Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Matt Gunderson
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · California District 49
- Filing address
- Ladera Ranch, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- GUNDERSON, MATT
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 49
FEC candidate ID H4CA49149 · Principal campaign committee: GUNDERSON FOR CONGRESS
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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$1,075,464.2822%
- PACs and other committees$154,400.003%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,299,000.0067%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$427,357.139%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,103.810%
Self-funding: $3,299,000.00 (67% of money raised): $0.00 given and $3,299,000.00 lent by the candidate. $94,664.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
54 committees reported giving $158,350.00 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.
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- E-PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- NRCCParty committee$5,000.00
- AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- NEW MAJORITY FEDERAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SUPPORT TAXFIGHTERS & ELECT EFFECTIVE LEADERS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- WATSON LAND CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,800.00
- GET AMERICA RIGHT: COMMUNITY IN ACTIONLeadership PAC$3,300.00
- THE ONE AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$3,300.00
- DARK HORSE PACLeadership PAC$3,300.00
- FOUNDATIONS BASED ON INTEGRITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FBIPAC)Leadership PAC$3,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- STOP COLLECTIVISM OR TOTALITARIANISM TRIUMPHS PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- MVL PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- JOE WILSON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
Show all 54 committees
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MCCLINTOCK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INCCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DOUG LAMALFA COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DAVE JOYCECandidate committee$2,000.00
- EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- YOUNG KIM FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NEVER SURRENDER PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PROVEN CONSERVATIVES PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- FRY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- IEC CORPORATION PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- KEVIN KILEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ONDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- EXPECT MORE LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- FEDERAL BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (PNC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SECURITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PATRIOTS IN ACTIONLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- COMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DREAM BIG PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DUTY HONOR VICTORY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) Company pagePAC$650.00
- MAJORITY PACHybrid PAC$500.00
- SECURING THE REPUBLIC FOR OUR NEXT GENERATIONPAC$500.00
- CONSERVATIVE SERVICE ACTION RESULTS (CSAR) PACLeadership PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Matt Gunderson$44,227.65
- Independent expenditures opposing Matt Gunderson$1,835,637.16
FEC totals for the 2024 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.
- HMPOpposing$1,375,354.00
- LCV VICTORY FUNDOpposing$350,000.00
- CHC BOLD PACOpposing$105,922.00
- MAJORITY PACSupporting$35,451.00
- CALIFORNIA COMEBACK FUNDSupporting$5,952.00
- GREENPEACE USA VOTESOpposing$4,359.00
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDSupporting$1,421.00
- REFORM LEADERS PACSupporting$1,400.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 49, 2024 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Gunderson (R) | $4,958,325.22 | $36,633.26 | 2024-12-31 |
| Mike Levin (D) | $5,679,155.07 | $269,736.98 | 2024-12-31 |
| Margarita Wilkinson (R) | $2,211,358.88 | $0.00 | 2024-06-30 |
| Kate M Monroe (R) | $424,374.44 | $34.41 | 2024-12-31 |
| Sheryl Adams (R) | $241,735.00 | $0.00 | 2024-03-24 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | October 25–31, 2024 | 574 (LV) | ± 5.0% | Mike Levin 51% · Matt Gunderson 38% |
| 1892 Polling (R) | October 5–8, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Mike Levin 46% · Matt Gunderson 45% |
| SurveyUSA | October 2–6, 2024 | 617 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Mike Levin 53% · Matt Gunderson 41% |
| SurveyUSA | June 5–10, 2024 | 559 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Mike Levin 50% · Matt Gunderson 40% |
| 1892 Polling (R) | April 9–11, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Mike Levin 44% · Matt Gunderson 42% |
| SurveyUSA | January 9–15, 2024 | 650 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Mike Levin 47% · Matt Gunderson 34% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: GUNDERSON 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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