Scott Sakakihara
Democratic · CA · Union City Councilmember
Scott Sakakihara is a Democratic candidate for California's 10th State Senate District (Alameda/Santa Clara County) in the 2026 general election, an open-seat top-two contest against Republican Linda Price. A Navy Reserve officer and attorney, he serves as a Union City Councilmember and former Vice Mayor.
Campaign Finance Information — State Senator, District 10
Campaign Finance Information · State Senator, District 10 · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 26, 2026
- Raised
- $200,362
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- Councilmember$49,692
- Retired$28,753
- Teacher$13,300
- Not Employed$9,400
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- Manager$6,500
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: $4,078,464
Industries funding these supporting groups
- Technology$45,000,000
Groups that spent money supporting this candidate (5)
- Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across (Meta) California$1,335,520
Funded entirely by Meta, the tech company formerly called Facebook. · transparencyusa.org
- GROW CALIFORNIA$1,039,940
Crypto money: funded almost entirely by two billionaires, Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen and investor Tim Draper. · transparencyusa.org · sfexaminer.com
- Uber Innovation Political Action Committee$1,026,583
Funded entirely by Uber, the ride-hailing company. · transparencyusa.org
- Keep California Golden$312,309
Business money from realtor, farm and homebuilder groups. · transparencyusa.org
- Advance California, Sponsored by California Apartment Association$274,389
Landlord money: funded almost entirely by the California Apartment Association, the state's biggest landlord group. · transparencyusa.org
Outside money spent opposing this candidate: $86,440
Groups that spent money opposing this candidate (1)
- Nurses and Working Families for Kepner for State Senate 2026 sponsored by labor organizations$86,440
Union and trial-lawyer money: the California Nurses Association, United Domestic Workers and Consumer Attorneys. · transparencyusa.org
Industry amounts are contributions to these groups, not amounts necessarily spent on this candidate.
Source: California Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · campaignfinance.cdn.sos.ca.gov
Track record
General
· 1 record
Serves as a Union City Councilmember and has served as the city's Vice Mayor; he is also a U.S. Navy Reserve officer and a regional housing leader.
November 3, 2020
Source: electscott.com · researched July 17, 2026
Elections
- State Senator, District 10 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 10; California
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.