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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: $99,416
CandidateOfficeTotal RaisedCash on HandExpendituresLatest Filing
Yu (Yudy) DengCity Council Member City of Palo Alto$82,307$81,607$1,44607/31/2026
Bryna ChangCouncil Member Palo Alto$17,109$19,696$2,41407/30/2026
Ed LauingCouncil Member Palo Alto$0$25$007/30/2026
Etzkowitz for Palo Alto City Council 2024—$0$0$0—
Vicki VeenkerCouncil Member Palo Alto$0$527$65607/24/2026

Top Donors

DateContributorCandidateAmount
06/25/2026Wei Chen Los Altos CA 94024 X Consultant Wei ChenYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/30/2026Asian American Civic Leadership Committee Saratoga CA 95070 Committee ID # 1486123 XYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/18/2026Keliang Zhu Pleasanton CA 94588 X Attorney Deheng Law Offices PCYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/20/2026Ze (Jenny) Hong Zhao San Jose CA 95128 X CEO EntelechyAIYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/29/2026Shiyao Wu Redwood City CA 94063 X Software Engineer Google LLCYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/20/2026Taste Pa Inc. Palo Alto CA 94301 XYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/25/2026Mian Cupertino Inc. Palo Alto CA 94301 XYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/28/2026Mincheng Jin Saratoga CA 95070 X Owner General Mortgage Capital CorporationYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/30/2026Jia Jiang Mountain View CA 94043 X Author Jia JiangYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
06/30/2026Jian Guan Palo Alto CA 94301 X Chief Executive Officer X Diamond IncYu (Yudy) Deng$5,900
05/28/2026William G. Friedman Atherton CA 94027 X CEO NetFlow Logic CorporationBryna Chang$5,000
06/25/2026Yue Zhang Union City CA 94587 X Senior Software Engineer YahooYu (Yudy) Deng$3,000
06/25/2026Sara Zhu Bellevue WA 98004 X Real Estate Broker Sara ZhuYu (Yudy) Deng$3,000
06/23/2026Xiangru Chen Cupertino CA 95014 X Executive Cresta Intelligence Inc.Yu (Yudy) Deng$2,026
06/25/2026Morn Ventures LLC(Judy Zhu) Atherton CA 94027 XYu (Yudy) Deng$2,000
06/30/2026Fiona Ma for Lieutenant Governor 2026 Sacramento CA 95864 Committee ID # 1457360 XYu (Yudy) Deng$2,000
06/08/2026Melanie Miao Palo Alto CA 94303 X none noneBryna Chang$1,500
06/08/2026Oliver Miao Palo Alto CA 94303 X consultant none (self-employed)Bryna Chang$1,500
06/30/2026Angie Jin San Leandro CA 94577 X IT Kaiser PermanenteYu (Yudy) Deng$1,042
06/30/2026Nadia Naik Palo Alto CA 94301 X n/a n/aBryna Chang$1,000
06/30/2026Xi Jin Palo Alto CA 94301 X Consultant Xi JinYu (Yudy) Deng$1,000
06/30/2026Tengjun Wang Fremont CA 94539 X Manager BrenanceYu (Yudy) Deng$1,000
06/30/2026Immersion 5 LLC dba L'Academy Preschool(Zhenzhen Li) Palo Alto CA 94306 XYu (Yudy) Deng$1,000
06/30/2026Jimmy Hong Palo Alto CA 94303 X Retired n/aYu (Yudy) Deng$1,000
06/22/2026Phily Xu Bellevue WA 98004 X Not Employed n/aYu (Yudy) Deng$1,000
06/30/2026Jinsong Guo Palo Alto CA 94306 X Banking Altos BankYu (Yudy) Deng$1,000
06/29/2026Lihui Zhang Saratoga CA 95070 X Retired n/aYu (Yudy) Deng$1,000
05/29/2026Kenson Group - KF, LLC; Kenneth Fong, Responsible Officer Palo Alto CA 94301 XBryna Chang$1,000
06/18/2026Eric Filseth Palo Alto CA 94301 X retired retiredBryna Chang$999
06/14/2026Patrick Gibbs Palo Alto CA 94301 X attorney Cooley LLPBryna Chang$772
06/30/2026Ran An San Jose CA 95118 X CPA CBIZYu (Yudy) Deng$521
06/29/2026Robyn Reiss Palo Alto CA 94306 X lecturer Stanford UnivBryna Chang$515
06/29/2026Keith Reckdahl Palo Alto CA 94306 X engineer Lockheed MartinBryna Chang$500
06/26/2026Clara Dye Palo Alto CA 94303 X retired retiredBryna Chang$500
06/28/2026Dong Xie San Jose CA 95132 X Retired n/aYu (Yudy) Deng$500
05/28/2026Hamilton Hitchings Palo Alto CA 94303 X retired retiredBryna Chang$500
06/26/2026Sarah Tan Palo Alto CA 94301 X Not Employed n/aYu (Yudy) Deng$300
06/21/2026Qing Bai Los Altos CA 94022 X General Manager Cogleap Center for AchievementYu (Yudy) Deng$300
06/25/2026Emilie Hung Palo Alto CA 94303 X n/a n/aBryna Chang$257
06/30/2026Zhuyuan Liu Palo Alto CA 94303 X Head of Machine Learning ATOMS VCYu (Yudy) Deng$250
06/30/2026Jian Chen Los Altos CA 94022 X Engineer LongSysYu (Yudy) Deng$250
06/30/2026Marian Chaney Saratoga CA 95070 X Realtor Open RealtyYu (Yudy) Deng$209
06/25/2026Andie Reed Palo Alto CA 94301 X retired n/aBryna Chang$206
06/22/2026Terry Holzemer Palo Alto CA 94306 X teacher PAUSDBryna Chang$200
06/26/2026Hank Sousa Palo Alto CA 94301 X retired n/aBryna Chang$200
06/29/2026Rebecca Epstein Palo Alto CA 94306 X attorney Wilson SonsiniBryna Chang$200
06/30/2026Wendy Ho San Jose CA 95123 X Assistant Officer Valley WaterYu (Yudy) Deng$150
06/28/2026Robert Markert Palo Alto CA 94306 X retired retiredBryna Chang$150
06/28/2026Pattie Pape Palo Alto CA 94306 X retired retiredBryna Chang$150
06/30/2026Kyla Farrell Palo Alto CA 94303 X Software Engineer AppleYu (Yudy) Deng$104