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Who funds John R Carter?

Texas U.S. House District 31RepublicanFiled as incumbentFEC H2TX31044
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What they did in office.

Sitting member of Congress · John R. Carter

In the U.S. House (TX-31) since 2003 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 1 committee: Appropriations · 3 subcommittees
  • 156 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 2 committees reported outside spending for or against them

Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H2TX31044) 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.

John R CarterFEC filing: John R Carter · H2TX31044 ↗
Raised
$992K
Spent
$1.4M
Cash on hand
$159K
  • Individuals 43% $428K
  • PACs & other committees 57% $565K

Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $530K moved between the candidate's own committees.

Outside groups: $55K supporting · $0 opposing

Biggest spenders supporting

  1. CONSERVATIVE FUTURE FUNDSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $55K
  2. TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PACSuper PAC $52

Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PACCorporate PAC · Space Exploration Technologies Corp. $15K
  2. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC · National Association Of Realtors $10K
  3. NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETrade association PAC · National Automobile Dealers Association $10K
  4. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC · American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants $10K
  5. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)Corporate PAC · General Dynamics Corporation $10K

Who gave.

Who gives $428K from individuals

0.8% in small-dollar gifts

$3,316 of $428K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.

21% from Texas · 79% from elsewhere

Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.

74% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.

Top states

  1. Texas $81K
  2. Virginia $76K
  3. Florida $53K
  4. Maryland $50K
  5. District of Columbia $45K
  6. California $25K
  7. Alabama $17K
  8. North Carolina $8,520

Top employers named by donors

  1. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION $14K
  2. GENERAL DYNAMICS $13K
  3. COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES $7,500
  4. OGR $3,500
  5. CASSIDY ASSOCIATES $3,000
  6. THORN RUN PARTNERS $3,000
  7. TRIDENT RESEARCH $2,800

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: $27K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $314K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 22, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (301 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: $63K for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks

That is $7,955 more than the $55K 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

  • Ads, medium not stated 87% $55K
  • Mail, print & signs 13% $7,955

Largest late spenders for

  1. CONSERVATIVE FUTURE FUND $55K
  2. NRA VICTORY FUND, INC. $7,955

Latest dissemination on these reports: October 14, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (3 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 $1.3M in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 49% $626K
  • Consultants & strategy 0.4% $4,698
  • Staff & payroll 4% $48K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 8% $104K
  • Polling, research & data 4% $44K
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $19K
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $22K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.3% $3,500
  • Other or unclassified 32% $402K

Largest payees

  1. POOLHOUSE AGENCY LLC $408K
  2. CHASE - CARD MEMBER SERVICES $380K
  3. KAP PRINT, LLC $192K
  4. DRUCKER LAWHON, LLP $78K
  5. HILL COUNTRY PAYROLL $41K

Paid to individuals: $24K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

Payments dated Jan 3, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (237 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.

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.