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Lateefah Simon
CA-12 scores 62.7 on the expanded model: deep-blue structure, incumbent alignment, and reported cash-on-hand evidence. V0.10 refreshes incumbent finance from the FEC candidate summary through 2026-06-30, leaving the score unchanged.
Priority score62.7#1,797 of 5,726Tie of 3
THE MEMBER
Record
Lateefah Simon (born 1977) has served in the U.S. House since 2025-01-03. The retained record shows 1.6 cumulative years of House service, 1.6 in the current uninterrupted stretch, 0 district changes, and 0 material service breaks.
- First House service
- Jan 3, 2025
- District changes
- 0
- Alignment gap
- 10.3
- Bioguide record
S001231
THE DISTRICT
CA-12
CA-12 had a retained 2024 presidential Democratic margin of D+73.9. Incumbent cash on hand is $777.6K as of 2026-08-04. The incumbent reported $777,590 cash on hand through 2026-06-30.
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+73.9
- Cash on hand
- $777,590
- Receipts / disbursements
- $1,449,191 / $957,256
- Finance through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Route
- Deep blue
- Baseline score
- 84.0
SCORE ANATOMY
What makes the score
Blue baseline
100.0
District Democratic baseline contributes 100.0 points; the retained 2024 presidential margin is D+73.9.
Primary feasibility
46.8
Current partial feasibility evidence contributes 46.8 points and remains incomplete.
AIPAC support
0.0
Retained FEC AIPAC evidence contributes 0.0 points; tracker labels are context only and are not double counted.
Incumbent alignment gap
10.3
The retained voting trackers produce a 10.3-point alignment gap.
Cash vulnerability
40.4
The FEC candidate summary snapshot (2026-06-30) reports $777,590 cash on hand, replacing the $777,590 release aggregate. The inverse log scale is 100 at $50,000 or less and 0 at $5 million or more.
HOUSE HISTORY
Recorded service
2025–nowCA-12Current at source cutoff