Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Paul Chakalian
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 23
- Filing address
- Yucca Valley, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- CHAKALIAN, PAUL
California, District 23
FEC candidate ID H6CA23263 · Principal campaign committee: CHAKALIAN FOR CONGRESS
2025–2026 cycle totals through January 29, 2026, 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$55,249.4976%
- PACs and other committees$500.001%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$16,925.2423%
Self-funding: $16,925.24 (23% of money raised): $16,925.24 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$28,334.4952%
- Contributions over $200$26,415.0048%
- Itemized from inside California$28,627.0093%
- Itemized from other states$2,180.007%
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
1 committee reported giving $500.00 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 CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 23, 2026 · 9 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Chakalian (D) | $72,674.73 | $0.00 | 2026-01-29 |
| Jay Obernolte (R) | $1,854,658.18 | $1,378,568.34 | 2026-10-14 |
| Karen Matthews (I) | $174,651.43 | $0.00 | 2026-06-22 |
| Tessa Lynn Hodge (D) | $126,771.66 | $12,434.33 | 2026-10-14 |
| Charles Patrick Wallis (D) | $63,684.00 | $24.02 | 2026-06-23 |
| Alexis L Claiborne (D) | $11,842.88 | $2,654.80 | 2025-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 1–26) (retrieved October 22, 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: CHAKALIAN FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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