Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
John Lira
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Texas District 23
- Filing address
- San Antonio, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- LIRA, JOHN
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 23
FEC candidate ID H2TX23132 · Principal campaign committee: TEXANS FOR JOHN LIRA
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 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$603,495.5989%
- PACs and other committees$51,500.008%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$19,344.313%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$738.810%
Self-funding: $19,344.31 (3% of money raised): $19,344.31 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
18 committees reported giving $49,250.00 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.
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- VOTEVETSHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$4,000.00
- LATINO VICTORY FUNDHybrid PAC$3,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$2,500.00
- VPPHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- LATINO LEADERS FOR EQUALITY, GROWTH, OPPORTUNITY, PROGRESSIVE ACTION & CHANGE (LLEGO-PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- THE MAJORITY RULESPAC$2,000.00
- FIGHTING FOR SOUTH TEXAS PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500.00
- LIVABLE COMMUNITIES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JOBS AND INNOVATION MATTER PAC (JIM PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- AT THE TABLE!Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DOGGETT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- SQUARE ONE POLITICSHybrid PAC$250.00
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 23, 2022 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Lira (D) | $675,078.71 | $204.01 | 2022-12-31 |
| Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II (R) | $4,307,414.20 | $354,387.81 | 2022-12-31 |
| Alia Garcia-Ureste (R) | $158,785.83 | $0.00 | 2022-03-31 |
| Francisco Lopez Jr. (I) | $34,352.00 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
| Alma G D.d.s. Arredondo-Lynch (R) | $4,505.00 | $0.00 | 2022-10-17 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | July 28–29, 2022 | 452 (V) | ± 4.6% | Tony Gonzales 42% · John Lira 26% · Frank Lopez Jr. 6% |
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: TEXANS FOR JOHN LIRA.
- 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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