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Federal · Statewide General Election

United States Representative, District 31

Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.

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On the ballot

This person holds your district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives (2-year term).

Representative Gil Cisneros took 61.1% of the June 2 vote and Republican Eric Ching took 23.8% to claim the second slot. The district covers part of the eastern San Gabriel Valley.

The winner holds one of 435 seats in the U.S. House for a two-year term. A member introduces bills, sits on committees that shape federal legislation, votes on the federal budget and on war powers, and handles casework between constituents and federal agencies. Seniority governs committee standing, so a longer-serving member carries influence a newcomer cannot.

The incumbent draws the majority of his funding from committees, and none of his 13 sponsored bills this Congress have become law. His opponent raised about a tenth as much, entirely from individuals. The practical question is what this district gets from a safe seat.

Gil Cisneros

Democrat, the sitting Representative for this district since 2019. He has sponsored 13 bills in the 119th Congress, none of which have become law so far. He raised $705,263, including $453,650 from PACs and committees.

Strengths

Federal experience and the committee standing that comes with multiple terms.

Trade-offs

Roughly two-thirds of his funding came from PACs and committees; and none of his 13 sponsored bills have become law.

Keep in mind

A 61% primary is a fact about this district's registration as much as about his record.

Eric Ching

Republican, who advanced with 23.8% of the June vote. He raised $81,571, effectively all of it from individuals. He has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress.

Strengths

A campaign funded entirely by individuals rather than institutions.

Trade-offs

That total is about a tenth of the incumbent's, and he has no record in office to be judged on.

Keep in mind

Coverage surfaced little detail about his platform. That gap is what was available to us on 2026-08-10, not a comment on his candidacy.

Record in office

Gil Cisneros (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 2019 and has sponsored 13 bills in the 119th Congress; none of their bills have become law so far. Eric Ching has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Per Congress.gov and the public-domain congress-legislators roster, retrieved 2026-08-10.

Record details

Cisneros — Committees: Armed Services; Small Business Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.

Financial info

Eric Ching

$81,571raised
  • Individuals$81,321100%

Gil Cisneros

$705,263raised
  • Individuals$240,26434%
  • PACs & committees$453,65065%
  • Self-funding$6,6161%

Total raised is all receipts for the 2026 cycle; the breakdown lists direct contributions, so the pieces can sum below the total. Figures are FEC filings through June 30, 2026, per the FEC bulk campaign-finance summaries, retrieved 2026-08-22.

June 2 primary — how they advanced

Gil Cisneros (Democratic)61.1% · 94,805 votes
Eric Ching (Republican)23.8% · 36,999 votes
Erskine Levi (Republican)15.1% · 23,449 votes
Source review: Very strong (95/100) · 5 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

Last updated August 11, 2026.