2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds John Lira?
The money.
- Raised
- $145K
- Spent
- $145K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 71% $102K
- PACs & other committees 0.7% $1,000
- Candidate's own money & loans 29% $42K
- Other receipts <0.1% $1
Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $102K from individuals
21% in small-dollar gifts
$21K of $102K 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 $60K of the $81K the campaign reported itemizing through Jun 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Mar 27, 2026 for this campaign.
57% from Texas · 43% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
52% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Texas $34K
- California $7,650
- Maryland $5,350
- Massachusetts $3,000
- Virginia $2,950
- New York $1,750
- District of Columbia $1,500
- New Mexico $850
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $32K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $28K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jun 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Aug 26, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026, net of refunds (108 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 John Lira.
Where it went.
Where the money went $144K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 15% $22K
- Consultants & strategy 38% $56K
- Fundraising & processing fees 25% $37K
- Polling, research & data 5% $6,873
- Travel, meals & events 0.9% $1,327
- Office, technology & overhead 3% $4,469
- Legal & compliance 11% $17K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $1,800
- Other or unclassified net −$1,750
Largest payees
- JUVEN CAPITOL STRATEGIES $20K
- BLUEPRINT INTERACTIVE $14K
- SOLIDARITY STRATEGIES, LLC $12K
- NUMERO, INC. $8,760
- ALFRED STANLEY AND ASSOCCIATES $7,500
Paid to individuals: $37K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Sep 10, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (127 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.
- Johnny GarciaDemocrat · $2.2M raised · $2.8M outside
- Carlos De La Cruz Jr.Republican · $1.7M raised · $2.4M outside
- John LujanRepublican · $758K raised · $280K outside
- Jay Commander FurmanRepublican · $438K raised
- Joshua CortezRepublican · $265K raised
- Ryan P KrauseRepublican · $238K raised
- Whitney Masterson-MoyesDemocrat · $63K raised
- Maureen GalindoDemocrat · $40K raised · $1.6M outside
- Steven William WrightRepublican · $25K raised
- Randal Haskel AdamsRepublican · $24K raised
- Vanessa F. Hicks-CallawayRepublican · $6,394 raised
- Christopher Thomas SchuchardtRepublican · $0 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.