Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Helane Lulu Sawsan Seikaly
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Texas District 3
- Filing address
- Plano, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SEIKALY, HELANE LULU SAWSAN
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 3
FEC candidate ID H0TX03120 · Principal campaign committee: LULU FOR TEXAS
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$1,461,052.5488%
- PACs and other committees$181,587.3911%
- Party committees$5,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$4,635.280%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$2,104.850%
Self-funding: $4,635.28 (0% of money raised): $1,635.28 given and $3,000.00 lent by the candidate. $3,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
68 committees reported giving $176,310.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- DCCCParty committee$5,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- EQUALITY PACPAC$5,000.00
- BACKPACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FOSTERING PROGRESS PACPAC$5,000.00
- ONWARD TOGETHER COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPAC$5,000.00
- VOTER PROTECTION PROJECTHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PEOPLE FIRST FUTUREPAC$5,000.00
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FUNDLeadership PAC$4,500.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$3,500.00
- PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$3,000.00
- WAY TO LEAD PACHybrid PAC$2,800.00
- ASPIRE PACConnected PAC$2,650.00
Show all 68 committees
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,575.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A LIVABLE FUTURELeadership PAC$2,500.00
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)Leadership PAC$2,500.00
- CHERPACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST - JEFF PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- HOYER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CASTRO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- OFF THE SIDELINES PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- HER TIME PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- ARAB AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC ACTION FUNDPAC$2,000.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- KAPTUR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS STAFF UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PAKISTANI AMERICAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAK-PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SCHIFF FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ASIAN AMERICAN ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ONE VOICELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TRUEDEM LEADERSHIP FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JUDY CHU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- VISION FOR AMERICALeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SEA CHANGE LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LOIS FRANKEL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- INLAND EMPIRE STRIKES PAC; THELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REMEDY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICAN LEBANESE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE-ALPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ALL IN PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICA 2.0 PACLeadership PAC$500.00
- AAPI VICTORY FUND, INC.Connected PAC$185.00
- WHERE IT'S NEEDED PACPAC$100.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Helane Lulu Sawsan Seikaly$5,835.65
- Independent expenditures opposing Helane Lulu Sawsan Seikaly$0.00
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- HER TIME PACSupporting$5,000.00
- PROGRESS TEXASSupporting$505.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESSupporting$181.00
- EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)Supporting$136.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 3, 2020 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helane Lulu Sawsan Seikaly (D) | $1,654,380.18 | $341.79 | 2020-12-31 |
| Nicholas Taylor V (R) | $3,107,848.12 | $22,497.99 | 2020-12-31 |
| Sean J McCaffity (D) | $520,727.52 | $160.17 | 2020-07-31 |
| Lorie Burch (D) | $46,595.57 | −$673.28 | 2020-12-31 |
| Tanner T Do (D) | $18,746.22 | −$372.23 | 2020-09-30 |
| Al D Robertson (D) | $5,611.23 | −$506.61 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D) | October 19–22, 2020 | 432 (LV) | ± 4.2% | Van Taylor 42% · Lulu Seikaly 44% · Christopher Claytor 8% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | September 10–15, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Van Taylor 44% · Lulu Seikaly 43% |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R) | August 1–5, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Van Taylor 48% · Lulu Seikaly 35% · Christopher Claytor 8% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | July 17–20, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Van Taylor 43% · Lulu Seikaly 37% · Christopher Claytor 5% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | July 17–20, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Generic Republican 45% · Generic Democrat 42% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: LULU FOR TEXAS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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