---
type: Candidate
title: "Darren Wayne Helton"
description: "U.S. House candidate, CA-11 (2026)"
office: "U.S. House"
state: "CA"
district: "CA-11"
party: "DEM"
stance: "open-seat"
election_year: 2026
status: "statutory candidate"
committee:
  name: "HELTON FOR CONGRESS 2026"
  id: "C00903682"
ids:
  fec: "H6CA11243"
sources:
  - field: filing
    source: FEC (Federal Election Commission)
confidence: official
tags: [candidate, federal, house, ca]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Darren Wayne Helton

Democratic open-seat for U.S. House (CA-11), 2026.

## Campaign Committee

- HELTON FOR CONGRESS 2026 (C00903682)

## Source

- filing: FEC (Federal Election Commission)

Federal candidate filing; not yet linked to an officeholder record.