Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Ruben Ramirez
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Texas District 15
- Filing address
- Edinburg, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- RAMIREZ, RUBEN
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 15
FEC candidate ID H2TX15138 · Principal campaign committee: RUBEN RAMIREZ FOR CONGRESS
2021–2022 cycle totals through September 30, 2022, 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$390,400.8479%
- PACs and other committees$56,400.0011%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$14,673.993%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$31,746.906%
Self-funding: $14,673.99 (3% of money raised): $2,423.99 given and $12,250.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
16 committees reported giving $66,259.00 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.
- VOTEVETSHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- 314 ACTION FUNDHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- WITH HONOR PACPAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- SERVE AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FIGHTING FOR SOUTH TEXAS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- VICENTE GONZALEZ FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- DMFI PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LATINO LEADERS FOR EQUALITY, GROWTH, OPPORTUNITY, PROGRESSIVE ACTION & CHANGE (LLEGO-PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- LUCHADORA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATS SERVEHybrid PAC$259.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Ruben Ramirez$492,042.58
- Independent expenditures opposing Ruben Ramirez$0.00
FEC totals for the 2022 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.
- DMFI PACSupporting$492,042.00
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 15, 2022 · 11 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Ramirez (D) | $493,221.73 | $0.00 | 2022-09-30 |
| Monica De la Cruz (R) | $4,688,233.32 | $52,216.70 | 2022-12-31 |
| Michelle Vallejo (D) | $2,346,631.22 | $11,717.16 | 2022-12-31 |
| Mauro Everett Garza (R) | $796,523.51 | $13,506.25 | 2022-12-31 |
| John Villarreal Rigney (D) | $330,110.38 | $4,442.93 | 2022-12-31 |
| Roberto Adrian Haddad (D) | $100,000.00 | $0.00 | 2021-12-31 |
| Eliza Alvarado (D) | $79,035.00 | $6,230.10 | 2022-03-31 |
| Ivan Melendez (D) | $27,787.35 | $0.00 | 2021-12-31 |
| Sara Larue Newnam Canady (R) | $23,680.00 | $5,572.66 | 2022-03-31 |
| Ryan Patrick Krause (R) | $19,452.04 | $9,003.69 | 2022-06-02 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendixen & Amandi International | October 14–19, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Michelle Vallejo 45% · Monica de la Cruz 45% |
| RMG Research | July 22–29, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Michelle Vallejo 40% · Monica de la Cruz 44% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 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: RUBEN RAMIREZ FOR CONGRESS.
- 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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