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Mathew Shurka

Running for U.S. House District 12 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$330K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Mathew Shurka is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 12 in New York in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $330,173 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.

Data last updated July 2026.

Mathew Shurka, a Democrat, ran for the U.S. House in New York's 12th Congressional District in 2026 and withdrew from the Democratic primary after reporting $330,173 in campaign receipts. A native New Yorker, he cofounded Born Perfect in 2014 with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, a campaign that helped pass protections against conversion therapy in 27 states and more than 120 municipalities. He lives in Chelsea with his fiancé, restaurateur Lisle Richards, and the couple own a small business in the district.

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Individual donors make up 69% of fundraising, with the remainder from PACs and party committees.

$330K

Total raised

$330K

Total spent

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$214K · 65%
Small dollar donations <$200$15K · 5%
Loans and other receipts$101K · 31%

Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.

Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC