2026 race · follow the money
California U.S. House District 43
3 filings report $1.1M raised, and outside groups reported $13K in independent spending for or against them. Compare where each campaign's money came from and who spent to help or hurt it.
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.
| Candidate | Raised | Individuals | PACs | Own money | Spent | Cash | Outside for | Outside against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxine WatersDemocrat · Filed as incumbent | $1.1M | 40% | 49% | 0% | $1.1M | $105K | $13K | — |
| Myla RahmanDemocrat · Filed as challenger | $16K | 99.3% | 0% | 0.7% | $14K | $1,832 | — | — |
| Cristian MoralesRepublican · Filed as challenger | $15K | 15% | 0% | 0% | $14K | $539 | — | — |
Who spent from outside.
The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.
- MAKING CALIFORNIA FIRST$13K for Maxine Waters
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION$10 for Maxine Waters
Each campaign.
Sitting member of Congress · Maxine Waters
In the U.S. House (CA-43) since 1991 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 23 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 1 committee: Financial Services (Ranking Member)
- 109 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 2 committees reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H4CA23011) 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
- $1.1M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- Cash on hand
- $105K
- Debts
- $142K
- Individuals 40% $441K
- PACs & other committees 49% $542K
- Other receipts 11% $125K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $13K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
Where the money went $489K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $489K of the $1.1M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 40% $194K
- Consultants & strategy 8% $41K
- Fundraising & processing fees 16% $77K
- Polling, research & data 1% $4,983
- Travel, meals & events 4% $18K
- Office, technology & overhead 13% $62K
- Legal & compliance 19% $91K
Largest payees
- MARINA GRAPHIC CENTER $144K
- BIRD MARELLA $80K
- GOULD & ORELLANA, LLC $78K
- CALIFORNIA BANK & TRUST $28K
- AT&T $20K
Paid to individuals: $36K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (266 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.
- Raised
- $16K
- Spent
- $14K
- Cash on hand
- $1,832
- Debts
- $6,550
- Individuals 99.3% $16K
- Candidate's own money & loans 0.7% $110
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Where the money went $13K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 3% $339
- Consultants & strategy 45% $5,940
- Fundraising & processing fees 3% $430
- Polling, research & data 10% $1,357
- Travel, meals & events 23% $3,057
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $275
- Legal & compliance 13% $1,700
Largest payees
- MANDATE MEDIA $6,215
- C&I CONSULTING $1,700
- INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS: POLITICAL $1,357
- ARCHITECT HOTEL $857
- JETBLUE AIRLINES $682
Payments dated Feb 19, 2026 to Jun 23, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (40 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.
- Raised
- $15K
- Spent
- $14K
- Cash on hand
- $539
- Debts
- $13K
- Individuals 15% $2,250
- Other receipts 85% $13K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 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.
Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Christopher Truman, Eden Cristo, Anish Jain, David Sedlik.
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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.