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Ethan Agarwal

Running for U.S. House District 17 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$833K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Ethan Agarwal is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 17 in California in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $832,856 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.

Ethan Agarwal is a small business owner who ran as a Democrat for California's 17th Congressional District in 2026. He earned a high school diploma from Harker School, a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2006, and a graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in 2011. He placed fourth in the June 2, 2026 nonpartisan primary with 6.5 percent of the vote (8,464 votes); he also filed for Governor of California but did not appear on that primary ballot. His authorized campaign committee is Ethan Agarwal for Congress, registered with the FEC (candidate ID H6CA17216).

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88% of fundraising comes from individual donors — one of the more grassroots-funded profiles in this cycle.

$833K

Total raised

$562K

Total spent

$271K

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$729K · 87%
Small dollar donations <$200$4K · 0%
Loans and other receipts$100K · 12%

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