California · U.S. House · District 32 · 2026

California District 32 House race

General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · California District 32 House race

Brad Sherman ranks No. 2 in money raised.

Candidates in the California District 32 House race, 2026 report raising $6M between them. Jake Levine reports $2.7M and Brad Sherman reports $2.5M, a gap of $272,981. Of what Jake Levine reports, 71% came from individuals and 1% from PACs. Outside groups spent for SHERMAN, BRAD ($974,078).

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.

Jake Levine

D · challenger

71% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 28% from other sources.

71% individuals1% PACs28% other

$2.7M

raised

Brad Sherman

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 29% from PACs and 58% from individuals.

58% individuals29% PACs13% other

$2.5M

raised

Jake Rakov

D · challenger

14% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 86% from other sources.

14% individuals0% PACs86% other

$584K

raised

Dory Benami

D · challenger

62% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 38% from other sources.

62% individuals0% PACs38% other

$57K

raised

Christopher Ahuja

D · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$48K

raised

Marena Lin

D · challenger

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

65% individuals0% PACs35% other

$39K

raised

Larry Thompson

R · challenger

20% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 80% from other sources.

20% individuals0% PACs80% other

$34K

raised

Josh Sautter

D · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$31K

raised

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Anna Wilding

D · challenger

14% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 85% from other sources.

14% individuals1% PACs85% other

$14K

raised

Where the money came from

$974K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$940K

Banking & Financial$120K

Real Estate & Construction$34K

Small donors & unclassified$20K

Labor / Unions$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

VALLEY-WESTSIDE UNITED PAC · super pac$940K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$34K
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. · pac$10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMH PAC) · pac$10K
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC · pac$10K
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

12%60%28%

12% PACs60% individuals28% other

The incumbent's record

Brad Sherman is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$1.2M

$393K+. down $374K since 2008.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Foreign Affairs
House Committee on Financial Services

Who funds them

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

Ideological / Leadership$940K

Banking & Financial$120K

Real Estate & Construction$34K

Small donors & unclassified$20K

Labor / Unions$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.

Jake Levine D · challenger JL	vs	Brad Sherman D · incumbent
$2.7M	Raised	$2.5M
$1K	Cash on hand	$2.7M
1%	From PACs	29%
71%	From individuals	58%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Ideological / Leadership
No	Incumbent	Yes