Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Robert Buzz Patterson
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 7
- Filing address
- Long Beach, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- PATTERSON, ROBERT BUZZ
- Next election
- Primary June 7, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 7
FEC candidate ID H0CA07137 · Principal campaign committee: BUZZ PATTERSON FOR CONGRESS 2022
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · California District 7 | $19,165.30 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · California District 7 | $81,731.71 | Lost the general election (43.4%) |
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2021, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$19,165.30100%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Robert Buzz Patterson$0.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Robert Buzz Patterson$8.68
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESOpposing$8.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 7, 2022 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Buzz Patterson (R) | $19,165.30 | $0.00 | 2021-12-31 |
| Doris Matsui (D) | $1,400,594.49 | $181,340.09 | 2022-12-31 |
| Max Semenenko (R) | $58,819.37 | $10,333.22 | 2022-12-31 |
| James Lucas Fremgen (D) | $42,398.95 | $21.24 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: BUZZ PATTERSON FOR CONGRESS 2022.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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