Karen Leigh Matthews
@karenmatthewsca.bsky.social
Navy veteran • physician • small business owner
Running for Congress in CA-23 to lower costs.
If you’re tired of paying more, help us fight back → secure.actblue.com/donate/karenmatthewsca23
Running for Congress in CA-23 to lower costs.
If you’re tired of paying more, help us fight back → secure.actblue.com/donate/karenmatthewsca23
Government should serve the people who pay for it — not the politicians who profit from it.
#FixCongress #EndCareerPoliticians #CA23 #election2026 #InsiderTrading
#FixCongress #EndCareerPoliticians #CA23 #election2026 #InsiderTrading
February 15, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Government should serve the people who pay for it — not the politicians who profit from it.
#FixCongress #EndCareerPoliticians #CA23 #election2026 #InsiderTrading
#FixCongress #EndCareerPoliticians #CA23 #election2026 #InsiderTrading
I'm running for Congress because I'm tired of millionaire politicians passing bills they never have to live by.
And by the sounds of it? So are you.
We can win this race. Chip in what you can: secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#CA23 #capolitics #election2026 #election #Congress
And by the sounds of it? So are you.
We can win this race. Chip in what you can: secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#CA23 #capolitics #election2026 #election #Congress
February 11, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I'm running for Congress because I'm tired of millionaire politicians passing bills they never have to live by.
And by the sounds of it? So are you.
We can win this race. Chip in what you can: secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#CA23 #capolitics #election2026 #election #Congress
And by the sounds of it? So are you.
We can win this race. Chip in what you can: secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#CA23 #capolitics #election2026 #election #Congress
If you want someone who will stand up for workers, here's a simple idea: replace our millionaire in Congress who doesn't live our reality with a working class American. #CA23 #capolitics #election2026 #election
February 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM
If you want someone who will stand up for workers, here's a simple idea: replace our millionaire in Congress who doesn't live our reality with a working class American. #CA23 #capolitics #election2026 #election
After 20 years serving this country, I realized that Congress doesn’t feel the cold anymore.
You’re choosing between bills. They're arguing about the same things they fought over before you were born.
It's time for a change: MatthewsforCongress.com #CA23 #election #capolitics
You’re choosing between bills. They're arguing about the same things they fought over before you were born.
It's time for a change: MatthewsforCongress.com #CA23 #election #capolitics
February 5, 2026 at 12:20 AM
After 20 years serving this country, I realized that Congress doesn’t feel the cold anymore.
You’re choosing between bills. They're arguing about the same things they fought over before you were born.
It's time for a change: MatthewsforCongress.com #CA23 #election #capolitics
You’re choosing between bills. They're arguing about the same things they fought over before you were born.
It's time for a change: MatthewsforCongress.com #CA23 #election #capolitics
When the House passed a bill to lower insurance premiums, our Congressman voted NO.
His vote means:
• Higher premiums
• Higher deductibles
• More money out of your pocket
He’s betting you won’t act.
Prove him wrong 👇
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen... #CA23 #capolitics
His vote means:
• Higher premiums
• Higher deductibles
• More money out of your pocket
He’s betting you won’t act.
Prove him wrong 👇
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen... #CA23 #capolitics
February 3, 2026 at 1:13 AM
When the House passed a bill to lower insurance premiums, our Congressman voted NO.
His vote means:
• Higher premiums
• Higher deductibles
• More money out of your pocket
He’s betting you won’t act.
Prove him wrong 👇
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen... #CA23 #capolitics
His vote means:
• Higher premiums
• Higher deductibles
• More money out of your pocket
He’s betting you won’t act.
Prove him wrong 👇
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen... #CA23 #capolitics
Most politicians debate “the economy.” The rest of us live it — rent, groceries, healthcare — every day.
When the people writing the rules are worth tens of millions, they don’t feel what families feel. And that’s what’s broken.
Join our movement. secure.actblue.com/donate/karen... #CA23
When the people writing the rules are worth tens of millions, they don’t feel what families feel. And that’s what’s broken.
Join our movement. secure.actblue.com/donate/karen... #CA23
January 30, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Most politicians debate “the economy.” The rest of us live it — rent, groceries, healthcare — every day.
When the people writing the rules are worth tens of millions, they don’t feel what families feel. And that’s what’s broken.
Join our movement. secure.actblue.com/donate/karen... #CA23
When the people writing the rules are worth tens of millions, they don’t feel what families feel. And that’s what’s broken.
