Federal · Statewide General Election
United States Representative, District 44
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
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On the ballot
- Genevieve Angel — Republican
- Nanette Diaz Barragan — Democratic
This person holds your district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives (2-year term).
Representative Nanette Diaz Barragan took 77.0% of the June 2 vote and Republican Genevieve Angel took 23.0%; they were the only two candidates on the primary ballot. The district covers the harbour area and southeast Los Angeles County.
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's funding is the most committee-weighted of any member in this part of the ballot — $606,750 of $785,765 — and her opponent raised under $14,000. The practical question is what this district gets from a safe seat.
Nanette Diaz Barragan
Democrat, the sitting Representative for this district since 2017. She has sponsored 34 bills in the 119th Congress, and 2 of her career bills have become law. She raised $785,765, including $606,750 from PACs and committees.
Strengths
Nearly a decade of federal seniority and a solid legislative workload.
Trade-offs
Roughly 77 cents of every dollar came from PACs and committees, among the most committee-dependent profiles in the delegation.
Keep in mind
A 77% primary is a fact about this district's registration as much as about her record.
Genevieve Angel
Republican, and the only other candidate on this district's ballot, with 23.0% of the June vote. She raised $13,898, mostly from individuals with $3,000 of her own money. She has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress.
Strengths
A campaign funded mainly by individuals, giving this district a contested November ballot.
Trade-offs
That total is under two percent of the incumbent's, and she has no record in office to be judged on.
Keep in mind
Coverage surfaced little detail about her platform. That gap is what was available to us on 2026-08-10, not a comment on her candidacy.
Record in office
Nanette Diaz Barragan (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 2017 and has sponsored 35 bills in the 119th Congress; 2 of their career bills have become law. Genevieve Angel 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
Barragan — Committees: Energy and Commerce Barragan — HR 1095 (2022): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the "PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building". Barragan — HR 189 (2022): John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021 Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.
Financial info
- Individuals
- PACs & committees
- Self-funding
Genevieve Angel
$13,898 raised
- Individuals$10,89878%
- Self-funding$3,00022%
Nanette Diaz Barragan
$785,765 raised
- Individuals$170,76922%
- PACs & committees$606,75078%
1Total 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
Source review: Very strong (95/100) · 5 cited sources
Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia — June 2026 California primary
- unitedstates.github.io (opens in a new tab)congress-legislators — current members of Congress (unitedstates project)
- api.congress.gov (opens in a new tab)Congress.gov — member sponsored legislation (Library of Congress)
- fec.gov (opens in a new tab)FEC — 2026 House & Senate current-campaign financial summaries (bulk data)
Last updated August 11, 2026.