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Federal · Statewide General Election

United States Representative, District 42

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

On the ballot

Robert Garcia — Democratic
Brian Burley — Republican

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

Record in office

Robert Garcia (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 2023 and has sponsored 21 bills in the 119th Congress; 1 of their career bills have become law. Brian Burley 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

Garcia — Committees: Oversight and Government Reform; Transportation and Infrastructure Garcia — HR 5301 (2024): Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2024 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

Robert Garcia

$2,615,120 raised

Individuals$1,958,61276%
PACs & committees$625,68324%

Brian Burley

$231,371 raised

Individuals$44,85719%
Self-funding$186,00081%

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

Robert Garcia (Democratic)56.5% · 114,942 votes

Brian Burley (Republican)20.6% · 41,919 votes

Noah Von Blom (Republican)16.8% · 34,124 votes

Long Pham (Republican)4.9% · 10,036 votes

Larisa Vermeulen (No Party Preference)1.2% · 2,518 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.