Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Juan Esparza

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Texas District 28
Filing address
Laredo, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
ESPARZA, JUAN
Next election
Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Texas with the 2026 district highlighted

Texas, District 28

RepublicanU.S. House · Texas District 28ChallengerRegistered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)

FEC candidate ID H6TX28082 · Principal campaign committee: TEXANS FOR JUAN ESPARZA

Total raised$32,403.99
Total spent$32,403.99
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$30,453.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through August 13, 2025, 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: $1,025.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $30,453.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $925.99
  • Individual contributions$1,025.003%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$30,453.0094%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$925.993%

Self-funding: $30,453.00 (94% of money raised): $0.00 given and $30,453.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$25.002%
  • Contributions over $200$1,000.0098%
  • Itemized from inside Texas$1,000.00100%
  • Itemized from other states$0.000%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$17K$0 JULY QUARTERLY: raised $16,950.99JULY QUARTERLY: spent $16,876.98TERMINATION REPORT: raised $15,453.00TERMINATION REPORT: spent $15,527.012025-062025-08

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Texas U.S. House, District 28, 2026 · 10 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Juan Esparza (R)$32,403.99$0.002025-08-13
Henry R. Cuellar (D)$2,992,065.01$1,050,094.072026-09-30
Tano Tijerina (R)$1,778,797.59$214,229.682026-09-30
Ricardo Villarreal (D)$67,966.70$21,529.492026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLean DDecember 9, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsTilt DAugust 28, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean DDecember 10, 2025

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
DCCCOctober 7–13, 2026536 (LV)± 4.2%Henry Cuellar 54% · Tano Tijerina 34%
Public Policy Research/Texas Southern UniversityAugust 18–22, 2026600 (LV)± 4.0%Henry Cuellar 45% · Tano Tijerina 34%
Pulse Science Decision (R)June 21–23, 2026400 (LV)± 4.9%Henry Cuellar 38% · Tano Tijerina 46%

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: TEXANS FOR JUAN ESPARZA.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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