Join our movement. secure.actblue.com/donate/karen... #CA23
They called Alex Pretti a “terrorist.”
Fire every member of Congress who stays silent.
#AlexPretti #Veterans #Accountability #minneapolis #ca23
Fire every member of Congress who stays silent.
#AlexPretti #Veterans #Accountability #minneapolis #ca23
January 29, 2026 at 12:27 AM
They called Alex Pretti a “terrorist.”
Fire every member of Congress who stays silent.
#AlexPretti #Veterans #Accountability #minneapolis #ca23
Fire every member of Congress who stays silent.
#AlexPretti #Veterans #Accountability #minneapolis #ca23
I grew up in a family that believed in the Second Amendment.
I also believe in the First.
You don’t have to choose.
You have the right to both — at the same time.
Not one.
Not the other.
Both.
#minneapolis #secondamendment #CA23 #FirstAmendment
I also believe in the First.
You don’t have to choose.
You have the right to both — at the same time.
Not one.
Not the other.
Both.
#minneapolis #secondamendment #CA23 #FirstAmendment
January 28, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I grew up in a family that believed in the Second Amendment.
I also believe in the First.
You don’t have to choose.
You have the right to both — at the same time.
Not one.
Not the other.
Both.
#minneapolis #secondamendment #CA23 #FirstAmendment
I also believe in the First.
You don’t have to choose.
You have the right to both — at the same time.
Not one.
Not the other.
Both.
#minneapolis #secondamendment #CA23 #FirstAmendment
After 20 years in the U.S. Navy, I learned something about Congress:
They stopped feeling the cold a long time ago.
While you’re choosing between heat or fixing your car, they sit safe and warm—arguing about the same old things.
It's time for a change: secure.actblue.com/donate/thepr... #CA23
They stopped feeling the cold a long time ago.
While you’re choosing between heat or fixing your car, they sit safe and warm—arguing about the same old things.
It's time for a change: secure.actblue.com/donate/thepr... #CA23
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 PM
After 20 years in the U.S. Navy, I learned something about Congress:
They stopped feeling the cold a long time ago.
While you’re choosing between heat or fixing your car, they sit safe and warm—arguing about the same old things.
It's time for a change: secure.actblue.com/donate/thepr... #CA23
They stopped feeling the cold a long time ago.
While you’re choosing between heat or fixing your car, they sit safe and warm—arguing about the same old things.
It's time for a change: secure.actblue.com/donate/thepr... #CA23
No one should hold power for life — not in Congress, not on the Court.
I’m running to make government work for the people again.
👉 Stand with the campaign. Chip in today:
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#TermLimitsNow
#EndCareerPolitics
#CA23
I’m running to make government work for the people again.
👉 Stand with the campaign. Chip in today:
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#TermLimitsNow
#EndCareerPolitics
#CA23
January 24, 2026 at 2:58 PM
No one should hold power for life — not in Congress, not on the Court.
I’m running to make government work for the people again.
👉 Stand with the campaign. Chip in today:
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#TermLimitsNow
#EndCareerPolitics
#CA23
I’m running to make government work for the people again.
👉 Stand with the campaign. Chip in today:
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#TermLimitsNow
#EndCareerPolitics
#CA23
They said this bill would save rural hospitals.
Instead it cuts #Medicaid and makes states compete for scraps.
Only 15% can keep hospitals open.
The rest? Bureaucracy.
Experts warn 10M more uninsured.
That’s not reform. It’s chaos — and CA is paying.
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#CA23
Instead it cuts #Medicaid and makes states compete for scraps.
Only 15% can keep hospitals open.
The rest? Bureaucracy.
Experts warn 10M more uninsured.
That’s not reform. It’s chaos — and CA is paying.
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#CA23
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
They said this bill would save rural hospitals.
Instead it cuts #Medicaid and makes states compete for scraps.
Only 15% can keep hospitals open.
The rest? Bureaucracy.
Experts warn 10M more uninsured.
That’s not reform. It’s chaos — and CA is paying.
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#CA23
Instead it cuts #Medicaid and makes states compete for scraps.
Only 15% can keep hospitals open.
The rest? Bureaucracy.
Experts warn 10M more uninsured.
That’s not reform. It’s chaos — and CA is paying.
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#CA23
I just released my first campaign video.
It’s about growing up without a safety net — and how Congress has drifted far from the reality most families live every day.
