Candidate · November 3, 2026

Carlos De La Cruz

On the ballot for U.S. House · Texas's 35th District

Republican PartyOpen seat
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$2.0M
cash on hand
$313K
outside spending for or against
$7.7M

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Texas's 35th District1
Party on the ballotRepublican Party1,2
StatusOpen seat — no incumbent is running for this seat.
Also on the ballot

§2Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.3

Raised$2,021,118
Spent$1,708,510
Cash on hand$312,607
Debts owed by the campaign$120,593

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.2M · 61%
PACs and other political committees$416K · 21%
Political party committees$5,000 · 0%
The candidate's own money (gifts and loans)$53K · 3%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$310K · 15%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$105 · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $3,929,890 supporting and $3,738,901 opposing Carlos De La Cruz this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.4

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
HMP—$3,198,224
DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC$1,492,321—
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.$1,438,513—
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS$616,385—
YOUR COMMUNITY PAC—$502,000
Strong PAC$243,283—
America PAC$109,251—
Way To Lead PAC—$26,393

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§3Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.