2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds John Cornyn?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · John Cornyn
In the U.S. Senate (TX) since 2002 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 15 of the 16 key Senate floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 6 committees: Budget, Finance, Foreign Relations, Judiciary, Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control (Chairman) · 10 subcommittees
- 407 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 11 committees reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (S2TX00106) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $5.8M
- Spent
- $12M
- Cash on hand
- $496K
- Individuals 65% $3.8M
- PACs & other committees 25% $1.5M
- Party committees 1% $62K
- Other receipts 9% $516K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $2.8M moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $6.7M supporting · $4.3M opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Biggest spenders opposing
- LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC $3.6M
- FIGHTING FOR TEXAS $700K
- CEDAR KEY PROGRESS $1,892
- GOA VICTORY FUND $449
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $3.8M from individuals
6% in small-dollar gifts
$224K of $3.8M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 7%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
The itemized gifts below add up to $2.4M of the $3.5M the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026 for this campaign.
47% from Texas · 53% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
100% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Texas $1.1M
- New York $209K
- Florida $198K
- California $132K
- Virginia $130K
- Colorado $83K
- Maryland $59K
- Georgia $56K
Top employers named by donors
- APOLLO $28K
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS $25K
- LION STREET $17K
- STATE OF TEXAS $14K
- NEUBERGER BERMAN $14K
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $14K
- CAPITOL COUNSEL $11K
- NFP $9,601
- NORTH STAR RESOURCE GROUP $8,204
- EBBY HALLIDAY REALTORS $7,000
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $228K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $2.0M, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (6,432 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: $6.7M for / $4.3M against · $0 in the final two weeks
That is $1,808 more than the $11M in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. 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
- Digital ads 12% $1.3M
- Ads, medium not stated 76% $8.3M
- Mail, print & signs 10% $1.1M
- Phones & texts 1% $141K
- Ad production 1% $152K
- Other or unclassified <0.1% $1,800
Largest late spenders for
Largest late spenders against
- LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC $3.6M
- FIGHTING FOR TEXAS $700K
- TEXAS FAMILIES FORWARD $1,808
Latest dissemination on these reports: May 26, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (50 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 $8.0M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $8.0M of the $12M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 49% $3.9M
- Consultants & strategy 24% $1.9M
- Staff & payroll 6% $489K
- Fundraising & processing fees 6% $510K
- Polling, research & data 7% $573K
- Travel, meals & events 1% $89K
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $151K
- Legal & compliance 3% $249K
- Other or unclassified 2% $172K
Largest payees
- FP1 STRATEGIES LLC $2.0M
- HARRIS MEDIA LLC $1.9M
- BATTLEGROUND CONNECT $508K
- GEN2 SOLUTIONS LLC $473K
- FABRIZIO LEE $431K
Paid to individuals: $674K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (920 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
- Wesley HuntRepublican · $1.7M raised · $14M outside
- Terry VirtsDemocrat · $667K raised
- Keith AllenRepublican · $157K raised
- Theodore E. Brown Jr.Libertarian · $14K raised
- Daniel M SimsLibertarian · $12K 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.