U.S. House Candidate Profile

Eric Shaw

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DemocraticU.S. HouseCalifornia48

Background

Eric Shaw is a Democratic Party candidate for U.S. House to represent California's 48th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. As of October 18, 2026, Eric Shaw's ballot status is not_on_general_ballot. Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 cycle report that Eric Shaw's campaign had total receipts of $0, total disbursements of $0, and cash on hand of $0. Eric Shaw was born in Jericho, New York, and moved to Los Angeles in 1994 to pursue screenwriting, later becoming a television writer and producer known for work on SpongeBob SquarePants, WordGirl, and the 2018 reboot of Muppet Babies. Eric Shaw won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2013 for Outstanding Writing in Animation for his work on WordGirl and received a Daytime Emmy nomination in 2019 for Outstanding Preschool Children's Animated Series.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; ballotpedia.org/Eric_Shaw; Federal Election Commission; Official election records; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA48427/); grokipedia.com/page/Eric_Shaw.

Last updated 2026-08-06.

Sourced summary

[Grokipedia: Career] Early career Eric Shaw relocated to Los Angeles in 1994 to pursue screenwriting, arriving without a job and sending his resume to over 200 grokipedia.com

Floor speech (extensions): May 25, 2000 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Eric Shaw reported $0 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

[Grokipedia: Early life and education] Eric Shaw was born in Jericho, New York. grokipedia.com

Floor speech (house): June 22, 2004 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

[Grokipedia: Lead] Eric Shaw (born June 8, 1973) is an American television writer and producer known for his contributions to children's animated series grokipedia.com

Floor speech (house): March 28, 1996 - Issue: Vol. congress.gov

[Grokipedia: Awards and recognition] Eric Shaw won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation for his work on the PBS series WordGirl at the 40th grokipedia.com

Finance snapshot

Eric Shaw's committee id is C00943084

Eric Shaw's latest reported receipts $0, disbursements $0, cash on hand $0. fec.gov

Claim timeline

Eric Shaw is listed by the FEC as a Democrat candidate for U.S. api.open.fec.gov Retrieved 2026-05-07.

Eric Shaw is listed by the FEC as a Democratic candidate for U.S. api.open.fec.gov Retrieved 2026-05-07.

[2001-03-14] Floor speech (extensions): [Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[2006-09-28] Floor speech (extensions): [Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 124 (Thursday, September 28, 2006)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[2002-05-08] Floor speech (house): [Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 8, 2002)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[1997-06-11] Floor speech (extensions): [Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 11, 1997)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[2000-05-18] Floor speech (extensions): [Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 62 (Thursday, May 18, 2000)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

[2000-10-28] Floor speech (extensions): [Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 138 (Saturday, October 28, 2000)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

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Eric Shaw profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 26. Primary-source references 26. First seen 2026-05-06. Last seen 2026-05-07. Profile record updated 2026-05-07.

Published claim kinds: Background 7, Statements 11, Finance 1.

Other ids: Other irs-990:_run; Grokipedia Eric Shaw.

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