Elections · U.S. House, District 23 · California

Karen Matthews

Independent Not on the November ballot

Not on the November ballot

Matthews is not on the November ballot for this seat. Jay Obernolte and Tessa Lynn Hodge are.

Who is on the ballot is a filed fact about the 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.

The whole race

Where the money comes from

18%from small donors

Small donors: 18%$31K
Large donors: 66%$116K
PACs: 3%$5K
Party: --
Self-funding: 13%$23K
Other: --

Separately, $460K in independent expenditures was reported supporting 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, 2026

All dates and rules

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. These figures describe the district as drawn before its lines changed for 2026; estimates for the new lines are not yet published.

Against the field for this seat

Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, incumbent first and then by name, never in money order.

Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable.

The whole race

Spending to support them

$460K

Working Class Heroes Fund$460K

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 does not hold a seat in Congress now, so there is no current voting record, cosponsorships or committee service to show here.

That absence is not a position for or against anything.

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.

Cite this page

Project Curia. "Karen Matthews: California House candidate, 2026." Sources: Federal Election Commission candidate and committee filings; National Conference of State Legislatures election dates and voter-registration rules; California Secretary of State ballot records; U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Data as of 2026-10-12. /elections/candidate/H-CA-23/H6CA23289

The citation names the source data used for this record.