Doris O. Matsui
DIncumbentFEC H6CA05195
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Raised this cycle$7.8M
Cash on hand: $2.0M
2026 race
CA-07 — U.S. House
2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Doris O. Matsui.
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How we got here · 1 earlier contest
Primary · Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Top-two primary — Mai Vang and Doris O. Matsui advanced to the general election.
- DMai VangAdvanced to general30.8%
- DDoris O. Matsui· inc.Advanced to general29.1%
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the California Secretary of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$11M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Mai Vang
DChallengerFEC H6CA07175
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Raised this cycle$1.8M
Cash on hand: $389K
Robert Morin
DChallengerFEC H6CA07159
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Raised this cycle$30K
Cash on hand: $23K
Erica Lee
DChallengerFEC H6CA07142
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Raised this cycle$15K
Cash on hand: $0
Local signal
Early read on CA-07 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · mixed
Recent news coverage of Doris O. Matsui over the last 90 days.
0 positive4 neutral0 negative
4 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$11M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$9.7M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$1.4M
$859K for · $540K against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Doris O. Matsui(D)incumbent + SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION $10 − JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $120K − WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $20K | $7.8M | $10 | $140K | $7.7M |
Mai Vang(D) + LEADERS WE DESERVE $348K + NATIONAL NURSES UNITED FOR PATIENT PROTECTION $300K + WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $181K − AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA 2026 $400K | $1.8M | $859K | $400K | $2.3M |
Robert Morin(D) | $30K | — | — | $30K |
Erica Lee(D) | $15K | — | — | $15K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside CA versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Doris O. Matsui(D)44% in-state · $810K itemized
$359K in-state$451K out-of-state
Mai Vang(D)92% in-state · $778K itemized
$714K in-state$64K out-of-state
Robert Morin(D)100% in-state · $29K itemized
$29K in-state$0 out-of-state
Erica Lee(D)17% in-state · $7K itemized
$1K in-state$6K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Matsui | Vang | Morin | Lee | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Governance & Other Outside political spending — from PACs and super PACs — should be limited more strictly. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Mai Vang
- 8 California House races to watch: GOP vs. GOP, Dems at war and Nancy Pelosi’s seat up for grabsNew York PostNov 3
- Nurses and teachers unions bankroll leftist candidates and causesWashington ExaminerJul 20
- Democratic candidates sustain fundraising pace as GOP strains to keep upRoll CallJul 16
- Left-wing challengers are beating House Democrats. These incumbents could be next.Anchorage Daily NewsJul 14
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.