2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Daniel Betts?
The money.
- Raised
- $177K
- Spent
- $177K
- Cash on hand
- $306
- Individuals 99.8% $177K
- Other receipts 0.2% $325
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $24K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- COURAGEOUS CONSERVATIVES PAC $17K
- GATORPAC $7,761
Who gave.
Who gives $177K from individuals
1% in small-dollar gifts
$2,379 of $177K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $112K of the $175K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to May 12, 2026 for this campaign.
66% from Texas · 34% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
39% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Texas $74K
- Pennsylvania $11K
- Massachusetts $7,519
- Michigan $7,000
- Arkansas $3,405
- New York $2,602
- California $2,500
- Virginia $2,301
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $76K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $36K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Aug 27, 2025 to May 12, 2026, net of refunds (114 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $24K for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC regular reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
What it bought, per the late reports
- TV, radio & streaming TV 68% $17K
- Digital ads 4% $1,000
- Phones & texts 28% $6,762
Largest late spenders for
- COURAGEOUS CONSERVATIVES PAC $17K
- GATORPAC $7,762
Latest dissemination on these reports: February 26, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (4 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $113K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $113K of the $177K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to May 4, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 41% $46K
- Consultants & strategy 17% $19K
- Fundraising & processing fees 28% $31K
- Polling, research & data 5% $5,410
- Travel, meals & events 1% $1,392
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $1,289
- Legal & compliance 8% $8,625
Largest payees
- NEEL & PARTNERS $53K
- ROBINSON FAMILY DEVELOPMENT $20K
- SALIGRAM & ASSOC. $8,488
- GOP COMPLIANCE $5,500
- SIGN BUSTER $3,700
Paid to individuals: $4,625, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Sep 8, 2025 to May 4, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (67 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Mark Charles TeixeiraRepublican · $4.0M raised · $931K outside
- Chip RoyRepublican · $550K raised · $6,842 outside
- Kristin A HookDemocrat · $389K raised
- Mike WheelerRepublican · $344K raised
- Jason CahillRepublican · $334K raised
- Paul RojasRepublican · $165K raised
- James E Trainor IIIRepublican · $152K raised · $20K outside
- Ezekiel EnriquezRepublican · $115K raised · $4,170 outside
- Weston Charles MartinezRepublican · $26K raised
- Gary Frank TaylorDemocrat · $17K raised
- Regina VanburgDemocrat · $14K raised
- Daniel WeberDemocrat · $2,371 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.