California U.S. House District 14

The count.

Checking the election sources…

Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Super PACSpent mainly in primaries$1.6M against Aisha Wahab · $825K for Melissa Hernandez
• BOLD AMERICASuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$1.8M for Melissa Hernandez · $611K against Aisha Wahab
• COMMITTEE FOR WORKING FAMILIES, SPONSORED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$684K for Aisha Wahab · $81K against Dena Marie Maldonado
• SD 2026Hybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries$374K for Melissa Hernandez · $165K against Aisha Wahab
• PROJECT 218Super PACSpent mainly in primaries$500K for Melissa Hernandez
• CALIFORNIA DEMOCRACY ALLIANCESuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$372K for Rakhi Israni
• AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)Super PACSpent mainly in primaries$210K against Melissa Hernandez · $90K for Aisha Wahab
• PROGRESSIVE PROMISESuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$200K against Melissa Hernandez
• PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY ACTIONHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries$200K for Melissa Hernandez
• J STREET ACTION FUNDSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$104K for Aisha Wahab

Each campaign.

• Rakhi IsraniFEC filing: Rakhi Israni · H6CA14171 ↗

  Raised

  $2.4M

  Spent

  $2.4M

  Cash on hand

  $2,003

  Debts

  $1.4M

  • Individuals 41% $976K
  • PACs & other committees 0.8% $20K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 59% $1.4M

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  Outside groups: $372K supporting · $0 opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. CALIFORNIA DEMOCRACY ALLIANCESuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $372K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. HINDU AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC with no sponsoring organization $10K
  2. AMERICANS4HINDUS PAC (MULTI-CANDIDATE)Hybrid PAC (super PAC account) $5,000

  Where the money went $2.4M in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 90% $2.2M
  • Consultants & strategy 1% $33K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 1% $30K
  • Polling, research & data 3% $60K
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.5% $11K
  • Legal & compliance 1% $30K
  • Other or unclassified 3% $72K

  Largest payees

  1. POLARIS CAMPAIGNS, INC. $1.0M
  2. AXIAL MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS LLC $749K
  3. VERSUS MEDIA GROUP LLC $303K
  4. WELLS FARGO CARD SERVICES $69K
  5. THE POLITICAL GROUP LLC $62K

  Paid to individuals: $48K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 27, 2026 to Jul 7, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (94 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.

• Melissa HernandezFEC filing: Melissa Hernandez · H6CA14163 ↗

  Raised

  $2.1M

  Spent

  $2.0M

  Cash on hand

  $108K

  Debts

  $19K

  • Individuals 94% $2.0M
  • PACs & other committees 6% $119K
  • Other receipts 0.6% $12K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  Outside groups: $3.8M supporting · $410K opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. BOLD AMERICASuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $1.8M
  2. UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Super PACSpent mainly in primaries $825K
  3. PROJECT 218Super PACSpent mainly in primaries $500K

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)Super PACSpent mainly in primaries $210K
  2. PROGRESSIVE PROMISESuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $200K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. INNOVATION FOR GOOD PACLeadership PAC of Sam T. Liccardo $15K
  2. CHC BOLD PACPAC with no sponsoring organization $10K
  3. CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC of Pete Aguilar $10K

  Where the money went $1.9M in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 68% $1.3M
  • Consultants & strategy 9% $170K
  • Staff & payroll 3% $65K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 8% $160K
  • Polling, research & data 5% $91K
  • Travel, meals & events 0.1% $1,353
  • Office, technology & overhead 1% $21K
  • Legal & compliance 5% $97K
  • Other or unclassified 0.3% $6,239

  Largest payees

  1. BLUEWEST MEDIA $691K
  2. ARMOUR EVANS $322K
  3. THE TUCKER GROUP $281K
  4. EMC RESEARCH INC. $71K
  5. ALAMEDA COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS $62K

  Paid to individuals: $13K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 11, 2026 to Sep 7, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (293 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.

• Eric Michael SwalwellFEC filing: Eric Michael Swalwell · H2CA15094 ↗

  Raised

  $1.7M

  Spent

  $2.0M

  Cash on hand

  $7,605

  Debts

  $5,525

  • Individuals 86% $1.5M
  • PACs & other committees 10% $178K
  • Party committees <0.1% $779
  • Other receipts 4% $71K

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC with no sponsoring organization $7,500
  2. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000
  3. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUNDUnion PAC · International Brotherhood Of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmith, Forgers & Helpe $5,000

  Where the money went $1.7M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $1.7M of the $2.0M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 18, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 3% $48K
  • Consultants & strategy 11% $196K
  • Staff & payroll 19% $327K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 18% $316K
  • Polling, research & data 3% $57K
  • Travel, meals & events 27% $475K
  • Office, technology & overhead 5% $84K
  • Legal & compliance 9% $162K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $3,942
  • Other or unclassified 5% $81K

  Largest payees

  1. BERGER HIRSCHBERG STRATEGIES $223K
  2. THE TUCKER GROUP $114K
  3. UNITED AIRLINES $111K
  4. RIVER CITY BUSINESS SERVICES $103K
  5. BCOM SOLUTIONS, LLC $100K

  Paid to individuals: $379K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (3,286 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.

