Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Brian Forde
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 45
- Filing address
- Irvine, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- FORDE, BRIAN
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
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) |
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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$90.009%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$864.0091%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
The race
California U.S. House, District 45, 2020 · 11 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Forde (D) | $954.00 | $223,057.91 | 2020-12-31 |
| Katherine Porter (D) | $16,901,194.24 | $10,267,752.44 | 2020-12-31 |
| Gregory Gerard Raths (R) | $1,412,756.96 | $1,998.49 | 2020-12-31 |
| Donald M Sedgwick (R) | $895,705.07 | $0.00 | 2020-03-31 |
| Peggy Huang (R) | $639,008.83 | $0.00 | 2020-09-30 |
| Lisa Sparks (R) | $519,919.43 | $0.00 | 2020-06-30 |
| Ray Gennawey (R) | $77,674.00 | $0.00 | 2020-03-31 |
| Christopher John Gonzales (R) | $43,892.00 | $0.00 | 2020-09-30 |
| Aditya Pai (D) | $34,823.20 | $0.00 | 2020-03-10 |
| Brenton Woolworth (R) | $10,559.00 | $0.00 | 2019-09-27 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R) | August 15–18, 2019 | 300 (LV) | ± 5.7% | Katie Porter 46% · Ray Gennawey 2% · Peggy Huang 2% · Greg Raths 10% · Don Sedgwick 3% · Lisa Sparks 1% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 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: BRIAN FORDE 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.
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