On the November 5 General election Ballot, incumbent Republican Greg Wallis and his Democratic challenger, Christy Holstege, are seeking the State Assembly seat for the 47^(th) District.

In the 2022 election, both candidates were new, and Wallis edged Holstege in a very close election. He garnered 85 votes, or .03%, more than Holstege. This is their second battle.

Wallis

In the first ten months of 2024 (through Oct. 19) Wallis has received about $1.7 million in contributions. In the week since the last full report, he has received another $300,000. However, he collected almost $600,000 in contributions during 2023. His total contributions since taking office are more than $2.6 million.

Since Oct. 19, the largest single donor to his campaign continues to be the State Republican Party. In this period, it has contributed slightly more than $250,000 to his campaign in addition to the $800,000 between January and Oct. 19. Also, the Sutter County Republican Party has contributed $91,000 to Wallis.

Political Action Committees affiliated with Sacramento industry and trade groups have been significant contributors to the Wallis campaign. Examples of these donors include the Building Industry Association of Southern California, Building Owners and Managers Association of California, California Association of Winegrape Growers State, California Beer and Beverage Distributors Community Affairs, California Building industry Association, California Business Properties Association, California Farm Bureau Federation, California Fresh Fruit Association, California Hotel and Lodging Association, and California Independent Petroleum Association.

Both the Riverside and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Association have each contributed $11,000 to his campaign. The Peace Officers Research Association sent $9,400 to Wallis in early October.

Since Oct. 19 and other than from the State Party, he has received six contributions of $5,000 or greater.

Tribal PACS have also been a significant contributor to Wallis’ re-election. This includes the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, the Barona Band of Mission Indians, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians, the Twenty-nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, and the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians.

Through Oct. 19, he has received no contributions from Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Mountain Center or Garner Valley residents.

Out of nearly 280 separate donations, 52 individuals or groups from outside of California have given about $152,000.

In the first ten months of 2024, Wallis has expended about $1.2 million and had about $150,000 in cash available as of Oct. 19.

Holstege

Holstege has been a prolific fund raiser. From June 2023, when she announced she would challenge Wallis again, through December 2023, she had raised nearly $750,000. Between Jan. 1 and Oct. 19, 2024, her contributions have totaled another $2.4 million. Since Oct. 19, she has received another $236,000.

A large portion of her contributions are from the California Democratic Party. In 2024, prior to Oct. 19, it had given slightly more than $880,000. Since then, the Party has contributed another $235,000.

But other Democratic Party entities have been generous donors too. For example, in the past month, the Del Norte and Santa Clara Democratic Central Committees have given a total of $220,000 and the Santa Clara the Sonoma County Democratic Party has sent $130,000. In addition, the Los Angeles, Mendocino, Riverside and San Luis Obispo County Democratic Parties have each contributed $50,000.

Other Democratic candidates have made $5,500 contributions.

Various educational, healthcare and other trade political action committees have made contributions to Holstege’s campaign. Examples include the California Federation of Teachers, the California State University Employees Union, the Palm Springs Firefighters, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 364, and the United Nurses Association of California.

Since January only 10 of nearly 390 individual contributions were from states other than California and their total contributions were $37,800. Six of these were from Washington, D.C. organizations.

She has received no contributions from Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Mountain Center or Garner Valley residents.

In 2024, Holstege has spent $2.7 million to win the election and her campaign coffers still held about $360,000 in cash as of Oct. 19.