What party is Aisha Wahab?

Aisha Wahab is running as a Democrat.

Is Aisha Wahab the incumbent?

Yes. Aisha Wahab currently holds this office.

Who is Aisha Wahab running against?

Melissa Hernandez, for California U.S. House District 14.

Should I vote for Aisha Wahab?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Aisha Wahab's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.

Aisha Wahab

Democrat · Candidate for California U.S. House District 14 · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately left, from who donates to them (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). From who donated to their 2022 campaign for state Senate.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

AI read of their current public record: moderately left.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxes	Moderately left
Guns	Moderately left
Health care	Slightly left

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $2.4M supporting and $2.9M opposing Aisha Wahab.

For
Committee for Working Families, Sponsored by Labor Organizations · Labor union	$930K
Protect Progress · Crypto industry	$381K
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC · Democratic congressional caucus PAC	$362K
Health Care Saves Lives · Labor union	$205K
Medicare for All · Progressive advocacy	$177K
J Street Action Fund	$104K
Against
United Democracy Project ('UDP') · Pro-Israel advocacy	$1.6M
Bold America · Latino community advocacy	$611K
Safer Alameda County PAC	$437K
SD 2026 · Unknown (no stated mission)	$165K
American Democracy Project	$83K

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

U.S. representatives: Greg Casar, Maxwell Frost, Robert Garcia, Pramila Jayapal, Kevin Mullin, Lateefah Simon
Statewide officials: Eleni Kounalakis, Rob Bonta, Gavin Newsom
State legislators: Laura Richardson, Bob Wieckowski
Labor unions: California Faculty Association, California Federation of Labor Unions, California Teachers Association, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 3, National Nurses United, National Union of Healthcare Workers and 3 more
Organizations: California Young Democrats, Council on American–Islamic Relations Action, Courage California, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Equality California, J Street and 4 more
Political parties: California Democratic Party, California Working Families Party
Newspapers: East Bay Times, The Independent, The Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle
U.S. senators: Bernie Sanders (Independent)

More about Aisha Wahab

Campaign website · Wikipedia · Ballotpedia

Also running

Melissa Hernandez · Democrat

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Quick answers

What party is Aisha Wahab?: Aisha Wahab is running as a Democrat.
Is Aisha Wahab the incumbent?: Yes. Aisha Wahab currently holds this office.
Who is Aisha Wahab running against?: Melissa Hernandez, for California U.S. House District 14.
Is Aisha Wahab liberal or conservative?: On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Aisha Wahab is moderately left, from who donates to them (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
Should I vote for Aisha Wahab?: SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Aisha Wahab's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.

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