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Sara Jacobs SJ
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Sara Jacobs

US Representative (D-CA-51)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
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Sara Jacobs is the Democratic U.S. Representative (CA's 51st congressional district). The platform has 7 voting records on file (2023-2025) and 99 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Facts on record38
Connections mapped42
Sources cited23
✦ Thin coverage gap +111 connected to 42 entities · only 38 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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Key Connections
→ JPMorgan Chase company
investor
Jacobs' 2020 financial disclosure shows she has millions of dollars invested in JPMorgan Chase, a large bank.
→ Merck KGaA company
investor
Jacobs' 2020 financial disclosure shows millions invested in pharmaceutical company Merck.
← Juan Vargas person
colleague
San Diego-area Rep. Sara Jacobs opposed the standalone $17.6 billion Israel aid bill (H.R. 7217) that Vargas supported.
← Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners organization
donor
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
← Communications Workers Of America-Cope Political Contributions Committee organization
donor
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002089/
← Machinists Non Partisan Political League Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers organization
donor
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
← United Food And Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club organization
donor
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002766/
← National Association Of Realtors PAC organization
donor
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
Facts (38)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 166d ago · Avg age: 181d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (37)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Pending Review Irwin Jacobs invested $500,000 into the Serving CA Super PAC in April 2026 specifically to bolster the congressional campaign of Ammar Campa-Najjar.
Date: 2026-04-24 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified Pending Review Jacobs voted against the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) in July 2025 (Roll Call 199), signaling a pivot toward more restrictive crypto regulation.
Date: 2025-07-17 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 91.4%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Largest ethnic groups: White Non-Hispanic 50.4%, Hispanic 25.6%, Asian Non-Hispanic 16.4%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 7.1% (national average 12.4%)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 52.2% (national average 65.5%)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.6% of adults (national average 33.7%)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population foreign-born: 22.6% (172,000 residents)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $853,600
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $105,271 (2024)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 3 — Constitutional Right to Marriage Equality (2024) — passed, margin 62.6% Yes — 37.4% No (statewide)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 1 — Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom (Abortion) (2022) — passed, margin 66.9% Yes — 33.1% No (statewide)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45) (share 0.094)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33) (share 0.111)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (NAICS 54) (share 0.144)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Health Care & Social Assistance (NAICS 62) (share 0.147)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Manufacturing (sector) (38428 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (sector) (49920 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Health Care & Social Assistance (sector) (51137 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [constituency_baseline] District summary: California's 51st Congressional District encompasses central and eastern portions of San Diego County, including the cities of San Diego (portions), El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, and the unincorporated communities of Spring Valley and La Presa. The district is home to approximately 759,000 residents and has a median household income of $105,271 — well above the national median. It is a majority-minority district (50.4% White, 25.6% Hispanic, 16.4% Asian) with 22.6% of residents foreign-born. The median property value is $853,600 with a homeownership rate of just 52.2%, making housing affordability a significant local concern. The district is heavily influenced by the defense sector, anchored by Naval Base San Diego, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and defense contractors. Health care, professional services, and manufacturing are the largest employment sectors. The district leans solidly Democratic (D+21) and has been represented by Democrats for decades. Key issues include immigration, defense spending, housing affordability, and healthcare access.
Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified AI Inference Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 3633 (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (CLARITY Act)) on 2025-07-17: Jacobs voted against the CLARITY Act, a bipartisan crypto market-structure bill that passed the House 294-134. She also voted against the GENIUS stablecoin bill. Her consistent anti-crypto voting record contrasts with the pro-tech-innovation ethos of Silicon Valley, a region adjacent to her district and home to many of her constituents who work in tech and fintech. Jacobs has publicly mocked crypto, tweeting about a '$35T crypto' plan.
Date: 2025-07-17 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified AI Inference Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 8070 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) on 2024-12-11: Jacobs voted against the FY2025 NDAA because it included a ban on gender-affirming care for military dependents. This was the third consecutive NDAA she opposed, establishing a pattern of prioritizing transgender rights and reproductive freedom over the defense-industry economic interests concentrated in her district.
Date: 2024-12-11 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 8070
✓ verified AI Inference Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 2670 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) on 2023-07-14: Jacobs voted against the $886 billion NDAA for FY2024, citing Republican-added provisions that restricted abortion access, cut transgender health care, and eliminated diversity programs. San Diego is one of America's largest defense communities; voting against the NDAA is a significant departure from parochial defense-constituency norms. Jacobs justified the vote by arguing the bill failed to address service-member quality-of-life issues like housing affordability and child care.
Date: 2023-07-14 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 2670
✓ verified AI Inference Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 28 (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act) on 2025-01-14: This bill prohibits transgender women and girls from participating in school athletic programs designated for females. Jacobs, whose brother is transgender and who has been one of the House's most outspoken advocates for transgender rights, voted against it. The bill passed narrowly (218-206), and her active floor opposition — including a viral exchange with Rep. Nancy Mace — made this a defining stance of her tenure. It aligns with her district's progressive social values.
Date: 2025-01-14 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 28
✓ verified AI Inference Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-07: The Laken Riley Act requires mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes and allows states to sue the federal government over immigration enforcement. Jacobs' district is 25.6% Hispanic and 22.6% foreign-born. Her vote against the bill aligned with immigrant-community interests, but risked political blowback in a district where border and crime issues resonate. The bill passed 264-159 with significant Democratic support, making her 'nay' vote notable within her caucus.
