2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Rob Altman?
The money.
- Raised
- $193K
- Spent
- $35K
- Cash on hand
- $158K
- Debts
- $75K
- Individuals 9% $18K
- Candidate's own money & loans 91% $176K
Campaign totals through Feb 11, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $18K from individuals
5% in small-dollar gifts
$971 of $18K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
90% from Texas · 10% 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 $15K
- Illinois $1,000
- Tennessee $500
- North Carolina $250
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $11K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $6,213, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Feb 11, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Oct 30, 2025 to Feb 6, 2026, net of refunds (36 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 Rob Altman.
Where it went.
Where the money went $33K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 64% $21K
- Fundraising & processing fees 17% $5,755
- Travel, meals & events 6% $1,912
- Office, technology & overhead 6% $1,869
- Other or unclassified 7% $2,452
Largest payees
- HOUSTON SIGN COMPANY $6,727
- POLK COUNTY PUBLISHING $4,635
- META $2,905
- REPUBLICAN PARTY OF BRAZOS COUNTY $2,550
- ICE HOUSE ON MAIN $1,516
Paid to individuals: $11K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Oct 30, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (38 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.
- Chris GoberRepublican · $2.8M raised · $1.6M outside
- Caitlin McClay RourkDemocrat · $576K raised
- Walter Benjamin BiusRepublican · $454K raised
- Kara KingRepublican · $231K raised
- Jessica KarlsruherRepublican · $199K raised · $12K outside
- Scott MacleodRepublican · $185K raised
- Michael McCaulRepublican · $150K raised
- Sarah EckhardtDemocrat · $111K raised
- Sarah EckhardtDemocrat · $111K raised
- Tayhlor ColemanDemocrat · $77K raised
- Jeremy StoryRepublican · $29K raised
- Jennifer SharonRepublican · $19K 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.