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
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Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
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