Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Edwin Rutsch
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 8
- Filing address
- El Cerrito, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- RUTSCH, EDWIN
- Next election
- Primary June 7, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 8
FEC candidate ID H2CA08248 · Principal campaign committee: EDWIN FOR CONGRESS
2021–2022 cycle totals through June 16, 2022, 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$7,575.0083%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,500.0017%
Self-funding: $1,500.00 (17% of money raised): $0.00 given and $1,500.00 lent by the candidate. $1,500.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
The race
California U.S. House, District 8, 2022 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Rutsch (D) | $9,075.00 | $0.00 | 2022-06-16 |
| John Garamendi (D) | $1,146,918.01 | $1,121,447.54 | 2022-12-31 |
| Rudy Recile (R) | $60,648.94 | $494.29 | 2022-12-31 |
| Cheryl Sudduth (D) | $37,949.76 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
| Demnlus Johnson III (D) | $29,887.49 | $296.76 | 2022-12-31 |
| Blanca Gomez (D) | $1,389.00 | $540.19 | 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: EDWIN 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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