Finding House · California Democrat
Sanchez, Linda FINDING
Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing
Detected on https://voteforlinda.com/media · classifier confidence 0.95 · model fireworks/deepseek-v4-flash
The page is a media-buy instruction targeting outside groups: it specifies a segmented audience (likely Democratic/independent primary voters in a specific district), prescribes exact message themes (positive and contrast), and lists channels (digital video platforms and mailboxes) along with geographic backup data. This is not a press kit or voter-facing persuasion page; it is directive guidance for independent expenditure groups.
Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page
Likely Democratic and independent primary voters in the NEW CA-41 (zip codes and precincts below) – particularly voters who were not previously in the OLD 38th District – need to see on digital video platforms like Meta, YouTube, and other streaming platforms and in their mailboxes that:
Specifies target audience, geography, and channels for paid media, directing outside groups on where and to whom to run ads.While the above messages are the priority, voters must also see the contrast between Congresswoman Sánchez fighting extremists and Hector de la Torre cozying up to them.
Prescribes a contrast message as a directive for what voters should see, typical of red-box guidance.Backup Precincts All CA-41 CA-41 not in old CA-38 Zip Codes All CA-41 CA-41 not in old CA-38
Provides detailed geographic targeting data (precincts and zip codes) for ad placement, a key red-boxing signal.
Independent-expenditure corroboration
FEC Schedule E · 15 filings
Sequence. Messaging guidance was present on the candidate's site when detected (by us) on 2026-07-09; $651,693 in supporting independent expenditures is on file for this candidate.
| Committee | Amount | Filings | Date range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | BOLD AMERICA | $600,000 | 6 | 2026-05-12 – 2026-05-18 |
| S | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $51,478 | 4 | 2026-05-08 – 2026-05-08 |
| S | COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PAC | $156 | 1 | 2026-05-05 – 2026-05-05 |
| S | PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTY ACTION FUND | $50 | 3 | 2025-02-14 – 2026-05-04 |
| S | SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION | $10 | 1 | 2026-01-09 – 2026-01-09 |
S Supporting O Opposing
Schedule E is corroboration, not the trigger — a filed expenditure is late evidence, and our detection timestamp reflects when we crawled, which can lag the actual posting. Supporting IE dated on or after our detection day: $0. Dates are FEC expenditure dates.