2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Steve Toth?
The money.
- Raised
- $998K
- Spent
- $923K
- Cash on hand
- $112K
- Individuals 81% $808K
- PACs & other committees 18% $175K
- Candidate's own money & loans 1% $13K
- Other receipts 0.1% $1,347
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $37K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $527K supporting · $1.8M opposing ($6,069 of it designated for the general election)
Biggest spenders supporting
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $808K from individuals
8% in small-dollar gifts
$62K of $808K 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 $636K of the $747K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 26, 2026 for this campaign.
95% from Texas · 5% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
57% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Texas $602K
- Ohio $7,458
- Florida $6,080
- Tennessee $3,800
- Connecticut $3,400
- North Carolina $3,263
- New York $1,520
- California $1,500
Top employers named by donors
- UNITED AIRLINES $1,760
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: $264K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $370K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 15, 2025 to Jun 26, 2026, net of refunds (420 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: $596K for / $1.8M against · $27K in the final two weeks
That is $69K more than the $2.4M 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
- TV, radio & streaming TV 61% $1.5M
- Digital ads 12% $286K
- Ads, medium not stated 17% $412K
- Mail, print & signs 8% $193K
- Phones & texts 2% $50K
- Ad production 0.8% $19K
Largest late spenders for
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: October 27, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (81 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 $624K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $624K of the $923K 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% $305K
- Consultants & strategy 26% $159K
- Fundraising & processing fees 3% $19K
- Polling, research & data 9% $57K
- Travel, meals & events 7% $42K
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $7,685
- Legal & compliance 5% $31K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.1% $742
- Other or unclassified 0.2% $1,299
Largest payees
- CAZ CONSULTING $167K
- RED HORSE ADVISORS LLC $77K
- AX MEDIA $52K
- AXIOM STRATEGIES $33K
- TEXAS PATRIOTS PAC $29K
Paid to individuals: $47K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jul 31, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (285 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.
- Shaun FinnieDemocrat · $3.2M raised
- Daniel CrenshawRepublican · $2.2M raised · $1.5M outside
- Martin EtwopRepublican · $14K raised · $3,157 outside
- Nicholas Lee PlumbRepublican · $9,245 raised
- Jameson EllisRepublican · $6,340 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.