Watch, share — and if you can, support the fight:
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/thepr...
#CA23 #Vote #Election #Change #California
It’s about growing up without a safety net — and how Congress has drifted far from the reality most families live every day.
Watch, share — and if you can, support the fight:
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/thepr...
#CA23 #Vote #Election #Change #California
January 20, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I just released my first campaign video.
It’s about growing up without a safety net — and how Congress has drifted far from the reality most families live every day.
Watch, share — and if you can, support the fight:
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/thepr...
#CA23 #Vote #Election #Change #California
It’s about growing up without a safety net — and how Congress has drifted far from the reality most families live every day.
Watch, share — and if you can, support the fight:
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/thepr...
#CA23 #Vote #Election #Change #California
If you had Congress’s job performance, you’d be fired already.
We tried both parties. They failed.
It’s time to vote for you.
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#Congress #Accountability #VoteForChange #CostOfLiving #Healthcare #CA23 #election
We tried both parties. They failed.
It’s time to vote for you.
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#Congress #Accountability #VoteForChange #CostOfLiving #Healthcare #CA23 #election
January 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
If you had Congress’s job performance, you’d be fired already.
We tried both parties. They failed.
It’s time to vote for you.
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#Congress #Accountability #VoteForChange #CostOfLiving #Healthcare #CA23 #election
We tried both parties. They failed.
It’s time to vote for you.
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#Congress #Accountability #VoteForChange #CostOfLiving #Healthcare #CA23 #election
Congress has world-class healthcare.
Families have medical debt.
They had years to fix your healthcare.
They didn’t.
If you’re done with excuses and ready for accountability, help us take this seat back.
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#Healthcare #Congress #Election #California #CA23
Families have medical debt.
They had years to fix your healthcare.
They didn’t.
If you’re done with excuses and ready for accountability, help us take this seat back.
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#Healthcare #Congress #Election #California #CA23
January 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Congress has world-class healthcare.
Families have medical debt.
They had years to fix your healthcare.
They didn’t.
If you’re done with excuses and ready for accountability, help us take this seat back.
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#Healthcare #Congress #Election #California #CA23
Families have medical debt.
They had years to fix your healthcare.
They didn’t.
If you’re done with excuses and ready for accountability, help us take this seat back.
👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#Healthcare #Congress #Election #California #CA23
Ban insider trading in Congress. Full stop.
Agree?
#BanInsiderTrading
#Congress
#Accountability
#CA23
#Election
Agree?
#BanInsiderTrading
#Congress
#Accountability
#CA23
#Election
January 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Ban insider trading in Congress. Full stop.
Agree?
#BanInsiderTrading
#Congress
#Accountability
#CA23
#Election
Agree?
#BanInsiderTrading
#Congress
#Accountability
#CA23
#Election
I’m running for Congress in CA-23 with no party bosses and no war chest — just me, a phone, and the belief our district deserves better.
Goal: $2,500 in 48 hours. That’s 250 people chipping in $10:
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
Let's do this.
#CA23 #Election2026
Goal: $2,500 in 48 hours. That’s 250 people chipping in $10:
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
Let's do this.
#CA23 #Election2026
January 15, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I’m running for Congress in CA-23 with no party bosses and no war chest — just me, a phone, and the belief our district deserves better.
Goal: $2,500 in 48 hours. That’s 250 people chipping in $10:
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
Let's do this.
#CA23 #Election2026
Goal: $2,500 in 48 hours. That’s 250 people chipping in $10:
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
Let's do this.
#CA23 #Election2026
Congress keeps failing regular people — higher costs, more chaos, zero accountability.
That’s why I'm running.
Both parties already had their shot. They blew it.
This campaign is powered by regular people, not party bosses.
It’s our turn.
#independent #EndTheDuopoly #CA23 #election2026
That’s why I'm running.
Both parties already had their shot. They blew it.
This campaign is powered by regular people, not party bosses.
It’s our turn.
#independent #EndTheDuopoly #CA23 #election2026
January 15, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Congress keeps failing regular people — higher costs, more chaos, zero accountability.
That’s why I'm running.
Both parties already had their shot. They blew it.
This campaign is powered by regular people, not party bosses.
It’s our turn.
#independent #EndTheDuopoly #CA23 #election2026
That’s why I'm running.
Both parties already had their shot. They blew it.
This campaign is powered by regular people, not party bosses.
It’s our turn.
#independent #EndTheDuopoly #CA23 #election2026
No one should hold power for life.
