Texas U.S. House District 28

The count.

Checking the election sources…

Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• CLFHybrid PAC (super PAC account)99% of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats$2.9M against Henry R. Cuellar
• HMPHybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$472K against Tano Tijerina · $174K for Henry R. Cuellar
• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC · National Association Of RealtorsSpent mainly in primaries$10K for Henry R. Cuellar
• THOMAS PAINE SOCIETY L.L.C.Filer that is not a political committee91% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$10K for Henry R. Cuellar
• FIELD TEAM 6, INC.Super PAC99% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$182 for Henry R. Cuellar

Each campaign.

• Henry R. CuellarFEC filing: Henry R. Cuellar · H2TX23082 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Henry Cuellar

  In the U.S. House (TX-28) since 2005 · 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
  • 229 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 (H2TX23082) 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.

  Raised

  $2.9M

  Spent

  $2.4M

  Cash on hand

  $657K

  Debts

  $301K

  • Individuals 57% $1.7M
  • PACs & other committees 31% $922K
  • Party committees 0.2% $5,761
  • Candidate's own money & loans 11% $318K
  • Other receipts 0.5% $13K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $112K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $195K supporting · $2.9M opposing ($3.1M of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. HMPHybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $174K
  2. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC · National Association Of RealtorsSpent mainly in primaries $10K
  3. THOMAS PAINE SOCIETY L.L.C.Filer that is not a political committee91% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $10K

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. CLFHybrid PAC (super PAC account)99% of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats $2.9M

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC $22K
  2. BORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PACPAC with no sponsoring organization $20K
  3. BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)Trade association PAC · National Association Of Home Builders $10K

  Where the money went $1.1M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $1.1M of the $2.4M 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 14% $153K
  • Consultants & strategy 0.8% $8,700
  • Staff & payroll 13% $152K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 7% $82K
  • Polling, research & data 2% $27K
  • Travel, meals & events 11% $129K
  • Office, technology & overhead 12% $134K
  • Legal & compliance 38% $432K
  • Other or unclassified 1% $14K

  Largest payees

  1. FLOOD & FLOOD $188K
  2. DRUMHELLER, HOLLINGSWORTH & MONTHY, LLP $102K
  3. BRACEWELL LLP $80K
  4. PERKINS COIE LLP $50K
  5. FLYWIRE GLOBAL $49K

  Paid to individuals: $321K, 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 (1,363 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.

• Tano TijerinaFEC filing: Tano Tijerina · H6TX28124 ↗

  Raised

  $1.2M

  Spent

  $1.7M

  Cash on hand

  $113K

  • Individuals 73% $848K
  • PACs & other committees 26% $306K
  • Party committees 0.4% $5,000
  • Other receipts <0.1% $5

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $703K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $0 supporting · $472K opposing

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. HMPHybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $472K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC of Steve Scalise $10K
  2. JOBS, FREEDOM, AND SECURITY PACLeadership PAC of Rafael Edward Ted Cruz $10K
  3. AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC with no sponsoring organization $10K

  Where the money went $510K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $510K of the $1.7M 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 26% $134K
  • Consultants & strategy 30% $151K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 30% $152K
  • Polling, research & data 2% $9,630
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.2% $974
  • Legal & compliance 12% $62K

  Largest payees

  1. AXIOM STRATEGIES $119K
  2. LILLY AND COMPANY $114K
  3. PATTY'S SIGNS $49K
  4. RIGHTSIDE COMPLIANCE $45K
  5. ROCKWELL SOLUTIONS $40K

  Paid to individuals: $60K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jun 9, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (312 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.

• Ricardo VillarrealFEC filing: Ricardo Villarreal · H2TX21185 ↗

  Raised

  $68K

  Spent

  $46K

  Cash on hand

  $22K

  Debts

  $59K

  • Individuals 13% $9,136
  • Candidate's own money & loans 87% $59K

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $45K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 58% $26K
  • Consultants & strategy 22% $10K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 2% $1,000
  • Polling, research & data 10% $4,327
  • Travel, meals & events 0.6% $276
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.5% $219
  • Other or unclassified 7% $3,125

  Largest payees

  1. ALAMO MAILING COMPANY $15K
  2. PRESTIGE PRINTING $4,424
  3. L2, INC. $4,327
  4. SWITCHBOARD PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP $3,266
  5. TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY $3,125

  Paid to individuals: $10K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Nov 25, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (40 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.

• Juan EsparzaFEC filing: Juan Esparza · H6TX28082 ↗

  Raised

  $32K

  Spent

  $32K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 3% $1,025
  • Candidate's own money & loans 94% $30K
  • Other receipts 3% $926

  Campaign totals through Aug 13, 2025.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $28K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $28K of the $32K the campaign reported spending through Aug 13, 2025. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 8, 2025.

  • Consultants & strategy 37% $10K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 54% $15K
  • Polling, research & data 3% $800
  • Legal & compliance 6% $1,765

  Largest payees

  1. PRIMAL FUNDRAISING $15K
  2. MCCANDLESS GROUP STRATEGIES LLC $8,500
  3. GUIDEPOSTS $1,775
  4. AXCAPITAL, LLC $1,765
  5. RYAN DATA & RESEARCH $800

  Payments dated Apr 14, 2025 to Jul 8, 2025, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (12 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.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Ryan Trevino, Marlon Gerardo Mx. Duran, Adriel Ventura Lopez, Chaunce Andrew Vantine, Eileen Day, George Andrew Benavides.