Tony Strickland
Republican · CA · Member of the California State Senate, District 36
Tony Strickland is a Republican member of the California State Senate for District 36 (coastal Orange and Los Angeles counties), elected in 2024. A longtime officeholder, he previously served in both the California State Assembly and State Senate and as Mayor and Councilmember of Huntington Beach.
Campaign Finance Information — State Senator, District 36
Campaign Finance Information · State Senator, District 36 · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 24, 2026
- Raised
- $1,637,844
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- CEO$91,450
- Retired$44,650
- President$31,275
- Investor$22,950
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- Owner$21,250
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: $767,114
Groups that spent money supporting this candidate (5)
- California Alliance for Progress and Education, an alliance of business organizations$269,557
Business money, mostly from the realtors' group, plus landlord and prison-guard money. · transparencyusa.org
- Fighting for our Future$216,726
Landlord, homebuilder and realtor money, most of it from the California Apartment Association. · transparencyusa.org
- JOBSPAC, A BI-PARTISAN COALITION OF CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE$119,167
The campaign fund of the California Chamber of Commerce — employer money. · calchamber.com
- Citizens and Communities for Fair Government, sponsored by California Commerce Club$52,076
Gambling money: sponsored by the California Commerce Club card room, with cash from a Hawaiian Gardens Casino fund. · transparencyusa.org
- Building a Healthy Future for CA Facilitated by Agricultural Council of CA$47,293
Dairy-industry money: it is funded mainly by the milk co-ops Dairy Farmers of America and Land O'Lakes. · transparencyusa.org
Source: California Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · campaignfinance.cdn.sos.ca.gov
Track record
General
· 1 record
Previously served in the California State Assembly and California State Senate, and as Mayor and Councilmember of Huntington Beach, before his 2024 election to the current State Senate District 36 seat.
November 3, 2020
Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 17, 2026
Elections
- State Senator, District 36 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 36; California · incumbent
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.