California · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026

California District 02 House race

General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · California District 02 House race

Jared Huffman has raised more than 8 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the California District 02 House race, 2026 report raising $1.2M between them. Jared Huffman reports $978,277 and Nicolette Hahn reports $124,859, a gap of $853,418. Of what Jared Huffman reports, 62% came from individuals and 32% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Jared Huffman

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 32% from PACs and 62% from individuals.

62% individuals32% PACs6% other

$978K

raised

Nicolette Hahn

N · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 88% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

88% individuals0% PACs12% other

$125K

raised

Rose Yee

D · challenger

35% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 65% from other sources.

35% individuals0% PACs65% other

$67K

raised

Gregory Burgess

N · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$25K

raised

Timothy Geist

R · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$16K

raised

Paul Saulsbury

R · challenger

5% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 95% from other sources.

5% individuals0% PACs95% other

$10K

raised

Colby Smart

N · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $2K on hand from $3K raised.

60% individuals0% PACs40% other

$3K

raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Labor / Unions$45K

Small donors & unclassified$39K

Retail & Consumer$10K

Law & Lobbying$8K

Real Estate & Construction$6K

Health & Pharma$5K

Energy & Utilities$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE · pac$10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
CLEAN PAC · pac$10K
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC · pac$10K
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT FEDERAL PAC (PECG FED-PAC) · pac$10K
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$8K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$8K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

26%61%13%

26% PACs61% individuals13% other

The incumbent's record

Jared Huffman is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$1.1M

$135K - $2.1M. up $779K since 2013.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Natural Resources · Ranking Member
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Labor / Unions$45K

Small donors & unclassified$39K

Retail & Consumer$10K

Law & Lobbying$8K

Real Estate & Construction$6K

Health & Pharma$5K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Jared Huffman D · incumbent	vs	NH Nicolette Hahn N · challenger
$978K	Raised	$125K
$1.1M	Cash on hand	$0
32%	From PACs	0%
62%	From individuals	88%
Labor / Unions	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No