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David Alvarez

Democratic · CA · Member of the California State Assembly, District 80

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David Alvarez is a Democratic member of the California State Assembly for District 80 (South San Diego County — Chula Vista/San Ysidro), first elected in a 2022 special election. A former San Diego City Councilmember and San Diego Unified school-board member, he authored a 2024 stormwater-maintenance law.

Campaign Finance Information — Member of the State Assembly, District 80

Campaign Finance Information · Member of the State Assembly, District 80 · November 3, 2026

Data last updated July 26, 2026

Raised
$1,261,039

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • Chief Executive Officer$17,800
  • Not Employed$17,300
  • Retired$15,100
  • Homemaker$11,800
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  • Consultant$10,200

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: $314,485

Groups that spent money supporting this candidate (3)
  • Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across (Meta) California$276,485

    Funded entirely by Meta, the tech company formerly called Facebook. · transparencyusa.org

  • Advance California, Sponsored by California Apartment Association$34,127

    Landlord money: funded almost entirely by the California Apartment Association, the state's biggest landlord group. · transparencyusa.org

  • San Diego Labor Coalition, Sponsored by Laborers' International Union of North America Local 89$3,873

    Union money: sponsored by Laborers' Local 89, the union for construction and public-service workers. · liuna.org

Source: California Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · campaignfinance.cdn.sos.ca.gov

Track record

Public Infrastructure

· 1 record
  • Authored Assembly Bill 3227 (Chapter 761, Statutes of 2024), signed 2024, which establishes a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for routine maintenance activities at certain stormwater management facilities to streamline flood-control channel upkeep.

    September 27, 2024For

    Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · researched July 17, 2026

Elections

Profile last researched July 17, 2026.