Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Briscoe Rowell Cain III
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Texas District 9
- Filing address
- Deer Park, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- CAIN, BRISCOE ROWELL III
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 9
FEC candidate ID H6TX09124 · Principal campaign committee: BRISCOE CAIN FOR CONGRESS
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$390,375.1963%
- PACs and other committees$52,336.538%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$105,000.0017%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$66,616.3111%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$7,006.441%
Self-funding: $105,000.00 (17% of money raised): $5,000.00 given and $100,000.00 lent by the candidate. $263.00 of loans repaid so far.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$18,289.953%
- Contributions over $200$568,126.2497%
- Itemized from inside Texas$537,297.3394%
- Itemized from other states$32,600.006%
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
17 committees reported giving $42,190.00 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.
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,690.00
- THE MONTANA WAY PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- STAND YOUR GROUND PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- COVESTROPAC A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF COVESTRO LLC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- BECAUSE REAL AMERICANS NEVER DOUBT OUR NATION (BRANDON PAC)PAC$3,000.00
- TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MARCHANT GOOD GOVERNMENT FUNDPAC$2,500.00
- PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- WEBER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BRANDON HERRERA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CAMPAIGN FOR WORKING FAMILIESConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BLESSEY MARINE SERVICE, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Briscoe Rowell Cain III$53,629.97
- Independent expenditures opposing Briscoe Rowell Cain III$609,487.06
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.
- WIN IT BACK PACOpposing$417,288.00
- DEFENDING OUR VALUES PACOpposing$98,041.00
- LIBERTY AND ORDER COMMITTEEOpposing$94,137.00
- CITIZENS FOR AMERICAN STRENGTHSupporting$31,768.00
- LONE STAR STRONGSupporting$15,998.00
- LIBERTY AND ORDER COMMITTEESupporting$5,861.00
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 17 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briscoe Rowell Cain III (R) | $621,334.47 | $24,592.55 | 2026-09-30 |
| Alexandra Mealer (R) | $2,782,239.54 | $201,271.60 | 2026-10-14 |
| Terry Virts (D) | $666,753.76 | $55,965.14 | 2026-09-30 |
| Dan Mims (R) | $425,385.29 | $1,789.78 | 2026-09-30 |
| Steve Stockman (R) | $251,777.29 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| R. Todd Ivey (D) | $192,629.50 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Leticia Gutierrez (D) | $152,002.57 | $92,965.90 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jaimy Blanco (R) | $121,905.95 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Crystal Sarmiento (R) | $79,458.23 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| James Buford (D) | $72,951.00 | $0.00 | 2026-04-01 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston | October 3–7, 2026 | 677 (LV) | ± 3.8% | Leticia Gutierrez 42% · Alex Mealer 48% |
| PPP | September 18–19, 2026 | Leticia Gutierrez 39% · Alex Mealer 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: BRISCOE CAIN 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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