Elections · U.S. House, District 23 · California
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Raised for this seat
$175K
Through June 22, 2026
Not on the November ballot
Matthews is not on the November ballot for this seat. Jay Obernolte and Tessa Lynn Hodge are.
A primary result is a filed fact about a contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Matthews's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 18%$31K
- Large donors
- 66%$116K
- PACs
- 3%$5K
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- 13%$23K
- Other
- <1%$0
Separately, $469K 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 22, 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 Hodge$79K
- Karen Matthewsthis page$175K
- Charles Wallis$64K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable.
Spending to support them
$469K- Working Class Heroes Fund$469K
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
Matthews 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.
What the campaign says, on matthewsforcongress.comCandidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.