U.S. House Candidate Profile

Abel Chavez

DemocraticU.S. HouseCalifornia48

Public Research Summary

Abel Chavez is a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in CA-48 in the 2026 election cycle.

Source Posture

OppIntell has 245 public claims associated with this profile, including 245 valid citations and 245 primary-source references.

Official Receipts

Fec_apiFinance

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Abel Chavez raised $455,599, spent $433,102, reported $22,497 cash on hand.

Source: api.open.fec.gov retrieved Jun 30, 2026

Fec_apiBio

Abel Chavez is listed by the FEC as a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in CA-48 in the 2026 election cycle.

Source: api.open.fec.gov retrieved Jun 30, 2026

NewsMedia

News mention of Abel Chavez in yahoo.com on 2026-06-03 (GDELT): Desmond , Wilpert ahead in District 48 race to succeed Issa

Source: api.gdeltproject.org retrieved Jun 9, 2026

NewsMedia

News mention of Abel Chavez in kpcnews.com on 2026-06-03 (GDELT): Desmond , Wilpert ahead in District 48 race to succeed Issa

Source: api.gdeltproject.org retrieved Jun 9, 2026

Sourced Research

Auto-published from 36 verified claims; every line links to its original public source.

Background

Abel Chavez is listed by the FEC as a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in CA-48 in the 2026 election cycle.

Source: api.open.fec.gov retrieved Jun 30, 2026

[Wikipedia: Declared] - Jason Gibbs (Republican), Santa Clarita city councilor (2020–present) - Caleb Norwood (Democratic) - Roberto Ramos (Democratic), retired military analyst - George Whitesides (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 13, 2026

[Wikipedia: Withdrawn] - Jim Desmond (Republican), San Diego County supervisor from the 5th district (2019–present) (running in the 48th district)

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 13, 2026

[Wikipedia: Endorsements] \n\n;Organizations\n* [[California Environmental Voters]]<ref name=\"CEV\" />\n* [[Council on American–Islamic Relations]] Action<ref name=cair/>\n* [[J Street PAC]]<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Sam Liccardo |url=https://jstreetpac.org/candidate/sam-liccardo/ |publisher=J Street…

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 13, 2026

[Wikipedia: Declared] - Jasmeet Bains (Democratic), state assemblymember from the 35th district (2022–present) - David Valadao (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative - Randy Villegas (Democratic), Visalia school board trustee

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 13, 2026

[Wikipedia: Declared] - Ron Huffman (Republican), retired electrical worker - Joe Males (Republican), Hemet city councilor - Raul Ruiz (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative - Ceci Truman (Republican), businesswoman and candidate for this district in 2022 and 2024

Source: en.wikipedia.org retrieved May 13, 2026

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