Melissa Hernandez

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

Where they stand

Moderately left, from who donates to them (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). From who donated to their 2014 campaign for U.S. House.

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

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $4.3M supporting and $410K opposing Melissa Hernandez.

For
Bold America · Latino community advocacy$1.8M
United Democracy Project ('UDP') · Pro-Israel advocacy$825K
Project 218 · Progressive advocacy$500K
SD 2026 · Unknown (no stated mission)$374K
Alameda Come Together PAC$356K
Pro-choice Majority Action · Abortion rights$200K
Against
American Priorities (AP) · Israel policy: AIPAC critic$210K
Progressive Promise$200K

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

  • U.S. representatives: Linda Sánchez, Brad Schneider, Greg Stanton, Norma Torres
  • Organizations: Congressional Hispanic Caucus BOLD PAC, Elect Democratic Women, New Democrat Coalition Action Fund, Democratic Majority for Israel

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What party is Melissa Hernandez?
Melissa Hernandez is running as a Democrat.
Who is Melissa Hernandez running against?
Aisha Wahab, for California U.S. House District 14.
Is Melissa Hernandez liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Melissa Hernandez is moderately left, from who donates to them (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
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