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CHEN, JAY

Name as registered with the FEC. FEC candidate ID H2CA39136. 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.

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2025–2026 election cycle

FEC registration and official totals

Registered with the FEC as a candidate for U.S. House, California, district 45, for the 2022 election. Party on the FEC registration: DEM. FEC incumbent/challenger status: Challenger. FEC registration does not mean a candidate is on the ballot. FEC candidate file published October 26, 2026.

Total receipts
$26.25
Contributions from individuals
$0.00
From other political committees
$0.00
From party committees
$0.00
Contributions from the candidate
$0.00
Loans from the candidate
$0.00
Total disbursements
$0.00
Cash on hand at end of period
$6,014.61
Debts owed by the campaign
$0.00

FEC two-year summary for this candidate's authorized committees, covering activity through September 30, 2026 (the end of the latest report the FEC has processed). FEC summary file published October 26, 2026.

Committees linked to this candidate in the FEC files

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2023–2024 election cycle

FEC registration and official totals

Registered with the FEC as a candidate for U.S. House, California, district 45, for the 2022 election. Party on the FEC registration: DEM. FEC incumbent/challenger status: Challenger. FEC registration does not mean a candidate is on the ballot. FEC candidate file published October 26, 2026.

Total receipts
$1,231.08
Contributions from individuals
$1,000.00
From other political committees
$0.00
From party committees
$0.00
Contributions from the candidate
$5.00
Loans from the candidate
$0.00
Total disbursements
$5,256.97
Cash on hand at end of period
$5,988.36
Debts owed by the campaign
$3,830.94

FEC two-year summary for this candidate's authorized committees, covering activity through December 31, 2024 (the end of the latest report the FEC has processed). FEC summary file published October 26, 2026.

Committees linked to this candidate in the FEC files

  • JAY CHEN FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · C00665695 FEC.gov ↗

Money from PACs and party committees

2023–2024 cycle, from the FEC data file published October 25, 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.

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Earlier cycles on file, back to 1980

Official totals by cycle

FEC two-year totals for this candidate, one row per earlier election cycle
CycleTotal receiptsTotal disbursementsCash on hand at end of periodDatesFEC
2021–2022
Registered for U.S. House, California, district 45		 $5,037,026.06$5,100,737.36$10,014.25 Through December 31, 2022
FEC file published October 26, 2026		 FEC.gov ↗
2019–2020
Registered for U.S. House, California, district 39		 $0.00$990.00$73,725.55 Through December 31, 2020
FEC file published October 26, 2026		 FEC.gov ↗
2017–2018
Registered for U.S. House, California, district 39		 $385,047.55$310,332.00$74,715.55 Through December 31, 2018
FEC file published October 26, 2026		 FEC.gov ↗
2013–2014
Registered for U.S. House, California, district 39		 $143,322.91$222,277.79$0.00 Through January 13, 2014
FEC file published December 31, 2024		 FEC.gov ↗
2011–2012
Registered for U.S. House, California, district 39		 $793,548.61$714,593.73$78,954.88 Through December 31, 2012
FEC file published December 31, 2022		 FEC.gov ↗

Federal campaign records on Power & Politics begin with the 1979–1980 cycle. No official digitized record exists.

Source: Federal Election Commission public data downloads (fec.gov/data/browse-data ↗), refreshed weekly. We do not rate, rank, or characterize any contribution or candidate. Sources and methodology.