Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Donald M Sedgwick

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · California District 45
Filing address
Laguna Hills, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SEDGWICK, DONALD M
Next election
Primary March 3, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of California with the 2020 district highlighted

California, District 45

RepublicanU.S. House · California District 45ChallengerLost the general election (12.8%)

FEC candidate ID H0CA45087 · Principal campaign committee: SEDGWICK FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$895,705.07
Total spent$895,705.07
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through March 31, 2020, 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: $888,485.07PACs and other committees: $7,000.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $220.00
  • Individual contributions$888,485.0799%
  • PACs and other committees$7,000.001%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$220.000%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

2 committees reported giving $7,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Donald M Sedgwick$102,240.78
  • Independent expenditures opposing Donald M Sedgwick$0.00

FEC totals for the 2020 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.

The race

California U.S. House, District 45, 2020 · 11 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Donald M Sedgwick (R)$895,705.07$0.002020-03-31
Katherine Porter (D)$16,901,194.24$10,267,752.442020-12-31
Gregory Gerard Raths (R)$1,412,756.96$1,998.492020-12-31
Peggy Huang (R)$639,008.83$0.002020-09-30
Lisa Sparks (R)$519,919.43$0.002020-06-30
Ray Gennawey (R)$77,674.00$0.002020-03-31
Christopher John Gonzales (R)$43,892.00$0.002020-09-30
Aditya Pai (D)$34,823.20$0.002020-03-10
Brenton Woolworth (R)$10,559.00$0.002019-09-27
Brian Forde (D)$954.00$223,057.912020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe DAugust 14, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe DJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoLikely DJuly 6, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe DOctober 26, 2020
  • RCPLikely DOctober 24, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe DJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R)August 15–18, 2019300 (LV)± 5.7%Katie Porter 46% · Ray Gennawey 2% · Peggy Huang 2% · Greg Raths 10% · Don Sedgwick 3% · Lisa Sparks 1%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 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: SEDGWICK FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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