Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Paula Williams Swift
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 40
- Filing address
- Seal Beach, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SWIFT, PAULA WILLIAMS DR.
California, District 40
FEC candidate ID H6CA40333 · Principal campaign committee: SWIFT FOR CONGRESS 2026
2025–2026 cycle totals through December 15, 2025, 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$14,063.0297%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$250.002%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$233.192%
Self-funding: $250.00 (2% of money raised): $0.00 given and $250.00 lent by the candidate. $250.00 of loans repaid so far.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$6,263.0247%
- Contributions over $200$7,000.0053%
- Itemized from inside California$5,650.0076%
- Itemized from other states$1,750.0024%
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
The race
California U.S. House, District 40, 2026 · 15 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Williams Swift (D) | $14,546.21 | $0.00 | 2025-12-15 |
| Young Kim (R) | $9,977,513.23 | $1,957,662.24 | 2026-09-30 |
| Ken Calvert (R) | $7,050,383.48 | $980,390.51 | 2026-10-14 |
| Esther Kim Varet (D) | $2,952,203.21 | $26,272.45 | 2026-09-30 |
| Christina Gagnier (D) | $606,522.52 | $22,079.79 | 2026-09-30 |
| Lisa D Ramirez (D) | $519,018.36 | $0.00 | 2026-06-21 |
| Nina Linh (I) | $442,117.27 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Joseph Kerr (D) | $286,949.54 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Perry Meade (D) | $276,150.54 | $48,006.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Tiffanie Tate (D) | $66,421.47 | $0.00 | 2026-03-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
No published race ratings found.
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 27–52) (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: SWIFT FOR CONGRESS 2026.
- 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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