Melissa Hernandez
Running for U.S. House District 14 — 2026 election
Raised · 2026 cycle
$635K
Source: FEC
As of July 2026, Melissa Hernandez is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 14 in California in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $635,004 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.
Data last updated July 2026.
Melissa Hernandez is the president of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors, representing District 5 since her appointment in May 2024 and her election to a full term in November 2024. She previously served as Mayor of Dublin, California from 2020 through 2023 and currently works as a health-care director for Alameda County's 1st Supervisorial District. A Democrat, Hernandez is running in both the August 18, 2026 special election and the November 3, 2026 general election to represent California's 14th Congressional District.
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91% of fundraising comes from individual donors — one of the more grassroots-funded profiles in this cycle.
$635K
Total raised
$544K
Total spent
$91K
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.
Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC