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Michelle Steel
U.S. House District 45
2022 general election. Election concluded.
Incumbents
No incumbent is running.
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Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2022 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Dec 31, 2022.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Steel Republican | $7,411,601 | $456,537 | $1,485,549 |
| Jay Chen Democratic | $5,037,026 | $10,014 | $498,506 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Dec 31, 2022.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Michelle Steel at $7,411,601. Lowest: Jay Chen at $5,037,026. The largest reported value sets this scale at $7,411,601.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Michelle Steel at $456,537. Lowest: Jay Chen at $10,014. The largest reported value sets this scale at $456,537.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Michelle Steel at $1,485,549. Lowest: Jay Chen at $498,506. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,485,549.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Michelle Steel at $165,389. Lowest: Jay Chen at $70,938. The largest reported value sets this scale at $165,389.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Michelle Steel at $325,273. Lowest: Jay Chen at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $325,273.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Michelle Steel Republican | Jay Chen Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership PACs | $416,75028.1% | $111,50123.1% |
| Corporate PACs | $435,00029.3% | $1,0000.2% |
| Non-connected committees | $207,40014.0% | $131,14527.2% |
| Trade association PACs | $213,99914.4% | $2,5000.5% |
| Labor union PACs | $11,5000.8% | $135,50028.1% |
| Membership organization PACs | $90,8006.1% | $41,9158.7% |
| Other candidates' committees | $65,5004.4% | $38,0007.9% |
| Party committees | $5,0000.3% | $20,6064.3% |
| Corporations without capital stock | $22,0001.5% | $0 |
| Cooperative PACs | $15,0001.0% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $1,482,949 | $482,167 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Michelle Steel Republican | Jay Chen Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $98,0009.8% | $0 |
| Construction Construction | $45,0004.5% | $0 |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $42,4994.3% | $0 |
| Oil and gas Energy and natural resources | $42,0004.2% | $0 |
| Building trades unions Labor | $0 | $40,00012.8% |
| Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate | $38,5003.9% | $0 |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $35,0003.5% | $0 |
| Technology Communications and technology | $32,5003.3% | $0 |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $29,5003.0% | $1,0000.3% |
| Industrial unions Labor | $0 | $30,0009.6% |
| Air transport Transportation | $29,5003.0% | $0 |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $29,0002.9% | $0 |
| Automotive Transportation | $21,5002.2% | $7,0002.2% |
| Health insurance Health | $28,0002.8% | $0 |
| Public sector unions Labor | $0 | $22,5007.2% |
| Transportation unions Labor | $7,0000.7% | $13,5004.3% |
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $20,0002.0% | $0 |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $20,0002.0% | $0 |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $20,0002.0% | $0 |
| Trucking Transportation | $18,5001.9% | $0 |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $14,5001.5% | $3,5001.1% |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $11,0001.1% | $5,0001.6% |
| Defense Defense | $14,5001.5% | $0 |
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $12,0003.8% |
| Accounting Professional services | $10,5001.1% | $0 |
| Health care unions Labor | $0 | $10,0003.2% |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $0 | $10,0003.2% |
| Veterans Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $10,0003.2% |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $9,5001.0% | $0 |
| Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue | $7,9000.8% | $0 |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $7,0000.7% | $0 |
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $5,0000.5% | $0 |
| Mining Energy and natural resources | $4,0000.4% | $0 |
| Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $2,0000.6% |
| LGBTQ rights Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $2,0000.6% |
| Gun control Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $1,0000.3% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $487,250 | $170,107 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $355,30035.7% | $142,56045.7% |
| Itemized total | $1,482,949 | $482,167 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Michelle Steel Republican | Jay Chen Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $86,17752.1% | $70,938100.0% |
| Membership organization PACs | $79,21347.9% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $165,389 | $70,938 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Michelle Steel Republican | Jay Chen Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $81,22349.1% | $0 |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $75,46345.6% | $0 |
| Industrial unions Labor | $0 | $8,02911.3% |
| Committees not yet categorized | $8,7045.3% | $62,90988.7% |
| Itemized total | $165,389 | $70,938 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Michelle Steel Republican | Jay Chen Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $325,273100.0% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $325,273 | $0 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Michelle Steel Republican | Jay Chen Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $204,60062.9% | $0 |
| Veterans Ideological and single-issue | $89,37427.5% | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $31,3009.6% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $325,273 | $0 |
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Steel Republican | $248,709 | 20 | May 20 to Nov 4, 2022 | Covered by regular reports |
| Jay Chen Democratic | $283,534 | 31 | May 19 to Nov 5, 2022 | Covered by regular reports |
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.