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Federal · Statewide General Election

United States Representative, District 32

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

On the ballot

Brad Sherman — Democratic
Larry Thompson — Republican

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

Record in office

Brad Sherman (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 1997 and has sponsored 13 bills in the 119th Congress; 3 of their career bills have become law. Larry Thompson 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

Sherman — Committees: Financial Services; Foreign Affairs Sherman — HR 7440 (2020): Hong Kong Autonomy Act Sherman — HR 4646 (2006): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7320 Reseda Boulevard in Reseda, California, as the "Coach John Wooden Post Office Building". Sherman — HR 5340 (2002): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5805 White Oak Avenue in Encino, California, as the "Francis Dayle 'Chick' Hearn Post Office". 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

Brad Sherman

$2,514,330 raised

Individuals$1,435,45367%
PACs & committees$703,42433%

Larry Thompson

$34,316 raised

Individuals$6,86420%
Self-funding$27,45280%

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 2026-08-03.

June 2 primary — how they advanced

Brad Sherman (Democratic)36.8% · 76,755 votes

Larry Thompson (Republican)32.7% · 68,295 votes

Jake Levine (Democratic)15.2% · 31,688 votes

Marena Lin (Democratic)6.3% · 13,215 votes

Chris Ahuja (Democratic)4.2% · 8,718 votes

Anna Wilding (Democratic)2.1% · 4,288 votes

Dory Benami (Democratic)1.1% · 2,283 votes

Josh Sautter (Democratic)1.0% · 2,017 votes

Doug Smith (No Party Preference)0.7% · 1,458 votes

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.