Race context

Eli Stern is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Republican profile for California, U.S. House, 49. Cycle year on file: 2026.

Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - California 49.

Race status on file: discovered.

Election system on file: other.

The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.

The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 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.

Armen Kurdian (Republican), Julian Arellano (Democratic), Mike Levin (Democratic), Star L Parker (Republican).

Source posture

Published claim kinds on file: 1 background claim; 25 media claims; 1 finance claim.

Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-08-16.

Filings and votes on file

Finance claims on file: 1. 0 are quoted above. FEC candidate id on file: H6CA49144.

Indexed field reading

Eli Stern is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Republican profile for California, U.S. House, 49. 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 Eli Stern, 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 Eli Stern is 2026 U.S. House - California 49. 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 Eli Stern. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.

The FEC candidate id stored for Eli Stern is H6CA49144.

The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-05-09.

The route record for Eli Stern reports 43 public claims, 43 valid citations, and 43 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-08-16. 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 Eli Stern: background (1), media (25), finance (1). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.

The same-field query for Eli Stern returned 4 other indexed profiles: Armen Kurdian (Republican), Julian Arellano (Democratic), Mike Levin (Democratic), Star L Parker (Republican). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.

Cross-reference identifiers stored for Eli Stern: FEC H6CA49144; Other irs-990:_run; FEC Committee C00897835.

Profile questions

What office is Eli Stern indexed for?

Eli Stern is indexed for California, U.S. House, 49. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - California 49. 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 Eli Stern?

The party label on file for Eli Stern is Republican.

What is Eli Stern's candidate status?

Eli Stern is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.

Which committee or filing id is listed for Eli Stern?

FEC candidate id on file: H6CA49144.

How many public claims are attached to Eli Stern?

The route record reports 43 public claims, 43 valid citations, and 43 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 1, Media 25, Finance 1. Claim text on this page is quoted from the published-claims teaser and is omitted when that teaser returns no rows.

Is Eli Stern indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?

The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.

Who else is indexed in Eli Stern's race field?

Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Armen Kurdian (Republican), Julian Arellano (Democratic), Mike Levin (Democratic), Star L Parker (Republican). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.