
Matt Strickler
Matt Strickler ran for U.S. House in VA-02 in 2026 as a Democratic (lost).
American politician
Ran for U.S. House, VA-02, 2026 · Lost to Elaine Luria (Democratic). Unofficial result, not yet certified. Wikipedia (House results table)
On the Virginia ballot, Nov 3, 2026 Member, House of Representatives, 2nd District, 4 names on the official list. Election Day has passed; see the ballot as it was.Do you approve of Matt Strickler?
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Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from Virginia State Parks · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Races
- 2026 · U.S. House, VA-02 · General · Democratic · on the ballot
Background
Matthew Strickler is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks for the U.S. Department of the Interior. Previously he served as the Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources under Governor Ralph Northam.
Campaign finance
As of 2026-09-30 · Source: FEC
Website and social
Sources
- Portrait, Virginia State Parks · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
- Background, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-11-09 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Strickler
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6VA02180/
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