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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Christian Mendez

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · California District 46
Filing address
Costa Mesa, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MENDEZ, CHRISTIAN
Map of California with the 2026 district highlighted

California, District 46

FEC page

DemocraticU.S. House · California District 46ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6CA40366 · Principal campaign committee: CHRISTIAN MENDEZ FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$2,317.40
Total spent$2,312.50
Cash on hand$4.90
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 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: $489.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $1,828.40
  • Individual contributions$489.0021%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,828.4079%

Self-funding: $1,828.40 (79% of money raised): $1,828.40 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$152.00100%
  • Contributions over $200$0.000%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$2K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $1,828.40APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $1,828.00PRE-PRIMARY: raised $122.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $88.00JULY QUARTERLY: raised $367.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $366.50OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $30.002026-032026-052026-062026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

California U.S. House, District 46, 2026 · 4 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Christian Mendez (D)$2,317.40$4.902026-09-30
Lou Correa (D)$1,493,328.69$2,323,395.152026-10-14
David Pan (R)$104,144.51$1,856.372026-10-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DNovember 5, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 15, 2025
  • The EconomistSafe DMay 6, 2026

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: CHRISTIAN MENDEZ 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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