Young Kim
RIncumbentFEC H8CA39240
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Raised this cycle$7.7M
Cash on hand: $5.8M
All California races
2026 race
CA-40 — U.S. House
11 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: Young Kim.
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Election day
135days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$18M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Ken Calvert
RChallengerFEC H2CA37023
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Raised this cycle$5.2M
Cash on hand: $3.7M
Esther Kim Varet
DChallengerFEC H6CA40309
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Raised this cycle$2.7M
Cash on hand: $1.1M
Christina Gagnier
DChallengerFEC H6CA40325
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Raised this cycle$607K
Cash on hand: $97K
Lisa Ramirez
DChallengerFEC H6CA40382
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Raised this cycle$392K
Cash on hand: $63K
Perry Meade
DChallengerFEC H6CA40374
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Raised this cycle$276K
Cash on hand: $48K
Nina Linh
IChallengerFEC H6CA40341
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Raised this cycle$267K
Cash on hand: $109K
Joseph Kerr
DChallengerFEC H6CA40317
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Raised this cycle$223K
Cash on hand: $17K
Tiffanie Tate
DChallengerFEC H6CA41299
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Raised this cycle$66K
Cash on hand: $0
Claude Manuel Keissieh
DChallengerFEC H6CA41323
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Raised this cycle$34K
Cash on hand: $1
Paula Williams Swift
DChallengerFEC H6CA40333
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Raised this cycle$15K
Cash on hand: $0
Local signal
Early read on CA-40 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · leans negative
Recent news coverage of Young Kim over the last 90 days.
1 positive26 neutral2 negative
29 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Total disclosed
$18M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$18M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$0
No outside spending reported yet.
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Young Kim(R)incumbent | $7.7M | — | — | $7.7M |
Ken Calvert(R) | $5.2M | — | — | $5.2M |
Esther Kim Varet(D) | $2.7M | — | — | $2.7M |
Christina Gagnier(D) | $607K | — | — | $607K |
Lisa Ramirez(D) | $392K | — | — | $392K |
Perry Meade(D) | $276K | — | — | $276K |
Nina Linh(I) | $267K | — | — | $267K |
Joseph Kerr(D) | $223K | — | — | $223K |
Tiffanie Tate(D) | $66K | — | — | $66K |
Claude Manuel Keissieh(D) | $34K | — | — | $34K |
Paula Williams Swift(D) | $15K | — | — | $15K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside CA versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Young Kim(R)38% in-state · $5.0M itemized
$1.9M in-state$3.2M out-of-state
Ken Calvert(R)37% in-state · $4.2M itemized
$1.6M in-state$2.6M out-of-state
Esther Kim Varet(D)55% in-state · $1.2M itemized
$652K in-state$533K out-of-state
Christina Gagnier(D)35% in-state · $339K itemized
$120K in-state$219K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Recent coverage
In the news
Esther Kim Varet
- California primary election results for key 2026 races including governor, LA mayor and moreCBS NewsJun 4
- Rep. Ken Calvert advances in race for newly redrawn California 40th Congressional District, CBS News projectsCBS NewsJun 3
- Live Updates: California primary election results for key 2026 races including governor, LA mayor and moreCBS NewsJun 3
- California 40th Congressional District Primary 2026: Live Election ResultsThe New York TimesJun 3
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.