Avelino Valencia
Democratic · CA · Member of the California State Assembly, District 68
Avelino Valencia is the Democratic nominee for California's 34th State Senate District (Orange County — Anaheim area) in the 2026 general election for the open seat, facing Republican Rhonda Shader. He currently serves in the California State Assembly (District 68) and previously served on the Anaheim City Council; he authored a 2024 consumer-privacy law on merger opt-out rights.
Campaign Finance Information — State Senator, District 34
Campaign Finance Information · State Senator, District 34 · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 24, 2026
- Raised
- $1,800,629
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- Homemaker$11,800
- Managing Partner$10,900
- Retired$9,900
- Real Estate Developer$7,500
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- Assemblymember$5,900
Spending by outside groups
Money spent on this race by outside groups — such as PACs and super PACs — not by the candidate's own campaign. This spending is not coordinated with the candidate's campaign and does not go directly to the candidate.
Outside money spent supporting this candidate: $192,572
Groups that spent money supporting this candidate (5)
- PEOPLE FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OF THE YUHAAVIATAM OF SAN MANUEL NATION$83,023
The political fund of the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, a tribal government that runs a casino near San Bernardino. · sanmanuel-nsn.gov · en.wikipedia.org
- California Leads$72,570
Big Tech money: funded almost entirely by Meta and Google. · transparencyusa.org
- CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES PAC$22,122
Fast-food owners' fund, paid for by McDonald's franchise companies. It formed to fight the $20 fast-food wage. · transparencyusa.org · missionlocal.org
- DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ORANGE COUNTY$11,595
The Democratic Party's official organization in Orange County. · ocdemocrats.com
- Statewide California Coalition Political Action Committee, sponsored by nonprofits, business leaders, innovation companies, and civic organizations$3,261
Crypto money: funded mainly by Ripple, plus propane and utility interests. · transparencyusa.org
Source: California Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · campaignfinance.cdn.sos.ca.gov
Track record
Data Privacy
· 1 record
Authored Assembly Bill 1824 (Chapter 940, Statutes of 2024), signed 2024, which amends the California Consumer Privacy Act to require that when a business is merged or acquired, newly acquired consumers be notified of their right to opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal data.
September 29, 2024For
Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · researched July 17, 2026
Elections
- State Senator, District 34 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 34; California
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.