Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Carlos De la Cruz Jr.
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Texas District 35
- Filing address
- Universal City, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- DE LA CRUZ, CARLOS JR.
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 35
FEC candidate ID H6TX35087 · Principal campaign committee: CARLOS FOR CONGRESS
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 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$1,237,241.5261%
- PACs and other committees$415,650.0021%
- Party committees$5,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$53,000.003%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$310,121.0315%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$105.000%
Self-funding: $53,000.00 (3% of money raised): $0.00 given and $53,000.00 lent by the candidate. $23,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$455,978.5148%
- Contributions over $200$495,166.2152%
- Itemized from inside Texas$431,927.6676%
- Itemized from other states$133,147.6924%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $18,262.51 · Florida $11,960.20 · New York $11,695.03 · Alabama $11,447.96 · Ohio $11,380.25. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
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
69 committees reported giving $255,500.00 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.
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC$15,000.00
- KEEP TEXAS TEXAS PACLeadership PAC$15,000.00
- HISPANIC LEADERSHIP TRUSTConnected PAC$15,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- TEXAS VALUES PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY PAC (CMC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- RVFPACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
- MONICA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$6,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TEXAS REDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BE VICTORIOUS OVER DEMOCRATS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- 31 DAYS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANACandidate committee$4,000.00
- BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
Show all 69 committees
- MVL PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- FIELD OF DREAMS PACConnected PAC$3,500.00
- CALL TO SERVICE PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- SIX PACConnected PAC$3,000.00
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,500.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDJoint fundraising committee$2,500.00
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- RESTORING OUR NATION PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- GUARDING OUR LASTING DEMOCRACY (GOLD) PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- TRUTH AND EXCELLENCE PACPAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA TODAY TOMORROW AND ALWAYS PACPAC$2,000.00
- WEBER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- IMPACT COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DR. BRIAN BABIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BOLD ACTIVE CONSERVATIVES OF NEBRASKA PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- EXPECT MORE LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- FRY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ALASKANS FOR NICK BEGICHCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NATHANIEL MORAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FROGMAN PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- MISSOURI TRUTH PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MARK HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE TOM SELL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JACE YARBROUGH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PACPAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SPEAK UP AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS RESPONSIBLE DISTRIBUTION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTONCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MNM PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SECURING THE REPUBLIC FOR OUR NEXT GENERATIONPAC$1,000.00
- SEAL TEAM PT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICA'S BOLD ERA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Carlos De la Cruz Jr.$2,351,284.69
- Independent expenditures opposing Carlos De la Cruz Jr.$51,676.53
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.
- DEFENDING OUR VALUES PACSupporting$1,492,317.00
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSupporting$615,882.00
- STRONG PACSupporting$243,076.00
- PROTECT AND SERVE PACOpposing$12,284.00
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 35, 2026 · 14 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos De la Cruz Jr. (R) | $2,021,117.55 | $312,607.08 | 2026-10-14 |
| Johnny Garcia (D) | $1,917,104.27 | $509,757.50 | 2026-09-30 |
| John Lujan (R) | $757,512.80 | $11,186.50 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jay Commander Furman (R) | $462,556.38 | $571.11 | 2026-09-30 |
| Joshua Cortez (R) | $265,463.27 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Ryan P Krause (R) | $237,646.11 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| John Lira (D) | $144,966.71 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Whitney Masterson-Moyes (D) | $62,723.95 | $1,356.26 | 2026-09-30 |
| Maureen Galindo (D) | $40,362.19 | $15,844.25 | 2026-06-30 |
| Steven William Wright (R) | $25,375.00 | $0.00 | 2026-04-15 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normington Petts (D) | October 12–14, 2026 | 400 (LV) | – | Carlos De La Cruz 45% · Johnny Garcia 47% |
| Normington Petts (D) | August 27–31, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Carlos De La Cruz 45% · Johnny Garcia 44% |
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: CARLOS 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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