2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Aisha Wahab?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Aisha Wahab
In the U.S. House (CA-14) since 2026 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 0 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- No full-committee seat in the roster snapshot
- 22 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 8 committees reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H0CA15213) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $1.2M
- Spent
- $752K
- Cash on hand
- $462K
- Debts
- $15K
- Individuals 77% $930K
- PACs & other committees 20% $244K
- Candidate's own money & loans 3% $39K
- Other receipts <0.1% $1,145
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $942K supporting · $2.4M opposing ($3,849 of it designated for the general election)
Biggest spenders supporting
Biggest spenders opposing
- UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') $1.6M
- BOLD AMERICA $611K
- SD 2026 $165K
Largest direct PAC contributions
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $15K
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $10K
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $10K
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- MEDICARE FOR ALL $10K
Who gave.
Who gives $930K from individuals
13% in small-dollar gifts
$125K of $930K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $512K of the $806K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Sep 7, 2026 for this campaign.
87% from California · 13% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
53% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- California $444K
- Texas $14K
- Washington $11K
- Illinois $7,948
- New York $7,656
- Maryland $5,582
- New Jersey $3,988
- Virginia $3,230
Top employers named by donors
- CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE $2,000
- GOOGLE LLC $1,750
- APPLE $1,580
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $184K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $322K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 22, 2026 to Sep 7, 2026, net of refunds (600 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $1.7M for / $2.8M against · $154K in the final two weeks
That is $1.1M more than the $3.4M in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$963K of the $3.7M on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- TV, radio & streaming TV 13% $499K
- Digital ads 12% $454K
- Ads, medium not stated 53% $2.0M
- Mail, print & signs 19% $718K
- Phones & texts 1% $44K
- Ad production 1% $53K
- Other or unclassified <0.1% $524
Largest late spenders for
- PROTECT PROGRESS $535K
- HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES $197K
- J STREET ACTION FUND $108K
- AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $90K
- UNITY & JUSTICE FUND $17K
Largest late spenders against
- UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') $1.6M
- BOLD AMERICA $611K
- SAFER ALAMEDA COUNTY PAC $375K
- SD 2026 $165K
Latest dissemination on these reports: October 28, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (53 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $598K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $598K of the $752K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 6, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 83% $497K
- Fundraising & processing fees 4% $25K
- Travel, meals & events 0.1% $334
- Office, technology & overhead 0.8% $4,870
- Legal & compliance 8% $46K
- Other or unclassified 4% $24K
Largest payees
- FIREFIGHTERS PRINT & DESIGN, INC. $203K
- LAURA VEAZEY DBA GO VIRAL, LLC $120K
- ALAMEDA COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS $46K
- SWITCHBOARD PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION $43K
- OUR REVOLUTION $43K
Paid to individuals: $687, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 25, 2026 to Sep 6, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (93 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Rakhi IsraniDemocrat · $2.4M raised · $372K outside
- Melissa HernandezDemocrat · $2.1M raised · $4.2M outside
- Eric Michael SwalwellDemocrat · $1.7M raised
- Wendy Fiona HuangRepublican · $41K raised
- Sheriene RidenourDemocrat · $39K raised
- Matt OrtegaDemocrat · $38K raised
- Carin ElamDemocrat · $33K raised
- Abrar QadirDemocrat · $27K raised
- Bob WieckowskiDemocrat · $0 raised
- Dena Marie MaldonadoRepublican · $81K outside
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.