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FEC candidate record

Melissa Hernandez

Democratic candidate for U.S. House · CA-14

Paper Trail currently has a federal campaign-finance record for this candidate; congressional service has not been verified.

Federal Election Commission

Campaign Financial Summary

FEC campaign totals are tied to this politician’s verified candidate ID and authorized committees. Contributions received are separate from independent expenditures and other outside spending.

2025–2026 cycle

FEC-reported campaign totals

FEC candidate record ↗
5 of 21 FEC receipt pages imported0 of 1 authorized committees complete · 500 Schedule A records stored. Itemized totals below are partial and will rise as the import continues.
Total raised$2,112,674
Total spent$2,004,315
Candidate loans$0
Authorized-committee transfers$0
Cash on hand$108,358
Debts owed$19,220
Total contributions$2,100,995
Individuals$1,982,495
Receipt categories and non-individual contributors
Party committees$0
Other political committees$118,500
Candidate contributions$0
Total loans$0
Other federal receipts—
Operating-expense offsets$11,678
Refunded individual contributions$6,907

Itemized non-individual receipts

These Schedule A records exclude individual contributors and memo-only rows. They are categorized from immutable FEC committee IDs and metadata. Summary totals also include unitemized receipts, transfers, loans and adjustments, so this itemized subtotal is not expected to equal total raised.

PACs$41,500
Organizations$11,578
Candidate committees$4,000
ELDRIDGE POLITICAL PARTNERS LLCOrganizations · 2 receipts$11,578
INNOVATION FOR GOOD PACPACs · C00892901 · 2 receiptsParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$10,000
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICAPACs · C00271338 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$5,000
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPACs · C00685297 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$5,000
SD PACPACs · C00757419 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewHybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified$5,000
DMFI PACPACs · C00710848 · 2 receiptsParent organization awaiting reviewHybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified$5,000
HINDU AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACs · C00536615 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$5,000
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDPACs · C00409730 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$2,500
MOMS FED UPPACs · C00651042 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$2,500
SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committees · C00495952 · 1 receiptHouse$2,000
DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC)PACs · C00423079 · 1 receiptParent organization awaiting reviewPAC - Qualified$1,500
ANDREA SALINAS FOR OREGONCandidate committees · C00793703 · 1 receiptHouse$1,000
STANTON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committees · C00657304 · 1 receiptHouse$1,000

Canonical FEC Schedule A receipts

FEC-Identified PAC Contributions

Net itemized PAC receipts

$41,5002025–2026 cycle

Gross itemized PAC receipts

$41,500Before refunds and offsets

Refunds / offsets

$0

Largest identified PAC

INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC$10,000

5 of 21 FEC receipt pages imported. These totals are partial and must not be compared with the complete candidate summary as if they covered every receipt.

This replaces the older recipient-side PAC estimate. Every row comes from the candidate campaign’s Schedule A filings and is identified by FEC committee ID. Parent organizations appear only after review; names never create the link.

INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00892901 · PAC - Qualified

$10,0002 receipts
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA

Parent organization awaiting review

C00271338 · PAC - Qualified

$5,0001 receipt
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN

Parent organization awaiting review

C00685297 · PAC - Qualified

$5,0001 receipt
SD PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00757419 · Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified

$5,0001 receipt
DMFI PAC

Parent organization awaiting review

C00710848 · Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified

$5,0002 receipts
HINDU AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Parent organization awaiting review

C00536615 · PAC - Qualified

$5,0001 receipt
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND

Parent organization awaiting review

C00409730 · PAC - Qualified

$2,5001 receipt
MOMS FED UP

Parent organization awaiting review

C00651042 · PAC - Qualified

$2,5001 receipt
DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC)

Parent organization awaiting review

C00423079 · PAC - Qualified

$1,5001 receipt

Structured organization taxonomy

Tracked PAC Money by Sector

This gross-contribution distribution excludes refunds and offsets and is not total industry support. Categories use reviewed organization profiles first, then transparent parent-organization and committee-name rules. Political and ideological committees are kept separate from commercial industries.

Political & Ideological Committees$22,500
Other / uncategorized$19,000

Institutional position

Committee Assignments

No verified congressional service record is currently linked.

Congressional Service History

No verified congressional service record is currently linked.