Elections · U.S. House, District 36 · California
Houston Brignano
Republican On the November ballot
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Raised for this seat
$12K
Through September 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$912
Through September 30, 2026
On the November ballot
Brignano faces Ted Lieu for this seat on November 3, 2026.
The general-election ballot as recorded October 12, 2026, not a prediction. Certified list: California Secretary of State. Minor-party and write-in filers are on the race page.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 16%$1.9K
- Large donors
- 84%$9.8K
- PACs
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- Party
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- Self-funding
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- Other
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Receipts reported through September 30, 2026. Source: FEC.
How to vote in California
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
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
- $131K
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Living below the poverty line
- 8.9%
- Without health insurance
- 3.6%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate. These figures describe the district as drawn before its lines changed for 2026; estimates for the new lines are not yet published.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, incumbent first and then by name, never in money order.
- Ted Lieu$1.8M
- Houston Brignanothis page$12K
- Claire Ragge Anderson$40K
- Leah Toomim$31K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; their money is still their own filed record.
Record in office
Brignano does not hold a seat in Congress now, so there is no current voting record, cosponsorships or committee service to show here.
That absence is not a position for or against anything.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.
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