2026 outside spending · who is behind it
Who is behind WORKING CLASS HEROES FUND?
In FEC filings processed so far, WORKING CLASS HEROES FUND reported $479K in independent expenditures in 2026 House and Senate races: $460K supporting and $19K opposing candidates, across 2 candidates. The filer designated 0% of it for the general election.
Who it spent for and against.
Independent expenditures are, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate. Spending for a candidate is the group's own advertising or outreach, not a contribution to the campaign.
Supporting · $460K
- Karen Matthews Independent · California U.S. House District 23$460K
Opposing · $19K
- Jay Obernolte Republican · California U.S. House District 23$19K
Who funds it.
Listed: organizations and committees that gave this group at least $10K this cycle, and individuals who gave it at least $250K (counting contributions of $5,000 or more), named and employed as filed with the FEC. Smaller donors are not named here and no address is shown.
These funders account for $860K of the $1.5M in itemized receipts this group reported for the cycle (59%). Receipts include transfers from other committees and can include refunds or loans.
Committees
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Union PAC · FEC C00028860$25K
Organizations
- CONTOURS, INC Organization, as filed$450K
- AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY ACTION Organization, as filed$350K
- PROPEL CAPITAL NETWORKS LLC Organization, as filed$25K
- COMMON DEFENSE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Organization, as filed$10K
What this does not show.
A gift to an outside group is not a gift to any candidate, and nothing here shows that a funder chose, saw or approved a particular ad. When a funder is a nonprofit, a company or another group, the FEC record names that donor and stops: the people and companies who fund it are not shown unless it reports them to the FEC. Groups that do not file with the FEC, state-level groups and late 24- and 48-hour reports are not included.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Outside spending is independent expenditures for or against named 2026 House and Senate candidates, itemized by committees in the FEC bulk files, primaries included, with the general-election share as each filer designated it. Funders are itemized receipts in the FEC bulk files for the cycle. Late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs, independent expenditures reported by groups that are not political committees, state-level groups and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor, agreement or wrongdoing.