United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, California 30
Joel Lava
Joel Lava’s FEC committees ran 37 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 3 May 2026 and 31 May 2026. Meta reports $3.6–7.3K of spend. That makes Joel Lava the 639th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, California 30. Party: Democrats.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
37
ads on 1 page
$5.4K
reported spend, range $3.6–7.3K
100%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 25 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Congresswoman Friedman$1.5K
- Congress$399
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 63%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| JOEL LAVA FOR CONGRESS C00936344 | 37 | $5.4K |
The committees whose ads count for the candidate, as the FEC names them.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
Joel Lava For Congress CA 30
10 May 2026 · Joel Lava for Congress · $500 – $599 · 175K+ impressions · Ad Library
What pushed me over the edge to run was Congresswoman Friedman not talking to us. Starting last December, we held weekly rallies to show her SUPPORT and give her strength to file for impeachment. After several weeks, our numbers swelled to over 40 constituents, at her Burbank office. We still could not get a hearing. So I am running. If she held monthly townhalls as she promised, we could have asked her many questions. I will hold monthly townhalls. I will hold Washington accountable, and I
14 May 2026 · Joel Lava for Congress · $400 – $499 · 150K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
THE LAVA DIFFERENCE The Mess at Park La Brea : Park la brea is a 144 multi family development with over 10,000 residents. And everything is in disrepair. Mold, rodents, buckling floor, and so much more. If I were Congressman, I would be using my megaphone to publicly call out the landlord by name, as a protector of my constituents. Prime Residential, clean up your mess, now, or else the government will clean it up for you! #joellavaforcongress #ca30 #megaphonepolitics
24 May 2026 · Joel Lava for Congress · $400 – $499 · 150K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Joel Lava for Congress CA 30
14 May 2026 · Joel Lava for Congress · $300 – $399 · 125K+ impressions · Ad Library
Our founders envisioned a system of citizen-legislators—people who go to Washington to serve their neighbors for a season, and then return home to live under the very laws they helped pass. They never intended for Congress to become a permanent ruling class. When a seat in office becomes a lifelong career, politicians can lose touch with the everyday struggles of the people they represent. We need a system that prioritizes service over seniority and ensures that our leaders remain grounded in t
26 May 2026 · Joel Lava for Congress · $200 – $299 · 90K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
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14 May 2026 · Joel Lava for Congress · $200 – $299 · 20K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Lava for Congress | 37 | $5.4K |
Each name opens the page’s Vipima page, with its own figures and its link to Meta’s Ad Library.
Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.
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