2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Sylvia R Garcia?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Sylvia R. Garcia
In the U.S. House (TX-29) since 2019 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 23 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 2 committees: Ethics, Financial Services · 2 subcommittees
- 213 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 4 committees reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H8TX29052) 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.
- Raised
- $1.2M
- Spent
- $1.3M
- Cash on hand
- $236K
- Individuals 35% $416K
- PACs & other committees 65% $784K
- Other receipts <0.1% $1,164
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $562K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $10K
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $10K
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) $10K
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $10K
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
Who gave.
Who gives $416K from individuals
4% in small-dollar gifts
$18K of $416K 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 $310K of the $398K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to May 21, 2026 for this campaign.
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.
14% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Texas $280K
- District of Columbia $7,759
- Colorado $4,250
- California $4,000
- New York $4,000
- Maryland $3,500
- Wyoming $3,500
- Kentucky $1,000
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $149K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $162K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Feb 6, 2025 to May 21, 2026, net of refunds (266 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: $593K for / $0 against · $3,910 in the final two weeks
That is $30K more than the $562K 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.
$505K of the $553K on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- TV, radio & streaming TV 4% $20K
- Digital ads 0.1% $343
- Ads, medium not stated 45% $250K
- Mail, print & signs 38% $209K
- Canvassing & field 8% $45K
- Ad production 4% $20K
- Other or unclassified 2% $8,204
Largest late spenders for
Latest dissemination on these reports: October 21, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (24 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 $997K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $997K of the $1.3M 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 53% $528K
- Consultants & strategy 5% $49K
- Fundraising & processing fees 15% $146K
- Polling, research & data 5% $53K
- Travel, meals & events 2% $18K
- Office, technology & overhead 0.9% $9,307
- Legal & compliance 6% $55K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 3% $27K
- Other or unclassified 11% $111K
Largest payees
- BREAK SOMETHING, INC. $293K
- MAP POLITICAL COMMUNICATION $147K
- STRATHDEE GROUP $85K
- AMERICAN EXPRESS $80K
- BAYOU CITY STRATEGIES $62K
Paid to individuals: $36K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (306 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.
- Jarvis JohnsonDemocrat · $142K raised
- Robert SlaterDemocrat · $34K raised
- Martha Elena, FierroRepublican · $585 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.