Race context
Brian Forde is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Democratic profile for California, U.S. House, 45. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - California 45.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-05-09.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Amy Phan West (Republican), Chi Charlie Nguyen (Republican), Chuong Vo (Republican), Derek Tran (Democratic), Mark Andrew Leonard (Republican), Michelle Steel (Republican), Thomas Ky-Phong Vo (Republican).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 3 background claims; 20 media claims; 1 finance claim; 5 controversies claims.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-08-04.
Filings and votes on file
Finance claims on file: 1. 0 are quoted above. FEC candidate id on file: H8CA45189.
Indexed field reading
Brian Forde is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Democratic profile for California, U.S. House, 45. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Brian Forde, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Brian Forde is 2026 U.S. House - California 45. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger for Brian Forde. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Brian Forde is H8CA45189.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-05-09.
The route record for Brian Forde reports 48 public claims, 48 valid citations, and 48 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-08-04. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim wording is added on this page only when a published row was returned for the profile.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Brian Forde: background (3), media (20), finance (1), controversies (5). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Brian Forde returned 7 other indexed profiles: Amy Phan West (Republican), Chi Charlie Nguyen (Republican), Chuong Vo (Republican), Derek Tran (Democratic), Mark Andrew Leonard (Republican), Michelle Steel (Republican), Thomas Ky-Phong Vo (Republican). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Brian Forde: FEC H8CA45189; Other irs-990:_run; FEC Committee C00650911.
Profile questions
What office is Brian Forde indexed for?
Brian Forde is indexed for California, U.S. House, 45. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - California 45. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Brian Forde?
The party label on file for Brian Forde is Democratic.
What is Brian Forde's candidate status?
Brian Forde is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Brian Forde?
FEC candidate id on file: H8CA45189.
How many public claims are attached to Brian Forde?
The route record reports 48 public claims, 48 valid citations, and 48 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 3, Media 20, Finance 1, Controversies 5. Claim text on this page is quoted from the published-claims teaser and is omitted when that teaser returns no rows.
Is Brian Forde indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
Who else is indexed in Brian Forde's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Amy Phan West (Republican), Chi Charlie Nguyen (Republican), Chuong Vo (Republican), Derek Tran (Democratic), Mark Andrew Leonard (Republican), Michelle Steel (Republican), Thomas Ky-Phong Vo (Republican). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.