Campaign Fundraising for Seaside campaigns means donor research, call-time discipline, finance plans, and FPPC-ready reporting — sized to the Monterey County voter universe rather than a national template. Seaside has roughly 34,000 residents and 14,000 registered voters, which puts most local races inside a small-universe playbook where campaign fundraising is decisive. Seaside's transformation from a military town to a diverse civilian community centered around CSUMB creates campaigns focused on Fort Ord redevelopment, environmental cleanup of military contamination, and building economic opportunity for the city's diverse population. Our campaign fundraising program supports Seaside candidates running for Seaside City Council (5 members) and Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, plus county and ballot-measure efforts in Monterey County.
Last reviewed: 2026-07-02