About this race

This is one of the most strongly Democratic districts in the country. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records.

Key issues in California

Major issues facing California, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Cost of living — Voters consistently rank California's steep cost of living as their top concern.
Housing affordability — Housing affordability ranks far above the national average as a California voter concern.
Billionaire tax proposal — Proposition 40's proposed one-time tax on billionaires' assets divides voters before November.
Immigration enforcement — Immigration and enforcement ranks third among voter concerns in statewide polls.
Healthcare costs — Healthcare costs register as a significant concern in statewide voter polls.

Candidates & funding

Maxine Waters Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record

2026 fundraising (FEC)$863,683 raised · $710,470 spent · $269,669 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026

Campaign site ↗

Cristian Morales Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record

Focus: A conservative voice for opportunity, security, and the American dream, advocating for working-class Californians

Campaign site ↗

View the full funding breakdown for this race on OpenSecrets ↗

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

	Maxine Waters D	Cristian Morales R
Raised	$864K	—
Individuals	$339K39%	—
PACs & parties	$400K46%	—
Self-funded	$0	—
Other	$125K14%	—
AIPAC-linked*	—	—
Outside spending†	—	—

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Maxine Waters 254 donors

FINANCIAL POSITION

Campaign raised$864K

Campaign spent$710K

Cash on hand$270K

FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026

CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY

Individuals39%

PACs / committees46%

Self-funding0%

Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.

Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Corporate PAC$7K
Individual$7K
Membership PAC$6K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K

Showing the 50 biggest of 254 donors. The other 204 gave $384K combined.

Plus $18K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Maxine Waters’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

2026 California District 43 House Election