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Matt Strickler

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Matt Strickler ran for U.S. House in VA-02 in 2026 as a Democratic (lost).

American politician

U.S. House - VA-02DemocraticLostVugol ID VM-F8T-N44S FEC H6VA02180

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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.

Link: vugol.me/p/matt-strickler

Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

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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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Strickler

Campaign finance

$313,160total raised (2026 cycle)
$199,233total spent (2026 cycle)
$113,926cash on hand (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-09-30 · Source: FEC

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