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CA-06 · MODEL v1.14 · 5 INPUTS MEASURED

Ami Bera

CA-06 scores 35.7 on the expanded model: AIPAC-supported blue structure, incumbent alignment, and reported cash-on-hand evidence. V0.10 refreshes incumbent finance from the FEC candidate summary through 2026-06-30, moving the score +0.1 to 35.8.

Priority score35.8#2,598 of 5,726Tie of 4

THE MEMBER

Record

Ami Bera (born 1965) has served in the U.S. House since 2013-01-03. The retained record shows 13.6 cumulative years of House service, 13.6 in the current uninterrupted stretch, 1 district change, and 0 material service breaks.

First House service
Jan 3, 2013
District changes
1
Alignment gap
65.7
Bioguide record
B001287

THE DISTRICT

CA-06

CA-06 had a retained 2024 presidential Democratic margin of D+13.9. Incumbent cash on hand is $1.9M as of 2026-08-04. The incumbent reported $1,873,372 cash on hand through 2024-12-31.

2024 presidential margin
D+13.9
Cash on hand
$1,830,338
Receipts / disbursements
$1,250,126 / $1,293,160
Finance through
Jun 30, 2026
Route
AIPAC-supported blue
Baseline score
29.8

SCORE ANATOMY

What makes the score

Blue baseline

35.5

District Democratic baseline contributes 35.5 points; the retained 2024 presidential margin is D+13.9.

Primary feasibility

23.5

Current partial feasibility evidence contributes 23.5 points and remains incomplete.

AIPAC support

29.0

Retained FEC AIPAC evidence contributes 29.0 points; tracker labels are context only and are not double counted.

Incumbent alignment gap

65.7

The retained voting trackers produce a 65.7-point alignment gap.

Cash vulnerability

21.8

The FEC candidate summary snapshot (2026-06-30) reports $1,830,338 cash on hand, replacing the $1,873,372 release aggregate. The inverse log scale is 100 at $50,000 or less and 0 at $5 million or more.

HOUSE HISTORY

Recorded service

2013–2015CA-07Completed term
2015–2017CA-07Completed term
2017–2019CA-07Completed term
2019–2021CA-07Completed term
2021–2023CA-07Completed term
2023–2025CA-06Completed term
2025–nowCA-06Current at source cutoff

Formula 0.65 × structural baseline + 0.20 × incumbent alignment gap + 0.15 × cash vulnerability; v0.10 refreshes cash vulnerability from the FEC candidate summary snapshot

Source cutoff Aug 4, 2026 · How the score is built · Source ledger · Factual seat record