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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

Individual donations ≥$200$538K · 85%
Small dollar donations <$200$42K · 7%
PAC contributions$55K · 9%

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