Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Filemon Vela
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Texas District 34
- Filing address
- San Antonio, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- VELA, FILEMON
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 34
FEC candidate ID H2TX27190 · Principal campaign committee: FILEMON VELA FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Texas District 34 | $14,626.00 | Not running (declined to run) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Texas District 34 | $993,228.15 | General-election nominee |
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$4,126.0028%
- PACs and other committees$4,500.0031%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$6,000.0041%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
2 committees reported giving $3,500.00 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.
- PHILLIPS 66 PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 34, 2022 · 13 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filemon Vela (D) | $14,626.00 | $35,677.53 | 2022-12-31 |
| Mayra Nohemi Flores (R) | $4,685,774.09 | $26,221.37 | 2022-12-31 |
| Vicente Gonzalez (D) | $3,197,037.46 | $303,953.83 | 2022-12-31 |
| Daniel Sanchez (D) | $224,668.45 | $0.00 | 2022-07-28 |
| Rochelle Garza (D) | $207,326.86 | $0.00 | 2021-12-31 |
| Laura E. Cisneros (D) | $204,861.12 | $43,501.32 | 2022-12-31 |
| Jaime Alfonso Rodriguez (D) | $22,561.11 | $702.70 | 2022-01-31 |
| William Thompson (D) | $16,845.81 | −$1,958.81 | 2022-03-28 |
| Francis Timothy McCaffrey (R) | $14,797.76 | $4,533.14 | 2022-03-03 |
| Ronald D Mills (R) | $11,977.00 | $12,974.66 | 2021-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMG Research | July 23 – August 1, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Mayra Flores 43% · Vicente Gonzalez 47% |
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: FILEMON VELA 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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