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Jake Rakov

Running for U.S. House District 32 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$584K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Jake Rakov is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 32 in California in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $583,940 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.

Jake Rakov was a Democratic candidate for California's 32nd Congressional District in 2026, running as a primary challenger to his former boss, Rep. Brad Sherman. A Studio City resident, Rakov worked in Rep. Sherman's Washington office in 2017 as a deputy communications director and previously served on the steering committee of Los Angeles's Stonewall Democratic Club. He entered politics in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley in 2013, and suspended his campaign in September 2025 before the June 2026 primary.

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$584K

Total raised

$584K

Total spent

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$66K · 11%
Small dollar donations <$200$15K · 3%
PAC contributions$3K · 0%
Loans and other receipts$500K · 86%

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 2025-09-30 · Source: FEC