG PROPERTIES$7K· 2 donors
  • GENERAL ATOMICS$7K· 2 donors
  • THE SOBRATO ORGANIZAITON$7K· 2 donors
  • LOUIS MILLER$7K· 2 donors
  • CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY$7K· 2 donors
  • PROSPECT ADVISORS$7K· 2 donors
  • FRANCISCO PARTNERS$7K· 2 donors

Self-reported employer data. Categories like “Retired” and “Not Employed” are excluded — these reflect demographic patterns rather than industry concentrations.

See full filings on FEC.gov ↗

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