Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Gregory Gerard Raths
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 45
- Filing address
- Mission Viejo, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- RATHS, GREGORY GERARD
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 45
FEC candidate ID H4CA45089 · Principal campaign committee: GREG RATHS FOR CONGRESS 2020
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 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$1,206,876.3285%
- PACs and other committees$43,280.003%
- Party committees$1,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$148,154.0010%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$13,446.641%
Self-funding: $148,154.00 (10% of money raised): $0.00 given and $148,154.00 lent by the candidate. $142,654.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
17 committees reported giving $42,738.00 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.
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDLeadership PAC$10,600.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH UNDERWRITERS PAC (HUPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CHESAPEAKE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DAVIDSON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COMBAT VETERANS FOR CONGRESS PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- WINREDHybrid PAC$1,358.00
- WASTE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES BETTER GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FREEDOM FIRST PACPAC$1,000.00
- VICTORY EASTLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY RESTORE CALIFORNIA TOGETHERConnected PAC$280.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Gregory Gerard Raths$145,326.43
- Independent expenditures opposing Gregory Gerard Raths$15,559.89
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.
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDSupporting$145,294.00
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONOpposing$15,500.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESOpposing$59.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 45, 2020 · 11 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Gerard Raths (R) | $1,412,756.96 | $1,998.49 | 2020-12-31 |
| Katherine Porter (D) | $16,901,194.24 | $10,267,752.44 | 2020-12-31 |
| Donald M Sedgwick (R) | $895,705.07 | $0.00 | 2020-03-31 |
| Peggy Huang (R) | $639,008.83 | $0.00 | 2020-09-30 |
| Lisa Sparks (R) | $519,919.43 | $0.00 | 2020-06-30 |
| Ray Gennawey (R) | $77,674.00 | $0.00 | 2020-03-31 |
| Christopher John Gonzales (R) | $43,892.00 | $0.00 | 2020-09-30 |
| Aditya Pai (D) | $34,823.20 | $0.00 | 2020-03-10 |
| Brenton Woolworth (R) | $10,559.00 | $0.00 | 2019-09-27 |
| Brian Forde (D) | $954.00 | $223,057.91 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R) | August 15–18, 2019 | 300 (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: GREG RATHS FOR CONGRESS 2020.
- 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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