Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Desiree Ontiveros

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Louisiana District 2
Filing address
New Orleans, LA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
ONTIVEROS, DESIREE
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Louisiana with the 2022 district highlighted

Louisiana, District 2

DemocraticU.S. House · Louisiana District 2Open seatRegistered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)

FEC candidate ID H2LA02164 · Principal campaign committee: DESIREE ONTIVEROS FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$50,695.84
Total spent$50,695.84
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through April 15, 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: $50,445.84PACs and other committees: $250.00
  • Individual contributions$50,445.84100%
  • PACs and other committees$250.000%

Raised and spent over time

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

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $250.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Louisiana U.S. House, District 2 (special election), 2022 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Desiree Ontiveros (D)$50,695.84$0.002021-04-15
Gary Chambers Jr. (D)$1,728,794.32$0.002022-11-28
Claston Bernard (R)$200,720.22$4,502.832022-12-31
Gregory Lirette (R)$79,425.23$14,263.162021-02-28
Harold John Sr. (D)$25,200.00$7,489.812021-07-29
Chelsea Ardoin (R)$10,782.42$0.002021-09-30
Sheldon Charles H2la02263 Vincent Sr. (R)$1,332.33$0.002021-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DMarch 31, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMay 24, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DApril 6, 2022
  • PoliticoSolid DApril 5, 2022
  • RCPSafe DJune 9, 2022
  • Fox NewsSolid DJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQSolid DJuly 20, 2022
  • 538Solid DJune 30, 2022

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana (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: DESIREE ONTIVEROS FOR CONGRESS.
  • 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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