2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Matt Ortega?
The money.
- Raised
- $38K
- Spent
- $38K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 86% $33K
- Other receipts 14% $5,339
Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $33K from individuals
42% in small-dollar gifts
$14K of $33K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 43%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
43% from California · 57% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
82% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- California $8,413
- District of Columbia $3,700
- Virginia $2,208
- Massachusetts $1,475
- Connecticut $1,000
- Maryland $750
- New Mexico $500
- Florida $250
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $3,382. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $16K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jun 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Dec 17, 2025 to May 22, 2026, net of refunds (85 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Matt Ortega.
Where it went.
Where the money went $37K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 21% $7,734
- Fundraising & processing fees 20% $7,258
- Travel, meals & events 6% $2,137
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $660
- Legal & compliance 5% $1,740
- Other or unclassified 48% $18K
Largest payees
- DEANE & COMPANY $18K
- HJKARTS, INC. $7,183
- FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS, INC. $3,311
- BUNKER HILL STRATEGIES $2,500
- SECRETARY OF STATE $1,740
Paid to individuals: $1,080, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Dec 21, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (68 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Rakhi IsraniDemocrat · $2.4M raised · $372K outside
- Melissa HernandezDemocrat · $2.1M raised · $4.2M outside
- Eric Michael SwalwellDemocrat · $1.7M raised
- Aisha WahabDemocrat · $1.2M raised · $3.4M outside
- Wendy Fiona HuangRepublican · $41K raised
- Sheriene RidenourDemocrat · $39K raised
- Carin ElamDemocrat · $33K raised
- Abrar QadirDemocrat · $27K raised
- Bob WieckowskiDemocrat · $0 raised
- Dena Marie MaldonadoRepublican · $81K outside
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.