Brandon Herrera has raised the most in this race — $3,115,205, ahead of Katy Padilla Stout at $1,117,715. Brandon Herrera has taken the most PAC and party-committee money: $130,940. On AIPAC: no candidate in this race has an AIPAC-linked record in FEC filings.
No current officeholder is running — the seat will have a new winner. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one independent.
Major issues facing Texas, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
FEC campaign finance data through Oct 14, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Katy Padilla Stout D | Brandon Herrera R | Benjamin E. "Ben" Mendoza I | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | $1.1M | $3.1M | — |
| Individuals | $1M91% | $140K5% | — |
| PACs & parties | $68K6% | $131K4% | — |
| Self-funded | $10K1% | $520K17% | — |
| Other | $23K2% | $2.3M75% | — |
| AIPAC-linked* | — | — | — |
| Outside spending† | — | — | — |
* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Showing the 50 biggest of 281 donors. The other 231 gave $110K combined.
Plus $195K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Showing the 50 biggest of 72 donors. The other 22 gave $5K combined.
Plus $17K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.
Brandon Herrera has raised more: $3,115,205, ahead of Katy Padilla Stout at $1,117,715.
Brandon Herrera has taken the most money from PACs and party committees: $130,940. Katy Padilla Stout has taken $67,649.
No candidate in this race has an AIPAC-linked record in FEC filings.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
October 21, 2026
House Majority PAC memo: 'House battleground extends deep into Trump territory'
HMP's Oct 21 internal memo claims its polling shows Democrats competitive in 13 House districts Trump carried in 2024, releasing internal poll numbers for FL-13, IN-05, KY-06, MN-01, MO-02, MT-01, NC-09, NE-01, NV-02, NY-21, OH-15, TX-23 and TX-35 — all within single digits. Treat as partisan polling: it is HMP's own commissioned polling released to make the case for more fundraising, not independent data.
Source: House Majority PAC →