Recent events
2026-04-24
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PRIMARY
Irwin Jacobs invested $500,000 into the Serving CA Super PAC in April 2026 specifically to bolster the congressional campaign of Ammar Campa-Najjar.
2026-03-24
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SECONDARY
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.
2026-03-14
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SECONDARY
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…
2025-12-10
Votes
INFERENTIAL
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…
2025-07-17
Votes
INFERENTIAL
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…
2025-07-17
Votes
PRIMARY
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.
2025-01-14
Votes
INFERENTIAL
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…
2025-01-07
Votes
INFERENTIAL
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…
2024-12-31
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SECONDARY
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…
2024-12-31
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SECONDARY
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…
2024-12-11
Votes
INFERENTIAL
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…
2024-11-05
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SECONDARY
2024 election cycle: Raised $1,495,083 and spent $1,268,509. Cash on hand: $316,601. Opponent Bill Wells raised $679,241.
2024-11-05
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SECONDARY
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%.
2024-02-06
Votes
INFERENTIAL
Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 6126 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (standalone Israel aid)) on 2024-02-06: Jacobs, the youngest Jewish member of Congress, voted against standalone emergency…
2023-07-14
Votes
INFERENTIAL
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…
2020-12-31
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SECONDARY
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.
2020-03-03
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SECONDARY
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…
2020-02-27
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PRIMARY
[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…
2020-02-27
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PRIMARY
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)…
2020-02-27
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PRIMARY
[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…
