Take Action: California

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Start: 2024-09-21T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-21T14:00:00-04:00
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CA-13; CA-22, CA-27; CA- 41; CA-45; CA-47 (Open)

Redistricting in California created more GOP-favored districts, leading to a disappointing showing in the 2022 U.S. House elections. No incumbents were unseated, but Democrats lost two districts, and in Washington, Democrats lost control of the House.

In 2024, Democrats are focusing on the state to ensure a stronger showing across the board. California remains a battleground. According to the Cook Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections, 10 California seats are in play in the upcoming election.

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COMPETITIVE CA RACES

State	District	Incumbent	Partisan Lean	Party in Power	Cook Rating	Primary Date	Dem Candidate	$ Raised (Dem)	Rep Candidate	$ Raised (Rep)	Fundraising Target
Alaska	AK-00	Mary Peltola	R+8	D	Lean D	Aug-20	Mary Peltola	$3,338,609	Multiple	$840,000
Arizona	AZ-01	David Schweikert	R+2	R	Toss Up	Jul-30	Amish Shah	$216,508	David Schweikert	$1,548,761	Yes
Arizona	AZ-06	Juan Ciscomani	R+3	R	Toss Up	Jul-30	Kirsten Engel	$3,197,698	Juan Ciscomani	$2,667,947
California	CA-47	OPEN (Porter)	D+3	D	Lean D	Mar-5	David Min	$1,525,657	Scott Baugh	$2,277,891	Yes
California	CA-13	John Duarte	D+4	R	Toss Up	Mar-5	Adam Gray	$1,816,564	John Duarte	$2,078,186	Yes
California	CA-22	David Valadao	D+5	R	Toss Up	Mar-5	Rudy Salas	$1,741,508	David Valadao	$2,000,244	Yes
California	CA-27	Mike Garcia	D+4	R	Toss Up	Mar-5	George Whitesides	$3,879,062	Mike Garcia	$2,226,582
California	CA-41	Ken Calvert	R+3	R	Toss Up	Mar-5	Will Rollins	$4,747,346	Ken Calvert	$3,618,194
California	CA-45	Michelle Steel	D+2	R	Lean R	Mar-5	Derek Tran	$1,156,780	Michelle Steel	$3,792,958
Colorado	CO-08	Yadira Caraveo	EVEN	D	Toss Up	Jun-25	Yadira Caraveo	$3,464,254	Gabe Evans	$532,844
Colorado	CO-03	OPEN (Boebert)	R+7	R	Lean R	Jun-25	Adam Frisch	$3,924,268	Jeff Hurd	$156,577
Connecticut	CT-05	Jahana Hayes	D+3	D	Lean D	Aug-13	Jahana Hayes	$2,065,380	George Logan	$1,013,129
Illinois	IL-17	Eric Sorensen	D+2	D	Lean D	Mar-19	Eric Sorensen	$2,590,786	Joseph McGraw	$475,444
Indiana	IN-01	Frank Mrvan	D+3	D	Lean D	May-7	Frank Mrvan	$1,472,994	Randy Niemeyer	$446,529
Iowa	IA-03	Zach Nunn	R+3	R	Lean R	Jun-4	Lanon Baccam	$1,594,015	Zach Nunn	$2,439,075
Maine	ME-02	Jared Golden	R+6	D	Toss Up	Jun-11	Jared Golden	$3,289,109	Austin Theriault	$898,582
Michigan	MI-07	OPEN (Slotkin)	R+2	D	Toss Up	Aug-6	Curtis Hertel	$3,280,946	Tom Barrett	$1,215,354
Michigan	MI-08	OPEN (Kildee)	R+1	D	Toss Up	Aug-6	Kristen McDonald Rivet	$805,117	Paul Junge	$332,295
Michigan	MI-10	John James	R+3	R	Lean R	Aug-6	Carl Marlinga	$104,385	John James	$4,016,408
Minnesota	MN-02	Angie Craig	D+1	D	Lean D	Aug-13	Angie Craig	$3,833,263	Joe Teirab	$813,428
Nebraska	NE-02	Don Bacon	EVEN	R	Lean R	May-14	Tony Vargas	$2,524,082	Don Bacon	$2,215,340
Nevada	NV-03	Susie Lee	D+1	D	Lean D	Jun-11	Susie Lee	$2,989,768	Drew Johnson	$49,936
New Jersey	NJ-07	Thomas Kean	R+1	R	Toss Up	Jun-4	Sue Altman	$2,223,330	Thomas Kean	$3,005,363