• Aisha WahabFEC filing: Aisha Wahab · H0CA15213 ↗

  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.

  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

  1. COMMITTEE FOR WORKING FAMILIES, SPONSORED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $684K
  2. J STREET ACTION FUNDSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $104K
  3. AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)Super PACSpent mainly in primaries $90K

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Super PACSpent mainly in primaries $1.6M
  2. BOLD AMERICASuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $611K
  3. SD 2026Hybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries $165K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L EUnion PAC · American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees, Afl-Cio $15K
  2. COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEUnion PAC · Communications Workers Of America $10K
  3. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $10K

  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

  1. FIREFIGHTERS PRINT & DESIGN, INC. $203K
  2. LAURA VEAZEY DBA GO VIRAL, LLC $120K
  3. ALAMEDA COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS $46K
  4. SWITCHBOARD PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION $43K
  5. 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.

• Wendy Fiona HuangFEC filing: Wendy Fiona Huang · H6CA14148 ↗

  Raised

  $41K

  Spent

  $35K

  Cash on hand

  $6,332

  Debts

  $30K

  • Individuals 26% $11K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 74% $30K

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $35K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 37% $13K
  • Travel, meals & events 7% $2,252
  • Office, technology & overhead 44% $15K
  • Legal & compliance 10% $3,480
  • Other or unclassified 2% $756

  Largest payees

  1. ALAMEDA COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS $19K
  2. VOTERS AI, INC. $12K
  3. TRIBU GRILL $2,252
  4. GRAPHICS CAT (ONLINE) $1,364
  5. BANNERS AND SIGNS $671

  Payments dated Jan 9, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (15 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.

• Sheriene RidenourFEC filing: Sheriene Ridenour · H6CA14239 ↗

  Raised

  $39K

  Spent

  $199

  Cash on hand

  $38K

  Debts

  $34K

  • Individuals 12% $4,752
  • Candidate's own money & loans 88% $34K

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

• Matt OrtegaFEC filing: Matt Ortega · H6CA14155 ↗

  Raised

  $38K

  Spent

  $38K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 86% $33K
  • Other receipts 14% $5,339

  Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $37K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 21% $7,734
  • Fundraising & processing fees 20% $7,258
  • Travel, meals & events 6% $2,137
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $660
  • Legal & compliance 5% $1,740
  • Other or unclassified 48% $18K

  Largest payees

  1. DEANE & COMPANY $18K
  2. HJKARTS, INC. $7,183
  3. FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS, INC. $3,311
  4. BUNKER HILL STRATEGIES $2,500
  5. SECRETARY OF STATE $1,740

  Paid to individuals: $1,080, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Dec 21, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (68 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.

• Carin ElamFEC filing: Carin Elam · H6CA14189 ↗

  Raised

  $33K

  Spent

  $33K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 19% $6,324
  • Candidate's own money & loans 77% $25K
  • Other receipts 4% $1,194

  Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $29K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $29K of the $33K the campaign reported spending through Jun 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 4, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 28% $7,953
  • Consultants & strategy 5% $1,500
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $456
  • Legal & compliance 8% $2,289
  • Other or unclassified 58% $17K

  Largest payees

  1. ALAMEDA COUNTY VOTER REGISTRAR $15K
  2. SELECT IMAGING $5,312
  3. SECRETARY OF STATE $1,740
  4. ARISTOTLE, INC $1,500
  5. RACHEL BISSONNETTE CONSULTING LLC $1,500

  Paid to individuals: $1,284, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Feb 9, 2026 to Jun 4, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (25 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.

• Abrar QadirFEC filing: Abrar Qadir · H6CA14130 ↗

  Raised

  $27K

  Spent

  $26K

  Cash on hand

  $-17K

  • Individuals 96% $26K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 4% $1,139

  Campaign totals through Apr 15, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $8,358 in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $8,358 of the $26K the campaign reported spending through Apr 15, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Mar 9, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 82% $6,835
  • Office, technology & overhead 15% $1,260
  • Other or unclassified 3% $263

  Largest payees

  1. UPWORK $2,177
  2. SHADOWGRAPHY $2,025

  Paid to individuals: $4,155, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Aug 11, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (41 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.

• Bob WieckowskiFEC filing: Bob Wieckowski · H6CA14221 ↗

  Raised

  $0

  Spent

  $0

  Cash on hand

  $0

  Campaign totals through Apr 27, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

• Dena Marie MaldonadoFEC filing: Dena Marie Maldonado · H6CA14213 ↗

  No campaign summary is in the FEC bulk file for this filing yet.

  Outside groups: $0 supporting · $81K opposing

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. COMMITTEE FOR WORKING FAMILIES, SPONSORED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $81K

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Suzanne Chenault, Alisha Lokelani Cordes, Victor Zevallos.