2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Joshua Cortez?
The money.
- Raised
- $265K
- Spent
- $265K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 95% $252K
- PACs & other committees 0.6% $1,500
- Candidate's own money & loans 5% $12K
Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $252K from individuals
3% in small-dollar gifts
$7,755 of $252K 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 $190K of the $244K the campaign reported itemizing through Jun 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Mar 13, 2026 for this campaign.
84% from Texas · 16% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
83% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Texas $159K
- Florida $7,350
- Hawaii $7,000
- North Carolina $5,204
- Arkansas $3,502
- Nebraska $2,696
- Virginia $1,488
- New York $1,042
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $93K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $97K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jun 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 30, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026, net of refunds (203 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 Joshua Cortez.
Where it went.
Where the money went $212K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $212K of the $265K the campaign reported spending through Jun 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to May 4, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 27% $57K
- Consultants & strategy 22% $48K
- Fundraising & processing fees 15% $31K
- Polling, research & data 6% $12K
- Travel, meals & events 2% $4,579
- Legal & compliance 11% $23K
- Other or unclassified 18% $37K
Largest payees
- SRCP MEDIA $83K
- ECHO CANYON CONSULTING $34K
- PRIMAL FUNDRAISING, LLC $17K
- PROFESSIONAL DATA SERVICES $14K
- ARISTOTLE INTERNATIONAL $12K
Paid to individuals: $11K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Aug 8, 2025 to May 4, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (114 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
- Ryan P KrauseRepublican · $238K raised
- John LiraDemocrat · $145K 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.