2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Daniel M Sims?
The money.
- Raised
- $12K
- Spent
- $12K
- Cash on hand
- $200
- Individuals 57% $6,666
- Candidate's own money & loans 43% $5,000
Campaign totals through May 19, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $6,666 from individuals
6% in small-dollar gifts
$373 of $6,666 came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
78% from Texas · 22% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Texas $4,541
- California $1,041
- Rhode Island $208
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $4,749. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $1,041, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through May 19, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Feb 1, 2026 to Feb 20, 2026, net of refunds (4 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.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Daniel M Sims.
Where it went.
Where the money went $5,316 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $5,316 of the $12K the campaign reported spending through May 19, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Apr 20, 2026.
- Fundraising & processing fees 100% $5,316
Largest payees
- ANEDOT $269
Paid to individuals: $5,047, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Feb 12, 2026 to Apr 20, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (4 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.
- James TalaricoDemocrat · $140M raised · $5.7M outside
- Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr.Republican · $21M raised · $28M outside
- Colin AllredDemocrat · $7.0M raised · $15K outside
- Jasmine CrockettDemocrat · $6.2M raised · $5.2M outside
- John CornynRepublican · $5.8M raised · $11M outside
- Wesley HuntRepublican · $1.7M raised · $14M outside
- Terry VirtsDemocrat · $667K raised
- Keith AllenRepublican · $157K raised
- Theodore E. Brown Jr.Libertarian · $14K raised
- Gulrez KhanRepublican · $11K raised
- Virgil BierschwaleRepublican · $9,988 raised
- Jade SimmonsIndependent · $9,324 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.