DL
Deborah Klein Lopez
DD · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 51% from PACs and 49% from individuals.
49% individuals51% PACs0% other
$919K
raised
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California · Assembly · District 42 · 2026
California Assembly District 42 race
General election in 42 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California Assembly District 42 race
Deborah Klein Lopez has raised more than 2 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California Assembly District 42 race, 2026 report raising $1.5M between them. Deborah Klein Lopez reports $919,278 and Kelly Honig reports $411,883, a gap of $507,395. Of what Deborah Klein Lopez reports, 49% came from individuals and 51% 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.
KH
Kelly Honig
DD · challenger
82% from individuals, 18% from PACs, and 0% from other sources.
82% individuals18% PACs0% other
$412K
raised
TN
Ted K. Nordblum
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 89% from individuals and 11% from PACs.
89% individuals11% PACs0% other
$166K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
No itemized outside money by sector is on file yet.
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
38%62%
38% PACs62% individuals0% other
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Deborah Klein Lopez D · challenger DL | vs | KH Kelly Honig D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $919K | Raised | $412K |
| $0 | Cash on hand | $0 |
| 51% | From PACs | 18% |
| 49% | From individuals | 82% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| No | Incumbent | No |