Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Brian Forde
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 45
- Filing address
- Tustin, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- FORDE, BRIAN
California, District 45
FEC candidate ID H8CA45189 · Principal campaign committee: BRIAN FORDE FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 45 | $0.00 | Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000 |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · California District 45 | $0.00 | Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000 |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · California District 45 | $0.00 | Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000 |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · California District 45 | $954.00 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 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.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history appears here after the next data refresh with FEC report data.
PAC and committee contributors
1 committee reported giving $250.00 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, 2026 · 8 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Forde (D) | $0.00 | $220,761.93 | 2026-10-14 |
| Derek Tran (D) | $5,846,183.13 | $3,247,642.60 | 2026-09-30 |
| Michelle Steel (R) | $1,252,671.58 | $0.00 | 2025-10-09 |
| Chuong Vo (R) | $937,468.52 | $175,455.65 | 2026-10-14 |
| Thomas Ky-Phong Vo (R) | $756,510.00 | $0.00 | 2026-06-16 |
| Chi Charlie Nguyen (R) | $485,485.00 | $0.00 | 2026-07-10 |
| Amy Phan West (R) | $60,360.30 | $0.13 | 2026-09-30 |
| Mark Andrew Leonard (R) | $25,945.49 | $17,488.71 | 2026-09-30 |
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 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: BRIAN FORDE FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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