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Matt Strickler

Running for U.S. House District 2 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$313K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Matt Strickler is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 2 in Virginia in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $313,160 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.

Matt Strickler ran as a Democratic candidate in the 2026 primary for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. He previously served as Virginia's Secretary of Natural Resources under Governor Ralph Northam from January 2018 to September 2021, and later as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the U.S. Department of the Interior. A Lexington, Virginia native, Strickler earned a B.A. from Washington and Lee University and master's degrees from the College of William and Mary.

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97% of fundraising comes from individual donors — one of the more grassroots-funded profiles in this cycle.

$313K

Total raised

$198K

Total spent

$115K

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$265K · 85%
Small dollar donations <$200$40K · 13%
PAC contributions$1K · 0%
Candidate self-funding$7K · 2%

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