If you agree, share and follow.
#TermLimits #Congress #SupremeCourt #CA23 #Election
If you agree, share and follow.
#TermLimits #Congress #SupremeCourt #CA23 #Election
January 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM
No one should hold power for life.
If you agree, share and follow.
#TermLimits #Congress #SupremeCourt #CA23 #Election
If you agree, share and follow.
#TermLimits #Congress #SupremeCourt #CA23 #Election
Fed up with Congress?
Both parties had their turn.
Your bills keep going up.
We’re building a campaign to fight back.
👉 Chip in if you’re done waiting:
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
Both parties had their turn-now it’s yours.
#CongressIsBroken
#FedUpWithCongress
#IndependentVoters
#Election
Both parties had their turn.
Your bills keep going up.
We’re building a campaign to fight back.
👉 Chip in if you’re done waiting:
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
Both parties had their turn-now it’s yours.
#CongressIsBroken
#FedUpWithCongress
#IndependentVoters
#Election
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Fed up with Congress?
Both parties had their turn.
Your bills keep going up.
We’re building a campaign to fight back.
👉 Chip in if you’re done waiting:
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
Both parties had their turn-now it’s yours.
#CongressIsBroken
#FedUpWithCongress
#IndependentVoters
#Election
Both parties had their turn.
Your bills keep going up.
We’re building a campaign to fight back.
👉 Chip in if you’re done waiting:
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
Both parties had their turn-now it’s yours.
#CongressIsBroken
#FedUpWithCongress
#IndependentVoters
#Election
The deal is broken.
One income bought a home then.
Two incomes barely keep up now.
Congress doesn’t live your reality — but they write the rules you’re forced to live under.
Fed up? Prove them wrong →
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#FedUp #CostOfLiving #Congress #America #CA23
One income bought a home then.
Two incomes barely keep up now.
Congress doesn’t live your reality — but they write the rules you’re forced to live under.
Fed up? Prove them wrong →
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#FedUp #CostOfLiving #Congress #America #CA23
Donate to Karen Matthews
Show your support with a contribution.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:30 AM
The deal is broken.
One income bought a home then.
Two incomes barely keep up now.
Congress doesn’t live your reality — but they write the rules you’re forced to live under.
Fed up? Prove them wrong →
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#FedUp #CostOfLiving #Congress #America #CA23
One income bought a home then.
Two incomes barely keep up now.
Congress doesn’t live your reality — but they write the rules you’re forced to live under.
Fed up? Prove them wrong →
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#FedUp #CostOfLiving #Congress #America #CA23
You can’t afford rent.
Your electric bill is up.
Groceries cost more.
But your Congressman is voting on shower heads.
It’s what happens when people in power don’t live in your reality.
Ready to fight back in CA-23 →
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#Election2026 #CA23 #FlipTheSeat #Congress
Your electric bill is up.
Groceries cost more.
But your Congressman is voting on shower heads.
It’s what happens when people in power don’t live in your reality.
Ready to fight back in CA-23 →
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#Election2026 #CA23 #FlipTheSeat #Congress
January 12, 2026 at 3:35 PM
You can’t afford rent.
Your electric bill is up.
Groceries cost more.
But your Congressman is voting on shower heads.
It’s what happens when people in power don’t live in your reality.
Ready to fight back in CA-23 →
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#Election2026 #CA23 #FlipTheSeat #Congress
Your electric bill is up.
Groceries cost more.
But your Congressman is voting on shower heads.
It’s what happens when people in power don’t live in your reality.
Ready to fight back in CA-23 →
secure.actblue.com/donate/karen...
#Election2026 #CA23 #FlipTheSeat #Congress
Our Congressman voted NO.
Your healthcare costs are going up.
Families in California’s 23rd District deserve a life they can afford.
That’s why I’m in this race.
#CA23 #Healthcare #Affordability #Election2026
Your healthcare costs are going up.
Families in California’s 23rd District deserve a life they can afford.
That’s why I’m in this race.
#CA23 #Healthcare #Affordability #Election2026
January 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Our Congressman voted NO.
Your healthcare costs are going up.
Families in California’s 23rd District deserve a life they can afford.
That’s why I’m in this race.
#CA23 #Healthcare #Affordability #Election2026
Your healthcare costs are going up.
Families in California’s 23rd District deserve a life they can afford.
That’s why I’m in this race.
#CA23 #Healthcare #Affordability #Election2026