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Brandon Riker

Running for U.S. House District 48 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$2.3M

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Brandon Riker is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 48 in California in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $2,265,170 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.

Brandon Riker ran as a Democrat for California's 48th Congressional District in 2026 and lost in the June 2, 2026 primary. A fourth-generation Californian, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude in Economics from Washington College and earned a master's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He worked as an organizer for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, then built a career as a small business owner and entrepreneur, including senior management and strategic planning roles at two investment firms. He has served on the board of SafePlace International, a global organization supporting displaced people, and volunteers at a Coachella Valley food bank.

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$2.3M

Total raised

$2.2M

Total spent

$21K

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$720K · 32%
Small dollar donations <$200$332K · 15%
PAC contributions$2K · 0%
Candidate self-funding$94K · 4%
Loans and other receipts$1.1M · 49%

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