Date: 2025-01-07 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 29
✓ verified AI Inference Voted nay_unverified on S. 1071 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026) on 2025-12-10: Jacobs represents a district that includes Naval Base San Diego (home port of the U.S. Pacific Fleet), Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and a large defense-contracting workforce. The NDAA authorizes $901 billion in defense spending and military pay raises — direct economic benefits to her district. Jacobs voted against it citing the transgender sports ban, inadequate constraints on domestic troop deployment, and removal of IVF coverage for military families. This pits progressive social values against the district's significant defense-industry economic interests.
Date: 2025-12-10 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified Primary Source [disclosure] Jacobs' personal financial disclosure shows she has millions of dollars invested in pharmaceutical companies (Merck & Co., Gilead Sciences), large banks (Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase), and private-equity firms — all industries she criticizes in her campaign rhetoric. Her net worth is estimated between $14 million and $65 million.
✓ verified Primary Source [platform] In campaign materials, Sara Jacobs talks about cracking down on drug makers, lenders and other special interests that have taken advantage of consumers: 'We have an unfair economic system that gives access to opportunity to some while leaving so many others behind. I want to empower workers and grow wages and benefits.'
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Jacobs and her family spent more than $200,000 on three failed campaigns by her boyfriend Amma Campa-Najjar (two Congressional runs, one mayoral), including $118,000 for his Chula Vista mayoral campaign in 2023 and over $73,000 for his 2026 CA-48 run.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Palantir executive Mehdi Alhassani contributed more than $3,500 to Jacobs' campaign, according to Purge Palantir's 'Palantir Payroll' tracker. Nurses and constituents demanded she return the donations in March 2026.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated 2024 cycle: Pac donors to Sara Jacobs for Congress included Carpenters & Joiners Union ($10,000), National Air Traffic Controllers Assn ($10,000), AFSCME ($10,000), National Assn of Realtors ($10,000), American Crystal Sugar ($10,000), and Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers ($7,500).
✓ verified Primary Source Jacobs' 2020 financial disclosure showed she was worth between $14 million and $65 million, with millions invested in pharmaceutical companies (Merck, Gilead Sciences), large banks (Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase), and private-equity firms.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated According to OpenSecrets, Jacobs was the 5th most self-funded candidate in the 2020 United States elections, financing $6,921,255 to her campaign — 90.32% of total campaign contributions.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Jacobs' grandfather Irwin M. Jacobs, co-founder and former chairman of Qualcomm, invested $1.5 million into a Super PAC (Forward California) backing her 2020 primary campaign. Jacobs also put $1.5 million of her own money into the bid.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated 2024 campaign: 96.07% of funds came from large individual contributions. Small individual contributions ($200 or less) accounted for only 1.14%. PAC contributions were 1.67%.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated 2024 cycle: Top contributing industries included Health ($107,950), Electronics Mfg & Equip ($92,750), and Securities & Investment ($85,500). Top contributing organization was Service Employees International Union at $30,000.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated 2024 election cycle: Raised $1,495,083 and spent $1,268,509. Cash on hand: $316,601. Opponent Bill Wells raised $679,241.
All Connections (42)
→ Palantir Technologies company
donor secondary since 2026
Palantir executive Mehdi Alhassani contributed more than $3,500 to Jacobs' campaign, according to Purge Palantir's 'Palantir Payroll' tracker.
→ JPMorgan Chase company
investor primary since 2020
Jacobs' 2020 financial disclosure shows she has millions of dollars invested in JPMorgan Chase, a large bank.
→ Merck KGaA company
investor primary since 2020
Jacobs' 2020 financial disclosure shows millions invested in pharmaceutical company Merck.
→ Mehdi Alhassani person
donor secondary since 2026
Palantir executive Mehdi Alhassani contributed more than $3,500 to Jacobs' campaign.
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC to Sara Jacobs for Congress
← Carpenters & Joiners Union organization
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC to Sara Jacobs for Congress
← Juan Vargas person
colleague primary since 2024
San Diego-area Rep. Sara Jacobs opposed the standalone $17.6 billion Israel aid bill (H.R. 7217) that Vargas supported.
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC to Sara Jacobs for Congress
← National Assn of Realtors organization
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC to Sara Jacobs for Congress
donor secondary
2024: $30,000 via PAC — top contributing organization to Jacobs' 2024 campaign
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002089/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002766/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032979/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00035451/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039578/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00617803/
← Elect Democratic Women organization
donor primary since 2024
$8,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (8 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00685297/
← Defend The Vote organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00764233/
donor primary since 2026
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003632/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004036/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007542/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007922/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009936/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00011114/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00012476/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00023580/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024521/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00027342/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028860/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029447/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029504/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00113811/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00219568/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00238725/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00251009/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00364158/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00437467/
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to Sara Jacobs's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00461418/
Sources (23)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Sara Jacobs — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Sara Jacobs — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Sara Jacobs — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Sara Jacobs — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Sara Jacobs — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Constituency baseline: Demographic anchor congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
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— ↗ Roll call: H.R. 6126 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: H.R. 8070 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: H.R. 2670 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: H.R. 28 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: H.R. 29 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: S. 1071 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Silence evidence: Refused to complete Vote Smart's 2024 Political Courage Test congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Jacobs and her family spent more than $200,000 on three … congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Palantir executive Mehdi Alhassani contributed more than… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: 2024 cycle: Pac donors to Sara Jacobs for Congress inclu… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Jacobs' 2020 financial disclosure showed she was worth b… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: According to OpenSecrets, Jacobs was the 5th most self-f… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Jacobs' grandfather Irwin M. Jacobs, co-founder and form… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: 2024 cycle: Top contributing industries included Health … congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: 2024 election cycle: Raised $1,495,083 and spent $1,268,… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Sara Jacobs not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt