Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Texas District 23
- Filing address
- San Antonio, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- GONZALES, ERNEST ANTHONY TONY II
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 23
FEC candidate ID H0TX35015 · Principal campaign committee: TONY GONZALES FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Texas District 23 | $2,270,926.15 | Advanced to primary runoff |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Texas District 23 | $5,949,591.43 | Won the general election (62.3%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Texas District 23 | $4,307,414.20 | General-election nominee |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Texas District 23 | $2,882,972.22 | General-election nominee |
Total raised$2,270,926.15
Total spent$3,532,864.11
Cash on hand$197,048.96
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, 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$859,466.6038%
- PACs and other committees$474,550.0021%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$834,627.5537%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$102,282.005%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$62,594.093%
- Contributions over $200$1,912,657.3797%
- Itemized from inside Texas$1,328,543.4268%
- Itemized from other states$617,245.4332%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $206,776.52 · Florida $91,336.00 · Colorado $44,760.00 · New York $44,382.21 · New Jersey $32,036.48. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
136 committees reported giving $451,944.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DIAMONDBACK ENERGY PAC) Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- DELIVERS PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NO NONSENSE PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SIX PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BAKER PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY ONLY TO AMERICA PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND Company pageConnected PAC$9,800.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- ONEOK INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- KIRBY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC. Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GULF STATES TOYOTA INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- OSI SYSTEMS INC PAC OSI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ENERGY TRANSFER EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY PAC (ENERGY TRANSFER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PHILLIPS 66 PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- STRONG COUNTRY FOR TODAY AND TOMORROWConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- VITORIA PACPAC$5,000.00
- KEEP TEXAS TEXAS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HISPANIC LEADERSHIP TRUSTConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MVL PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- GUARDING OUR LASTING DEMOCRACY (GOLD) PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,994.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- ZACHRY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ZACOPAC)Connected PAC$3,500.00
- MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- LEAN FORWARD AMERICAJoint fundraising committee$3,500.00
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION PACPAC$2,500.00
- OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC)PAC$2,500.00
- VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PACPAC$2,500.00
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BUILDING RENEWAL IN AMERICA NOW PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- IN THE ARENA PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PACPAC$2,500.00
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- WATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ROOF PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PACPAC$2,000.00
- ASURION LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASURION PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- THOMPSON COBURN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- MISSISSIPPI FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FURTHERING AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL MISSISSIPPIANS FUND PAPAC$2,000.00
- CALL TO SERVICE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')Hybrid PAC$1,500.00
- ZIONS BANCORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS FEDERAL PAC (IBAT FEDPAC)PAC$1,500.00
- TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR HOME CARE & HOSPICE, INC. TEXAS HOME CARE & HOSPICE PAC- FEDERALConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- HOUSTON PILOTS PAC Company pagePAC$1,500.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION FRESH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FRESH PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- BLANK ROME PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- VISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP. Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RAILPAC)PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SMITHS GROUP SERVICES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- NOSSAMAN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NOSSAMAN PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ONE GAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- RYAN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RYANPAC)PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, (ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS PAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MAINTAINING AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)Connected PAC$750.00
- AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC (AKA AMBU-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELBIT AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PACLeadership PAC$500.00
- REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$400.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II$194,838.05
- Independent expenditures opposing Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II$0.00
- Company and union communications to members about Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II$22,772.10
FEC totals for the 2026 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.
- HISPANIC LEADERSHIP ACTIONSupporting$79,491.00
- HISPANIC LEADERSHIP TRUSTSupporting$75,200.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$40,090.00
- TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PACSupporting$52.00
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 23, 2026 · 14 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II (R) | $2,270,926.15 | $197,048.96 | 2026-09-30 |
| Brandon Herrera (R) | $3,115,205.22 | $318,811.95 | 2026-10-14 |
| Katy Padilla Stout (D) | $976,703.75 | $428,078.49 | 2026-09-30 |
| Susan Storey Rubio (R) | $418,518.66 | $0.00 | 2025-10-24 |
| Santos M. Limon (D) | $356,755.00 | $349,940.00 | 2025-06-30 |
| Gretel Marysdatter Enck (D) | $98,534.36 | $0.00 | 2026-03-31 |
| Francisco 'Quico' Raul Canseco (R) | $80,050.00 | $127,821.13 | 2026-09-30 |
| Veronica Williams (I) | $12,150.09 | −$964.22 | 2026-10-14 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normington Petts (D) | October 5–7, 2026 | 400 (LV) | – | Brandon Herrera 46% · Katy Padilla Stout 46% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | March 10–11, 2026 | 521 (V) | – | Brandon Herrera 42% · Katy Padilla Stout 40% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | March 10–11, 2026 | 521 (V) | – | Generic Republican 47% · Generic Democrat 45% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas (retrieved October 22, 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: TONY GONZALES FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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