Damon Connolly
Democratic · CA · Member of the California State Assembly, District 12
Damon Connolly is a Democratic candidate for California's 2nd State Senate District (North Coast — Marin/Sonoma to the Oregon border) in the 2026 general election for the open seat vacated by Mike McGuire, facing Republican Tief Gibbs. He currently serves in the California State Assembly (District 12, elected 2022) and previously served on the Marin County Board of Supervisors and a San Rafael school board.
Campaign Finance Information — State Senator, District 2
Campaign Finance Information · State Senator, District 2 · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 24, 2026
- Raised
- $2,559,358
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- Attorney$106,950
- Not Employed$90,850
- Retired$62,849
- Chief Executive Officer$35,500
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- Investor$26,267
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: $7,373
Groups that spent money supporting this candidate (3)
- Statewide California Coalition Political Action Committee, sponsored by nonprofits, business leaders, innovation companies, and civic organizations$4,074
Crypto money: funded mainly by Ripple, plus propane and utility interests. · transparencyusa.org
- Sonoma County Democratic Party$2,299
The Democratic Party's official organization in Sonoma County. · sonomadems.org
- ACLU California Action Votes$1,000
Funded entirely by the American Civil Liberties Union's California arm. · transparencyusa.org
Source: California Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · campaignfinance.cdn.sos.ca.gov
Track record
General
· 1 record
Served on the Marin County Board of Supervisors (District 1) after being elected in 2014, before his election to the California State Assembly (District 12) in 2022; he earlier served on a San Rafael school board.
June 3, 2014
Source: damonconnolly.com · researched July 17, 2026
Elections
- State Senator, District 2 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 2; California
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.