Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Aditya Pai

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · California District 45
Filing address
Long Beach, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
PAI, ADITYA
Next election
Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of California with the 2024 district highlighted

California, District 45

DemocraticU.S. House · California District 45ChallengerRegistered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)

FEC candidate ID H4CA45139 · Principal campaign committee: ADITYA PAI FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$305,312.23
Total spent$280,052.25
Cash on hand$1,692.32
Debts owed by the campaign$6,407.71
Loans from the candidate$33,833.24

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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: $263,235.49PACs and other committees: $6,600.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $33,833.24Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $1,643.50
  • Individual contributions$263,235.4986%
  • PACs and other committees$6,600.002%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$33,833.2411%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,643.501%

Self-funding: $33,833.24 (11% of money raised): $0.00 given and $33,833.24 lent by the candidate. $33,833.24 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $3,300.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

California U.S. House, District 45, 2024 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Aditya Pai (D)$305,312.23$1,692.322024-12-31
Michelle Steel (R)$10,730,106.83$903,461.492024-12-31
Derek Tran (D)$6,514,154.69$327,322.792024-12-31
Kim Nguyen (D)$366,569.43$8,782.112024-12-31
Jimmy D Pham (D)$29,899.00$0.002023-10-18

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political Reportrowspan="2"September 6, 2024
  • Inside ElectionsOctober 18, 2024
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean RNovember 4, 2024
  • Elections DailyNovember 4, 2024
  • CNalysisTilt DNovember 4, 2024

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: ADITYA PAI FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

TerraCivic shows public filings without scores, grades or judgments about any candidate.

Federal law prohibits using information copied from FEC reports to solicit contributions or for commercial purposes. Do not use TerraCivic for fundraising, donor prospecting, or contact lists. TerraCivic shows no individual contributor names, addresses, employers or amounts. Data use & privacy