California · U.S. House · District 40 · 2026

California District 40 House race

General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · California District 40 House race

Young Kim leads the field on money raised.

Candidates in the California District 40 House race, 2026 report raising $16.5M between them. Young Kim reports $7.3M and Ken Calvert reports $4.1M, a gap of $3.2M. Of what Young Kim reports, 76% came from individuals and 22% from PACs. Outside groups spent against CALVERT, KEN ($577,540) and for CALVERT, KEN ($223,650). Outside groups spent against KIM, YOUNG ($4.7M) and for KIM, YOUNG ($1.8M).

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.

Young Kim

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 22% from PACs and 76% from individuals.

76% individuals22% PACs2% other

$7.3M

raised

Ken Calvert

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 34% from PACs and 62% from individuals.

62% individuals34% PACs4% other

$4.1M

raised

Esther Varet

D · challenger

78% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 22% from other sources.

78% individuals0% PACs22% other

$2.9M

raised

Christina Gagnier

D · challenger

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

88% individuals0% PACs12% other

$607K

raised

Lisa Ramirez

D · challenger

77% from individuals, 2% from PACs, and 21% from other sources.

77% individuals2% PACs21% other

$519K

raised

Nina Linh

I · challenger

39% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 61% from other sources.

39% individuals0% PACs61% other

$442K

raised

Joseph Kerr

D · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 23% from PACs and 77% from individuals.

77% individuals23% PACs0% other

$276K

raised

Perry Meade

D · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$276K

raised

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Tiffanie Tate

D · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$66K

raised

Claude Keissieh

D · challenger

3% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 97% from other sources.

3% individuals0% PACs97% other

$34K

raised

Paula Swift

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

97% individuals0% PACs3% other

$15K

raised

Christian Ahmed

I · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$30

raised

Where the money came from

$2.1M in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Banking & Financial$1.6M

Ideological / Leadership$526K

Small donors & unclassified$133K

Real Estate & Construction$57K

Insurance$40K

Energy & Utilities$30K

Defense & Aerospace$20K

Transportation$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. · pac$1.5M
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION · super pac$290K
AMERICANS 4 SECURITY PAC · super pac$184K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$57K
CALIFORNIA CONSERVATIVES PAC · super pac$27K
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC · pac$20K
EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC · pac$20K
NEW MAJORITY FEDERAL PAC · pac$15K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

19%73%

19% PACs73% individuals8% other

The incumbent's record

Young Kim is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$3.2M

$846K - $5.6M. up $2.4M since 2018.

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 Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
House Committee on Financial Services

Who funds them

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

Banking & Financial$1.6M

Ideological / Leadership$300K

Real Estate & Construction$57K

Small donors & unclassified$40K

Insurance$40K

Energy & Utilities$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.

Young Kim R · incumbent	vs	Ken Calvert R · incumbent
$7.3M	Raised	$4.1M
$1.7M	Cash on hand	$1.5M
22%	From PACs	34%
76%	From individuals	62%
Banking & Financial	Top donor sector	Ideological / Leadership
Yes	Incumbent	Yes