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Candidate Fundraising, 2026

Compiled from FPPC Form 460 campaign statements filed by Palo Alto city council candidates. Only itemized ($100+) monetary contributions are broken out individually.

City Council

Total raised: $339,938
CandidateOfficeTotal RaisedCash on HandExpendituresLatest Filing
Yu (Yudy) DengCity Council Member City of Palo Alto$166,129$88,736$77,39309/24/2026
Bryna ChangCouncil Member Palo Alto$85,118$66,651$23,46709/24/2026
Vicki VeenkerCouncil Member Palo Alto$50,119$47,527$4,15709/24/2026
Ed LauingCouncil Member Palo Alto$36,122$23,865$14,38209/24/2026
Henry EtzkowitzPalo Alto City Council Member$1,250$423$82709/25/2026
Raymond GoinsPalo Alto City Council Member$1,200$1,200$18009/24/2026

Top Donors

09/19/2026Roger Smith Palo Alto CA 94301 X Retired RetiredVicki Veenker$5,000
09/18/2026Jeane Zhang Menlo Park CA 94025 X Attorney Evergrow Law LLPYu (Yudy) Deng$2,026
09/17/2026Patrick Ahrens for Assembly 2026 Sacramento CA 95815 Committee ID # 1476866 XYu (Yudy) Deng$5,000
09/17/2026Low for State Controller 2030 Sacramento CA 95815 Committee ID # 1478537 XYu (Yudy) Deng$5,000
09/17/2026Bijal Vakil Atherton CA 94027 X Lawyer Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPVicki Veenker$2,188
09/16/2026Roger Smith Palo Alto CA 94301 X retired n/aEd Lauing$5,000
09/16/2026Melanie Miao Palo Alto CA 94301 X none noneBryna Chang$2,000
09/15/2026Yue Zhang Union City CA 94587 X Senior Software Engineer YahooYu (Yudy) Deng$2,900
09/06/2026Shona Brown Atherton CA 94027 X Director DoorDashVicki Veenker$5,900
09/04/2026MagStone Law, LLP Sunnyvale CA 94086 XYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
09/03/2026Linda Veenker Redwood City CA 94061 X Retired RetiredVicki Veenker$2,500
08/29/2026Hsinya Shen Palo Alto CA 94301 X Lawyer Druva Inc.Vicki Veenker$2,500
08/27/2026G. Leonard Baker Palo Alto CA 94304 X retired n/aBryna Chang$5,900
08/27/2026Mary Ann Baker Palo Alto CA 94304 X retired n/aBryna Chang$5,900
08/27/2026G. Leonard Baker Palo Alto CA 94304 X retired n/aEd Lauing$5,900
08/27/2026Mary Ann Baker Palo Alto CA 94304 X retired n/aEd Lauing$5,900
08/27/2026Amy Lam Davis CA 95616 X n/a n/aBryna Chang$5,000
08/26/2026Gabrielle Layton Palo Alto CA 94301 X retired engineer n/aBryna Chang$5,900
08/19/2026Mian Dong Palo Alto CA 94306 X Executive Aervix IncYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
08/17/2026Yizhen Zhao San Francisco CA 94111 X Chief Executive Officer Ark7 Real EstateYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
08/17/2026Tenny Lam Davis CA 95616 X retired n/aBryna Chang$5,000
08/16/2026Darlene Yaplee Palo Alto CA 94301 X retired n/aEd Lauing$1,500
08/15/2026Anoop Sinha Palo Alto CA 94306 X Research scientist GoogleBryna Chang$3,036
08/15/2026Darlene Yaplee Palo Alto CA 94301 X retired n/aBryna Chang$1,500
08/14/2026Roger V Smith Palo Alto CA 94301 X retired n/aBryna Chang$5,000
08/14/2026Hua Wei San Jose CA 94027 X Software Engineer GoogleYu (Yudy) Deng$3,000
08/13/2026Weiwei Luo Palo Alto CA 94301 X Retired n/aYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
07/26/2026Yihua Liao Palo Alto CA 94303 X Vice President NetskopeYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
07/16/2026Bruce Gee Palo Alto CA 94301 X CFO Webster FinancialVicki Veenker$2,500
07/15/2026Zheng Jiang San Jose CA 95124 X Chief Executive Officer Cambrian Explorer, IncYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
07/10/2026Weibei Li Palo Alto CA 94303 X Engineering Manager GoogleYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
07/06/2026Bruce Swenson Palo Alto CA 94301 X Retired n/aYu (Yudy) Deng$1,500
06/30/2026Asian American Civic Leadership Committee Saratoga CA 95070 Committee ID # 1486123 XYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/30/2026Jian Guan Palo Alto CA 94301 X Chief Executive Officer X Diamond IncYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/30/2026Jia Jiang Mountain View CA 94043 X Author Jia JiangYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/30/2026Fiona Ma for Lieutenant Governor 2026 Sacramento CA 95864 Committee ID # 1457360 XYu (Yudy) Deng$2,000
06/29/2026Shiyao Wu Redwood City CA 94063 X Software Engineer Google LLCYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/28/2026Mincheng Jin Saratoga CA 95070 X Owner General Mortgage Capital CorporationYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/25/2026Mian Cupertino Inc. Palo Alto CA 94301 XYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/25/2026Wei Chen Los Altos CA 94024 X Consultant Wei ChenYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/25/2026Sara Zhu Bellevue WA 98004 X Real Estate Broker Sara ZhuYu (Yudy) Deng$3,000
06/25/2026Yue Zhang Union City CA 94587 X Senior Software Engineer YahooYu (Yudy) Deng$3,000
06/25/2026Morn Ventures LLC(Judy Zhu) Atherton CA 94027 XYu (Yudy) Deng$2,000
06/23/2026Xiangru Chen Cupertino CA 95014 X Executive Cresta Intelligence Inc.Yu (Yudy) Deng$2,026
06/20/2026Ze (Jenny) Hong Zhao San Jose CA 95128 X CEO EntelechyAIYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/20/2026Taste Pa Inc. Palo Alto CA 94301 XYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/18/2026Keliang Zhu Pleasanton CA 94588 X Attorney Deheng Law Offices PCYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/08/2026Oliver Miao Palo Alto CA 94303 X consultant none (self-employed)Bryna Chang$1,500
06/08/2026Melanie Miao Palo Alto CA 94303 X none noneBryna Chang$1,500
05/28/2026William G. Friedman Atherton CA 94027 X CEO NetFlow Logic CorporationBryna Chang$5,000