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California · Assembly · District 42 · 2026

California Assembly District 42 race

General election in 87 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California Assembly District 42 race

Deborah Klein Lopez has raised more than 2 times the next candidate.

Candidate Deborah Klein Lopez has raised about $547K, more than 2 times any rival.

Kelly Honig reports 95% of campaign money from individuals.

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.

DL

Deborah Klein Lopez

No party · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 62% from PACs and 38% from individuals.

38% individuals62% PACs0% other
$547K
raised
KH

Kelly Honig

No party · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 5% from PACs.

95% individuals5% PACs0% other
$252K
raised
TN

Ted K. Nordblum

No party · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 6% from PACs.

94% individuals6% PACs0% other
$75K
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.

41%59%
41% PACs59% individuals0% other

The tale of the tape

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

Deborah Klein Lopez
challenger
DL
vs
KH
Kelly Honig
challenger
$547K
Raised
$252K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
62%
From PACs
5%
38%
From individuals
95%
Too few to rank
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
No
Incumbent
No