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California · U.S. House · District 25 · 2026

California District 25 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 25 House race

Raul Ruiz has raised more than 2 times the next candidate.

Democrat Raul Ruiz has raised about $2.1M, more than 2 times any rival.

Joe Males reports 94% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

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

Raul Ruiz

Raul Ruiz

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 47% from PACs and 53% from individuals.

53% individuals47% PACs0% other
$2.1M
raised
JM

Joe Males

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

94% individuals0% PACs6% other
$936K
raised
CT

Ceci Truman

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$325K
raised

Where the money came from

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

Small donors & unclassified$153K
Health & Pharma$86K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Law & Lobbying$9K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$7K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • CHANDI GROUP USA, INC. · company$14K
  • ENGLISH LLOYD & ARMENTA · company$14K
  • PZ INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING · company$14K
  • US ACUTE CARE SOLUTIONS · company$11K
  • APPLIED BUSINESS CONCEPTS · company$11K
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY ENT PAC · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

29%69%
29% PACs69% individuals2% other

The incumbent's record

Raul Ruiz is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$956K
$421K - $1.5M. up $436K since 2013.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Who funds them

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

Small donors & unclassified$153K
Health & Pharma$86K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Law & Lobbying$9K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$7K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

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

Raul Ruiz
D · incumbent
Raul Ruiz
vs
JM
Joe Males
R · challenger
$2.1M
Raised
$936K
$2.6M
Cash on hand
$15K
47%
From PACs
0%
53%
From individuals
94%
Health & Pharma
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No