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

California District 25 House race

General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 25 House race

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

Candidates in the California District 25 House race, 2026 report raising $3.3M between them. Raul Ruiz reports $2.1M and Joe Males reports $936,496, a gap of $1.1M. Of what Raul Ruiz reports, 53% came from individuals and 47% 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.

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.

Health & Pharma$100K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Retail & Consumer$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • 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 RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) · pac$10K
  • CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC · pac$10K
  • LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY INNOVATION SERVICE 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+. 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.

Health & Pharma$100K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Retail & Consumer$10K
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