Elections · U.S. House, District 14 · California
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Raised for this seat
$1.5M
Through July 29, 2026
Cash on hand
$176K
Through July 29, 2026
On the November ballot
Hernandez faces Aisha Wahab for this seat on November 3, 2026.
The ballot as filed by the nominee source, recorded August 27, 2026, not a prediction. Minor-party and write-in filers are on the race page.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 4%$57K
- Large donors
- 92%$1.4M
- PACs
- 5%$70K
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- --
- Other
- <1%$100
Separately, $1.8M in independent expenditures was reported for and against this candidate by outside committees. That money is not the candidate's receipts and is not part of the mix above.
Receipts reported through July 29, 2026. Source: FEC.
How to vote in California
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
Register 15 days before, or same-day through Election Day at your county office or polling place.
The district they want to represent
- People
- 739K
- Median household income
- $143K
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Living below the poverty line
- 7.0%
- Without health insurance
- 3.7%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.
- Carin Elam$33K
- Melissa Hernandezthis page$1.5M
- Wendy Huang$41K
- Rakhi Israni$2.4M
- Matt Ortega$38K
- Sheriene Ridenour$39K
- Aisha Wahab$632K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; their money is still their own filed record. Showing 7 of 9 funded campaigns; every filing is on the race page.
Spending to support them
$1.8M- Bold America$665K
- Project 218$500K
- SD 2026$374K
- Pro-Choice Majority Action$200K
- For Our Values PAC$86K
The top 5 committees of the $1.8M filed in this direction.
Spending to oppose them
No committee has filed independent spending in this direction.
How these directions are decided
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC. The supporting or opposing direction is each committee's own declared filing, not an interpretation, and a group spending against a candidate is not necessarily spending for their opponent. Outside money is not the campaign's money and is never added to what they raised.
Record in office
Hernandez has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.
That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.
What the campaign says, on melissahernandez2026.comCandidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.