Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Matt Ortega

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · California District 14
Filing address
Sacramento, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
ORTEGA, MATT
Map of California with the 2026 district highlighted

California, District 14

DemocraticU.S. House · California District 14Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6CA14155 · Principal campaign committee: MATT ORTEGA FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$38,435.58
Total spent$38,435.58
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through June 30, 2026, 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: $33,096.92Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $5,338.66
  • Individual contributions$33,096.9286%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$5,338.6614%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$17,603.2653%
  • Contributions over $200$15,493.6647%
  • Itemized from inside California$8,416.1643%
  • Itemized from other states$10,933.9657%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: District of Columbia $3,700.00 · Massachusetts $1,475.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$17K$0 YEAR-END: raised $13,567.00YEAR-END: spent $534.20APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $12,468.60APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $16,923.14PRE-PRIMARY: raised $7,590.23PRE-PRIMARY: spent $10,745.63TERMINATION REPORT: raised $4,809.75TERMINATION REPORT: spent $10,232.612025-122026-032026-052026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

California U.S. House, District 14, 2026 · 14 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Matt Ortega (D)$38,435.58$0.002026-06-30
Rakhi Israni (D)$2,400,500.40$2,003.102026-09-30
Melissa Hernandez (D)$2,053,394.52$86,415.842026-09-30
Eric Michael Swalwell (D)$1,730,927.22$7,604.602026-09-30
Aisha Wahab (D)$1,214,546.85$462,322.332026-10-14
Wendy Fiona Huang (R)$41,073.00$6,331.782026-09-30
Sheriene Ridenour (D)$38,590.07$38,391.072026-06-30
Carin Elam (D)$32,692.75$0.002026-06-30
Abrar Qadir (D)$26,938.03−$16,866.142026-04-15

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

No published race ratings found.

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
David Binder ResearchApril 1–4, 2026(LV)–Victor Aguilar Jr. 1% · Suzanne Chenault 1% · Carin Elam 0% · Melissa Hernandez 9% · Wendy Huang 9% · Dena Maldonado 8% · Matt Ortega 2% · Rakhi Singh 2% · Aisha Wahab 29%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 1–26) (retrieved October 22, 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 ORTEGA FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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