Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Matthew D Connolly

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 7
Filing address
Bethlehem, PA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
CONNOLLY, MATTHEW D
Next election
Primary June 2, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Pennsylvania with the 2020 district highlighted

Pennsylvania, District 7

RepublicanU.S. House · Pennsylvania District 7ChallengerRegistered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)

FEC candidate ID H4PA17141 · Principal campaign committee: MATT CONNOLLY FOR PA-07

Total raised$5,000.00
Total spent$5,000.00
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$5,000.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through April 15, 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

Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $5,000.00
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$5,000.00100%

Self-funding: $5,000.00 (100% of money raised): $0.00 given and $5,000.00 lent by the candidate. $2,760.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

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

The race

Pennsylvania U.S. House, District 7, 2020 · 4 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Matthew D Connolly (R)$5,000.00$0.002020-04-15
Susan Wild (D)$4,644,289.90$78,696.362020-12-31
Lisa Scheller (R)$3,740,779.05$79,040.752020-12-31
Dean Napier Browning (R)$409,880.60$2,503.662020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLikely DOctober 8, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe DJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DOctober 8, 2020
  • PoliticoLean DApril 19, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe DOctober 29, 2020
  • RCPLikely DJune 9, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe DJune 7, 2020
  • 270toWinLikely DAugust 21, 2020

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
DeSales UniversityOctober 11–24, 2020448 (LV)± 4.4%Susan Wild 54% · Lisa Scheller 36%
Franklin & Marshall CollegeOctober 12–18, 2020447 (V)± 5.8%Susan Wild 44% · Lisa Scheller 36%
DeSales UniversityOctober 3–10, 2020466 (LV)± 4.3%Susan Wild 54% · Lisa Scheller 36%
Muhlenberg College/Morning CallSeptember 21–24, 2020414 (LV)± 5.5%Susan Wild 52% · Lisa Scheller 39%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania (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: MATT CONNOLLY FOR PA-07.
  • 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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