Elections · U.S. House, District 23 · California
Tessa Lynn Hodge
Democrat On the November ballot
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Raised for this seat
$79K
Through June 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$10K
Through June 30, 2026
On the November ballot
Hodge faces Jay Obernolte for this seat on November 3, 2026.
The ballot as filed by the nominee source, recorded August 27, 2026, not a prediction. Minor-party and write-in filers are on the race page.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 35%$28K
- Large donors
- 53%$42K
- PACs
- --
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- 11%$9K
- Other
- <1%$146
Separately, $851 in independent expenditures was reported for and against this candidate by outside committees. That money is not the candidate's receipts and is not part of the mix above.
Receipts reported through June 30, 2026. Source: FEC.
How to vote in California
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
Register 15 days before, or same-day through Election Day at your county office or polling place.
The district they want to represent
- People
- 764K
- Median household income
- $75K
- Unemployment
- 9.0%
- Living below the poverty line
- 15.4%
- Without health insurance
- 7.4%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.
- Jay Obernolte$1.5M
- Paul Chakalian$73K
- Tessa Lynn Hodgethis page$79K
- Karen Matthews$175K
- Charles Wallis$64K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; their money is still their own filed record.
Spending to support them
$851- San Bernardino County Democratic Central Committee$851
Spending to oppose them
No committee has filed independent spending in this direction.
How these directions are decided
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC. The supporting or opposing direction is each committee's own declared filing, not an interpretation, and a group spending against a candidate is not necessarily spending for their opponent. Outside money is not the campaign's money and is never added to what they raised.
Record in office
Hodge has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.
That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.