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Josh Harder

Josh Harder is a Democratic incumbent in California's 9th district. $4.1M raised, $1.0M spent, $4.7M cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot

$4.1Mraised
$1.0Mspent
$4.7Mcash on hand
Campaign finance$4.1M raised

Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported

Raised$4.1M
Spent$1.0M
Cash on hand$4.7M
Campaign finance
MeasureAmount
Raised (total receipts)$4,083,528
Spent (disbursements)$1,032,871
Cash on hand$4,739,488
Debts owed by campaign$0
Filing covers throughJun 30, 2026

Reported Self-reported to the FEC.

Record in Congressage 40 · 4 terms · votes right of 38% of the House
40age on Election Day
4House terms (since 2019)
Democratparty in Congress

Voting record

-10+1more liberalmore conservativeHarder
Voting record
MeasureValue
DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension)-0.29
Votes more conservative than38% of House members
Democratic median / Republican median-0.40 / +0.53
Roll-call votes counted569

Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.

Official House website · Official biography (Congress)

Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.

Financial disclosurepartly read, filed 2026-05-13

Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-05-13. We could read 44 of the 46 asset lines in this report, so we show those and no totals: a total from a partial read would mislead. Open the official report (PDF)

Assets we could read
AssetType codeOwnerValue range
Bank of America Checking AccountBAJT$15K to $50K
Bessemer Venture Associates IX L.P. FundHEself$250K to $500K
Bessemer Venture Associates VIII L.P. FundHEself$100K to $250K
Partnership income $5,001 - $15,000 Alex Brown Raymond James brokerage ⇒ Okta, Inc. - Class A (OKTA)STself$15K to $50K
Alex Brown Raymond James brokerage ⇒ Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB)STself$100K to $250K
C : No transactions >$1,000; additional shares transferred from BVA fund. Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA)EFself$15K to $50K
Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG)EFself$15K to $50K
, Dividends $1,001 - $2,500 Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ITOT) $1,001 - $15,000 None [EF] BeEFself$1,001 to $15K
Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB)EFself$1,001 to $15K
Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (IWN)EFselfnone
, Dividends $201 - $1,000 Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ iShares Russell Mid-cap Value ETF (IWS)EFself$1,001 to $15K
Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ Schwab International Equity ETF (SCHF)EFself$15K to $50K
Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF (SCHB)EFself$50K to $100K
Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPYM)EFself$1,001 to $15K
D : Previously under ticker "SPLG." Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA)EFself$1,001 to $15K
, Dividends $201 - $1,000 Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)EFself$1 to $1,000
, Dividends $201 - $1,000 Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF (VOE)EFself$1,001 to $15K
, Dividends $201 - $1,000 Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR)EFself$1,001 to $15K
, Dividends $201 - $1,000 Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEB)EFself$1,001 to $15K
Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX)EFself$1,001 to $15K
Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ $1,001 - $15,000 None Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) [EF] Betterment Brokerage Account ⇒ Vanguard ValuEFself$15K to $50K
Betterment Traditional IRA ⇒ iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG)EFself$1,001 to $15K
Betterment Traditional IRA ⇒ iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB)EFself$1,001 to $15K
Betterment Traditional IRA ⇒ SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF (SPMD)EFself$1,001 to $15K
Betterment Traditional IRA ⇒ SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (SPSM)EFself$1,001 to $15K
Betterment Traditional IRA ⇒ State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPYM)EFself$1,001 to $15K
D : Ticker previously "SPLG." Betterment Traditional IRA ⇒ Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA)EFself$15K to $50K
Betterment Traditional IRA ⇒ Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)EFself$1,001 to $15K
Betterment Traditional IRA ⇒ Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND)EFself$1,001 to $15K
Betterment Traditional IRA ⇒ Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX)EFself$1,001 to $15K
Betterment Traditional IRA ⇒ Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)EFself$15K to $50K
Charles Schwab Investment Account ⇒ Schwab Prime Advantage Money Fund- Investor Shares (SWVXX)BASP$1,001 to $15K
Charles Schwab Investment Account ⇒ SPDR S&P 500 (SPY)EFSP$1.0M to $5.0M
, Dividends $15,001 - $50,000 Charles Schwab Investment Account ⇒ SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust (MDY)EFSP$500K to $1.0M
Charles Schwab Investment Account ⇒ Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)EFSP$15K to $50K
Charles Schwab Rollover IRA ⇒ SPDR S&P 500 (SPY)EFSP$15K to $50K
Charles Schwab Rollover IRA ⇒ Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)EFSP$15K to $50K
Charles Schwab Roth IRA ⇒ SPDR S&P 500 (SPY)EFSP$250K to $500K
Charles Schwab Roth IRA ⇒ SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust (MDY)EFSP$50K to $100K
Charles Schwab Roth IRA ⇒ Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)EFSP$15K to $50K

Reported Values are bands, as filed. Parsed automatically; the PDF is the record.

Public attention2,848 views in 30 days
2,848Wikipedia views, last 30 days
#320 of 461among candidates in the race with an article

Reported Page views of Josh Harder on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.

Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
Individual donors 71%PACs and other committees 12%Party committees 0%Other (refunds, transfers, loans) 17%
Funding mix
Source of moneyAmountShare of receipts
Individual donors$2,899,43371.0%
PACs and other committees$506,62212.4%
Party committees$2,1930.1%
Other (refunds, transfers, loans)$675,28016.5%
This raceCA-09, rank #1 of 2

Josh Harder ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.

CA-09 · California · Democratic candidates · House forecasts

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record

Sources and methodFEC

All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H8CA10126, committee C00639146. View the official record.

Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.