U.S. House Candidate Profile

Maricar Payad

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IndependentU.S. HouseCalifornia40

Background

Maricar Payad is a candidate for U.S. Representative in California's 40th district in the 2026 election cycle and is listed by the Federal Election Commission as an Independent candidate. As of October 18, 2026, Maricar Payad's ballot status is not on the general ballot, and her campaign reported $0 in total receipts, $0 in total disbursements, and $0 in cash on hand for the 2026 election cycle.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; Federal Election Commission; Official election records; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA40390/).

Last updated 2026-05-14.

Sourced summary

Maricar Payad is listed by the FEC as an Independent candidate for U.S. api.open.fec.gov

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

Finance snapshot

Maricar Payad's FEC candidate id is H6CA40390

Maricar Payad's latest reported receipts $0. fec.gov

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Maricar Payad profile reference

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

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 4. Primary-source references 4. First seen 2026-05-07. Last seen 2026-05-07. Profile record updated 2026-05-07.

Published claim kinds: Background 1, Finance 1.

Other ids: Other irs-990:_run.

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