Candidate · November 3, 2026
Hilda Solis
On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 38th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $1.5M
- cash on hand
- $285K
- issues with public statements
- 3
- outside spending for or against
- $368K
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · California's 38th District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Democratic1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
| How it's 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, |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Hilda Solis, the daughter of immigrants, was raised in a working-class family in the San Gabriel Valley.4 She has served in Congress, as Secretary of Labor under President Obama and on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and has chaired the Metro Board of Directors.4,
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running to fight in Congress for working people and democracy against what it describes as the Trump administration's attacks on workers, immigrants, educators, affordable housing, reproductive rights, veterans' services, unions, the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid.6
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitehildasolis.com1,
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§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Health Care
Housing
Elections and Government Reform
Her campaign website says she wishes Proposition 50 had not been necessary but that it was needed to respond to President Trump and his allies in Texas and elsewhere, whom it says are undermining democracy.6
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.10
| Raised | $1,482,148 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $1,197,641 |
| Cash on hand | $284,507 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $4,653 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $367,531 supporting and $0 opposing Hilda Solis this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through May 28, 2026.11
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| Protect Progress | $367,531 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Amended financial disclosure report12filed Sep 9, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report13filed Sep 9, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report14filed Sep 9, 2026