This matchup isn't final yet — we haven't confirmed every candidate here against the state's official candidate list.
This candidate list comes from federal campaign filings. We haven't checked it against CA's certified ballot yet — someone on that ballot may be missing here, and someone here may not be on it.
An open seat has no incumbent, so no incumbent record to compare — every candidate has statements. We show each for what it is.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · U.S. House · CA-14 · SAME SCALE, SAME METHOD, BOTH CANDIDATES
Two records. Your values.
Solid and hatched shapes are built from roll-call votes wherever a record exists — what each did, not what either says; a shape drawn from reviewed statements is marked on statements. Whose record sits closer to yours is your call to make.
Carin ElamMelissa Hernandez
SOLID VS. HATCH ASSIGNED BY BALLOT ORDER — NEVER PARTY · SAME SCALE, SAME METHOD FOR BOTH · HOW WE SCORE ▸
Carin Elam has no scored cluster positions yet. Melissa Hernandez has no scored cluster positions yet. Wendy Fiona Huang has no scored cluster positions yet. Rakhi Israni has no scored cluster positions yet. Matt Ortega has no scored cluster positions yet. Abrar Qadir has no scored cluster positions yet. Sheriene Ridenour has no scored cluster positions yet. Aisha Wahab has no scored cluster positions yet.
ALSO IN THIS RACE
Wendy Fiona Huang · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Rakhi Israni · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Matt Ortega · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Abrar Qadir · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Sheriene Ridenour · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Aisha Wahab · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
MONEY & TIES · U.S. House · CA-14 · SAME CATEGORIES, SAME SCALE, BOTH CANDIDATES
Carin Elam · ▮
$32.7K
TOTAL RAISED
Corporate-PAC share
— Not yet derived
Registered-lobbyist donations
— Not yet derived
Small-dollar share
7.11%
Disclosed trades · 12 mo
0 (not in office) Not currently a member of Congress; no STOCK Act filing obligation applies.
Melissa Hernandez · ▨
$1.5M
TOTAL RAISED
Corporate-PAC share
— Not yet derived
Registered-lobbyist donations
— Not yet derived
Small-dollar share
3.73%
Disclosed trades · 12 mo
0 (not in office) Not currently a member of Congress; no STOCK Act filing obligation applies.
Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.
Disclosed to the FEC in itemized contributions; we have not built the join to lobbyist registrations — same for every candidate.
Not currently a member of Congress; no STOCK Act filing obligation applies.
Every number above is a count or a share — where they differ, the difference is shown at equal weight and you weigh it. Lobbying meetings are not federally disclosed for either candidate; donations from registered lobbyists are.
FEC FILINGS THROUGH Apr 15, 2026
We hold no positions yet for any candidate in this race — none derived from congressional roll-call votes, none from stated campaign positions. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about the candidates.