Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · California's 28th District

2 candidates on the ballot.1

How this race is decided: Under California's top-two system, only the two candidates who received the most votes in the June 2, 2026, primary, regardless of party preference, appear on this general-election ballot.1,2

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Judy Chu
Democratic · Incumbent
Currently represents California's 28th District in the U.S. House.
April A. Verlato
Republican · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Judy ChuApril A. Verlato
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,3Republican1,3
StatusIncumbent4Challenger
Raised$1,375,778 through October 14, 20265$700 through October 14, 20266
Cash on hand$3,680,6535$6556

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Judy Chu — 4 issues
  • Small business loans and programs
    Expand SBA loans, research awards and contracting help for small businesses
    Her campaign website lists among her accomplishments establishing two new Small Business Development Centers in the San Gabriel Valley and reviving the Small Business Administration's 504 loan refinance program.7
  • Conservation and development on federal lands
    Protect more land, such as with new national monuments or wilderness areas
    Her campaign website lists among her accomplishments working with President Obama to declare, and later President Biden to expand, the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.7
  • Federal disaster aid (FEMA)
    Her campaign website lists delivering federal assistance to help Altadena and Pasadena recover from the Eaton Fire among her accomplishments.7
  • Targeted tax breaks for individuals and families
    Her campaign website lists expanding tax credits that help working people save for retirement among her accomplishments.7
April A. Verlato — 7 issues
  • Cash bail and pretrial release
    Her campaign website says she helped organize support for a lawsuit against a zero-bail policy.8
  • Police funding
    Her campaign website says that in each year of her two terms on the Arcadia City Council she voted to support every plan, ordinance and budget request from the police chief.8
  • Military spending
    Her campaign website says she supports strengthening America's military.8
  • Homelessness
    Her campaign website says that as mayor she pushed for better mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities and supported the San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust Fund.8
  • Federal spending levels
    Her campaign website says she supports legislation to control mandatory spending and would address the national debt through responsible budgeting, targeted spending reviews and work across party lines.8
  • Property taxes
    Her campaign website says she opposes tax increases and is committed to revitalizing the provisions of Proposition 13.8
  • Private care for veterans
    Her campaign website says she wants more veterans' clinics and a major veterans' medical center in the San Gabriel Valley.8

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.