Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 34
- Filing address
- Los Angeles, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MOTIWALLA, FRANCES YASMEEN
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 34
FEC candidate ID H0CA34115 · Principal campaign committee: FRANCES YASMEEN MOTIWALLA FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 52 | $5,861.16 | Did not qualify for the ballot |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · California District 34 | $120,606.01 | Lost the general election (13.6%) |
2019–2020 cycle totals through August 16, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$69,439.7058%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$50,733.7742%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$432.540%
Self-funding: $50,733.77 (42% of money raised): $27,733.77 given and $23,000.00 lent by the candidate. $23,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
The race
California U.S. House, District 34, 2020 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla (D) | $120,606.01 | $0.00 | 2020-08-16 |
| Jimmy Gomez (D) | $1,406,325.87 | $489,518.59 | 2020-12-31 |
| David Kim (D) | $187,704.76 | $806.10 | 2020-12-31 |
| Joanne Wright (R) | $32,291.15 | $0.00 | 2020-03-31 |
| Shannel Pittman (G) | $1,421.83 | $934.99 | 2019-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: FRANCES YASMEEN MOTIWALLA FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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