Federal · Statewide General Election
United States Representative, District 18
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
On the ballot
- Zoe Lofgren — Democratic
- Shane Lewis — Republican
This person holds your district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives (2-year term).
Record in office
Zoe Lofgren (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 1995 and has sponsored 23 bills in the 119th Congress; 5 of their career bills have become law. Shane Lewis 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 2026-08-03.
Record details
Lofgren — Committees: Science, Space, and Technology; Judiciary Lofgren — HR 5277 (2019): To amend section 442 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt certain interests in mutual funds, unit investment trusts, employee benefit plans, and retirement plans from conflict of interest limitations for the Government Publishing Office. Lofgren — HR 398 (2011): To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes. Lofgren — HR 4543 (2010): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the "Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building". 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
- Party
- Self-funding
Zoe Lofgren
$1,721,916 raised
- Individuals$1,105,06872%
- PACs & committees$438,20028%
- Party$613<1%
Shane Lewis
$60,180 raised
- Individuals$14,34025%
- Self-funding$41,95875%
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 2026-08-03.
June 2 primary — how they advanced
Source review: Very strong (98/100) · 4 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)
- 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 3, 2026.