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  4. ›2022 H2ca39136 Jay Chen

The Race · House · CA · District 45 · 2022

JAY CHEN

Democratic·Challenger

Office
House · CA-45
Cycle
2022
Party
Democratic
FEC id
H2CA39136
House CA-45 2022FEC candidate page

Primary result

FEC Federal Elections 2022·Democraticprimary

Popular votes
58,721
Primary share
43.1%
Outcome
Primary winner

General election

FEC Federal Elections 2022

Popular votes
103,466
Share
47.6%
Outcome
Did not win

Campaign finance

Coverage through 2022-12-31

Receipts
$5.0M
$5,037,026
Disbursements
$5.1M
$5,100,737
Cash on hand
$10.0K
$10,014

Top donors

  • CLF

    Committee

    $3.0M

  • NRCC

    Committee

    $1.7M

  • DCCC

    Committee

    $107.0K

  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ORANGE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES' COMMUNITY ACTION FUND PAC

    Committee

    $40.1K

  • PIVOT VICTORY FUND

    Committee

    $31.0K

  • MAJORITY PAC

    Committee

    $29.8K

  • UNITED WE CAN

    Committee

    $24.9K

  • IMMIGRANT POWER PAC

    Committee

    $24.8K

  • NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

    Committee

    $18.2K

  • WOMEN FOR AMERICAN VALUES AND ETHICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A/K/A WAVE PAC)

    Committee

    $12.9K

Finance totals prefer FEC presidential summary tables when labeled on the row; otherwise FEC weball. Popular votes attach for the general election and, when available, the party primary. Top donors are a capped committee/PAC list from pas2, not every itemized contributor. Built 2026-08-06T15:37:13Z. See methodology.