WORKING CLASS HEROES FUND
- What the FEC calls it
- Independent expenditure advocating election of candidate (FEC type 24E)
- Date of the entry in the linked filing
- May 13, 2026
Campaign money · Federal Election Commission records
MATTHEWS, KAREN
Name as registered with the FEC. FEC candidate ID H6CA23289. Registration with the FEC is a filing requirement for people raising or spending money for federal office; it does not mean a candidate is on any ballot.
2025–2026 election cycle
FEC registration and official totals
Registered with the FEC as a candidate for U.S. House, California, district 23, for the 2026 election. Party on the FEC registration: IND. FEC incumbent/challenger status: Challenger. FEC registration does not mean a candidate is on the ballot. FEC candidate file published October 19, 2026.
- Total receipts
- $174,651.43
- Contributions from individuals
- $146,502.31
- From other political committees
- $5,050.00
- From party committees
- $0.00
- Contributions from the candidate
- $3,098.97
- Loans from the candidate
- $20,000.00
- Total disbursements
- $174,651.43
- Cash on hand at end of period
- $0.00
- Debts owed by the campaign
- $0.00
FEC two-year summary for this candidate's authorized committees, covering activity through June 22, 2026 (the end of the latest report the FEC has processed). FEC summary file published October 19, 2026.
Committees linked to this candidate in the FEC files
- MATTHEWS FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · C00922336 FEC.gov ↗
Money from PACs and party committees
2025–2026 cycle, from the FEC data file published October 18, 2026. Each line adds up every entry the committee filed, by FEC transaction type, leaving out memo entries so nothing is counted twice. Independent expenditures and communication costs are spending for or against a candidate, not money given to a campaign. Each line links to one filing that reports it.
$460,199.00 · 7 entries $5,000.00 · 1 entry FORWARD PARTY
- What the FEC calls it
- Contribution made to nonaffiliated committee (FEC type 24K)
- Date of the entry in the linked filing
- June 1, 2026
$50.00 · 1 entry LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND
- What the FEC calls it
- Contribution made to nonaffiliated committee (FEC type 24K)
- Date of the entry in the linked filing
- March 31, 2026
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