Take Action: California

Name: Call CA Voters to Take Back the House! (CA-47)
Start: 2024-05-13T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-05-13T20:00:00-04:00
Location: virtual

CA-13; CA-22, CA-27; CA- 41; CA-45; CA-47 (Open)

Redistricting in California created more GOP-favored districts, leading to a disappointing showing in the 2022 U.S. House elections. No incumbents were unseated, but Democrats lost two districts, and in Washington, Democrats lost control of the House.

In 2024, Democrats are focusing on the state to ensure a stronger showing across the board. California remains a battleground. According to the Cook Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections, 10 California seats are in play in the upcoming election.

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COMPETITIVE CA RACES

State	District	Incumbent	Party	Partisan Lean	Cook Rating	Primary Date	Dem Candidate	$ Raised (Dem)	Rep Candidate	$ Raised (Rep)
Alaska	AK-00	Mary Peltola	D	R+8	Lean D	20-Aug	Mary Peltola	$1,774,747
Arizona	AZ-01	David Schweikert	R	R+2	Toss Up	30-Jul			David Schweikert	$901,940
Arizona	AZ-06	Juan Ciscomani	R	R+3	Toss Up	30-Jul			Juan Ciscomani	$2,130,200
California	CA-13	John Duarte	R	D+4	Toss Up	5-Mar	Adam Gray	$468,385	John Duarte	$1,487,119
California	CA-22	David Valadao	R	D+5	Toss Up	5-Mar	Rudy Salas	$122,207	David Valadao	$1,323,307
California	CA-27	Mike Garcia	R	D+4	Toss Up	5-Mar	George Whitesides	$2,508,524	Mike Garcia	$1,560,751
California	CA-41	Ken Calvert	R	R+3	Toss Up	5-Mar	Will Rollins	$2,424,885	Ken Calvert	$2,334,274
California	CA-45	Michelle Steel	R	D+2	Lean R	5-Mar	Derek Tran	$66,630	Michelle Steel	$2,932,122
California	CA-47	Open (Porter)	D	D+3	Lean D	5-Mar	David Min	$224,079	Scott Baugh	$1,707,928
Colorado	CO-03	Open (Boebert)	R	R+7	Lean R	25-Jun
Colorado	CO-08	Yadira Caraveo	D	EVEN	Toss Up	25-Jun	Yadira Caraveo	$1,359,808
Connecticut	CT-05	Jahana Hayes	D	D+3	Lean D	13-Aug	Jahana Hayes	$1,030,642
Iowa	IA-03	Zach Nunn	R	R+3	Lean R	4-Jun			Zach Nunn	$1,594,585
Illinois	IL-17	Eric Sorensen	D	D+2	Lean D	19-Mar	Eric Sorensen	$1,631,531	Joe McGraw	$218,150
Indiana	IN-01	Frank Mrvan	D	D+3	Lean D	7-May	Frank Mrvan	$823,242
Maine	ME-02	Jared Golden	D	R+6	Toss Up	11-Jun	Jared Golden	$1,436,515
Michigan	MI-07	Open (Slotkin)	D	R+2	Toss Up	6-Aug
Michigan	MI-08	Open (Kildee)	D	R+1	Toss Up	6-Aug
Michigan	MI-10	John James	R	R+3	Lean R	6-Aug			John James	$2,346,810
North Carolina	NC-01	Don Davis	D	R+1	Toss Up	5-Mar	Don Davis	$961,681	Laurie Buckhout	$314,724
Nebraska	NE-02	Don Bacon	R	EVEN	Lean R	14-May			Don Bacon	$1,547,517
New Jersey	NJ-07	Thomas Kean	R	R+1	Toss Up	4-Jun			Thomas Kean	$2,110,338
New Mexico	NM-02	Gabe Vasquez	D	D+1	Toss Up	4-Jun	Gabe Vasquez	$1,247,093
Nevada	NV-03	Susie Lee	D	D+1	Lean D	11-Jun	Susie Lee	$1,584,749
New York	NY-04	Anthony DEsposito	R	D+5	Toss Up	25-Jun			Anthony DEsposito	$1,247,942
New York	NY-17	Mike Lawler	R	D+3	Toss Up	25-Jun			Mike Lawler	$2,500,120
New York	NY-18	Pat Ryan	D	D+2	Lean D	25-Jun	Pat Ryan	$2,211,915
New York	NY-19	Marc Molinaro	R	R+1	Toss Up	25-Jun			Marc Molinaro	$1,618,917
New York	NY-22	Brandon Williams	R	D+3	Lean D	25-Jun			Brandon Williams	$913,071
Ohio	OH-09	Marcy Kaptur	D	R+3	Toss Up	19-Mar	Marcy Kaptur	$1,324,671
Ohio	OH-13	Emilia Sykes	D	R+1	Toss Up	19-Mar	Emilia Sykes	$1,112,476	Kevin Coughlin	$248,119
Oregon	OR-05	Lori Chavez-DeRemer	R	D+2	Toss Up	21-May			Lori Chavez-DeRemer	$1,608,022
Oregon	OR-06	Andrea Salinas	D	D+4	Lean D	21-May	Andrea Salinas	$1,097,894
Pennsylvania	PA-07	Susan Wild	D	R+2	Toss Up	23-Apr	Susan Wild	$1,578,262	Ryan Mackenzie	$137,616
Pennsylvania	PA-08	Matt Cartwright	D	R+4	Toss Up	23-Apr	Matt Cartwright	$2,012,463	Robert Bresnahan	$636,332
Pennsylvania	PA-10	Scott Perry	R	R+5	Lean R	23-Apr	Janelle Stelson	$140,288	Scott Perry	$547,159
Pennsylvania	PA-17	Chris Deluzio	D	EVEN	Lean D	23-Apr	Chris Deluzio	$986,156	Rob Mercuri	$281,539
Texas	TX-34	Vicente Gonzalez	D	D+9	Lean D	28-May	Vicente Gonzalez	$1,208,034
Virginia	VA-02	Jen Kiggans	R	R+2	Lean R	18-Jun			Jen Kiggans	$1,504,729
Virginia	VA-07	Open (Spanberger)	D	D+1	Lean D	18-Jun
Washington	WA-03	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	D	R+5	Toss Up	6-Aug	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	$2,181,055
Wisconsin	WI-03	Derrick Van Orden	R	R+4	Lean R	13-Aug			Derrick Van Orden	$1,617,321

The outcome in a string of contested California districts will be critical in determining the balance of power in Congress. Volunteer Blue is focusing on one open seat in CA-47 and five seats that can be flipped (CA districts 13, 22, 27, 41, and 45). Four of the five GOP-held districts are considered Tossups, while CA-45 is Lean R. The June 7 primary will determine what Democrat will be running in those five districts.

House Majority PAC, a super PAC affiliated with the Democratic Party, Is targeting four California Republicans: Mike Garcia (CA-27), Young Kim (CA-40), Ken Calvert (CA-41), and Michelle Steel CA-45).

One open U.S. Senate seat, formerly held by the late Dianne Feinstein, boasts dozens of declared candidates, though the most well-known are Democrats currently serving in Congress – Katie Porter (CA-47) and Adam Schiff (CA-30) as front-runners with Barbara Lee (CA-12) trailing in polls and fund-raising.

California has been a bellwether for national politics in recent years, and the results of these races could have a significant impact on the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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