Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

David Ben Ruiz

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Indiana District 1
Filing address
East Chicago, IN (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
RUIZ, DAVID BEN
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Indiana with the 2022 district highlighted

Indiana, District 1

RepublicanU.S. House · Indiana District 1ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H2IN01180 · Principal campaign committee: RUIZ4CONGRESS

Total raised$196.80
Total spent$1,834.37
Cash on hand−$1,637.57
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through August 5, 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: $96.80Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $100.00
  • Individual contributions$96.8049%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$100.0051%

Self-funding: $100.00 (51% of money raised): $100.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

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

The race

Indiana U.S. House, District 1, 2022 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
David Ben Ruiz (R)$196.80−$1,637.572022-08-05
Jennifer-Ruth Green (R)$3,492,664.39$24,160.032022-12-31
Frank J. Mrvan (D)$2,483,248.03$54,290.952022-12-31
Thomas McDermott (D)$1,362,606.43$0.002022-12-12
Blair Milo (R)$282,229.51$0.002022-05-26

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
RMG ResearchMay 19–20, 2022500 (LV)± 4.5%Frank Mrvan 47% · Jennifer-Ruth Green 40%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana (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: RUIZ4CONGRESS.
  • 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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