New Mexico	NM-02	Gabe Vasquez	D+1	D	Toss Up	Jun-4	Gabe Vasquez	$2,702,018	Yvette Herrell	$1,354,939
New York	NY-18	Pat Ryan	D+2	D	Lean D	Jun-25	Pat Ryan	$3,544,699	Alison Esposito	$729,460
New York	NY-22	Brandon Williams	D+3	R	Lean D	Jun-25	John Mannion	$340,531	Brandon Williams	$1,363,587
New York	NY-04	Anthony DEsposito	D+5	R	Toss Up	Jun-25	Laura Gillen	$2,518,692	Anthony DEsposito	$2,171,544
New York	NY-17	Mike Lawler	D+3	R	Toss Up	Jun-25	Mondaire Jones	$4,312,537	Mike Lawler	$3,930,456
New York	NY-19	Marc Molinaro	R+1	R	Toss Up	Jun-25	Josh Riley	$4,001,183	Marc Molinaro	$2,260,325
North Carolina	NC-01	Don Davis	R+1	D	Toss Up	Mar-5	Don Davis	$2,621,138	Laurie Buckhout	$600,021
Ohio	OH-09	Marcy Kaptur	R+3	D	Toss Up	Mar-19	Marcy Kaptur	$2,636,320	Derek Merrin	$408,073
Ohio	OH-13	Emilia Sykes	R+1	D	Toss Up	Mar-19	Emilia Sykes	$2,369,256	Kevin Coughlin	$389,218
Oregon	OR-06	Andrea Salinas	D+4	D	Lean D	May-21	Andrea Salinas	$2,169,080	Mike Erickson	$234,144
Oregon	OR-05	Lori Chavez-DeRemer	D+2	R	Tossup	May-21	Janelle Bynum	$1,087,862	Lori Chavez-DeRemer	$2,409,555
Pennsylvania	PA-17	Chris Deluzio	EVEN	D	Lean D	Apr-23	Chris Deluzio	$1,871,536	Rob Mercuri	$801,259
Pennsylvania	PA-07	Susan Wild	R+2	D	Toss Up	Apr-23	Susan Wild	$3,855,492	Ryan MacKenzie	$373,255
Pennsylvania	PA-08	Matt Cartwright	R+4	D	Toss Up	Apr-23	Matt Cartwright	$4,538,774	Robert Bresnahan	$1,225,264
Pennsylvania	PA-10	Scott Perry	R+5	R	Lean R	Apr-23	Janelle Stelson	$1,115,431	Scott Perry	$788,823
Texas	TX-34	Vicente Gonzalez	D+9	D	Lean D	May-28	Vicente Gonzalez	$1,679,288	Mayra Flores	$1,093,137
Virginia	VA-07	OPEN (Spanberger)	D+1	D	Lean D	Jun-18	Eugene Vindman	$2,284,458	Derrick Anderson	$460,802
Virginia	VA-02	Jen Kiggans	R+2	R	Lean R	Jun-18	Missy Cotter Smasal	$584,974	Jen Kiggans	$2,471,942
Washington	WA-03	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	R+5	D	Toss Up	Aug-6	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	$3,825,433	Joe Kent	$585,494
Wisconsin	WI-03	Derrick Van Orden	R+4	R	Lean R	Aug-13	Rebecca Cooke	$1,050,132	Derrick Van Orden	$2,383,946

The outcome in a string of contested California districts will be critical in determining the balance of power in Congress. Volunteer Blue is focusing on one open seat in CA-47 and five seats that can be flipped (CA districts 13, 22, 27, 41, and 45). Four of the five GOP-held districts are considered Tossups, while CA-45 is Lean R. The June 7 primary will determine what Democrat will be running in those five districts.

House Majority PAC, a super PAC affiliated with the Democratic Party, Is targeting four California Republicans: Mike Garcia (CA-27), Young Kim (CA-40), Ken Calvert (CA-41), and Michelle Steel CA-45).

One open U.S. Senate seat, formerly held by the late Dianne Feinstein, boasts dozens of declared candidates, though the most well-known are Democrats currently serving in Congress – Katie Porter (CA-47) and Adam Schiff (CA-30) as front-runners with Barbara Lee (CA-12) trailing in polls and fund-raising.

California has been a bellwether for national politics in recent years, and the results of these races could have a significant impact on the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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