Candidate · November 3, 2026

Lou Correa

On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 46th District

DemocraticIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$1.5M
cash on hand
$2.3M
outside spending for or against
$107K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · California's 46th District1
Party on the ballotDemocratic1
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents California's 46th District in the U.S. House.2
How it's decidedUnder 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.1,3
Also on the ballot

§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.

Lou Correa is the son of working-class parents who immigrated from Mexico, and he grew up in Anaheim, where he attended public schools.4,5 He earned a degree in economics from Cal State Fullerton and a law degree and an MBA from UCLA, and worked as a banker, attorney and licensed real estate broker.4,5 He was elected to the California State Assembly in 1998 and later served on the Orange County Board of Supervisors and in the California State Senate.4,6 He was elected to the U.S. House in 2016.5

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says his goal since 1998 has been helping Orange County families build better lives and reach the middle class, and that public service should be about people rather than partisan games.6

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, CA-462
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, CA-462

Websites and accounts

§3Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Lou Correa served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Lou Correa sponsored or cosponsored 27 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

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§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, 2026.61

Raised$1,493,329
Spent$1,037,296
Cash on hand$2,323,395

Where the money came from

Individual donors$494K · 33%
PACs and other political committees$839K · 56%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$19K · 1%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$141K · 9%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $107,387 supporting and $0 opposing Lou Correa this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through May 27, 2026.62

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
Protect Progress$107,387—

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.