2026 · TX-23 · 62% Brandon Herrera in the markets

The money in TX-23

Katy Padilla Stout (D) has raised $485K and has $171K left; Brandon Herrera (R) has raised $1.9M and has $309K left, through June 30, 2026. Outside groups have spent $1.7M on the race.

The nominees

Katy Padilla Stout

Democrat · FEC filings

Raised
$485K
Spent
$314K
Cash
$171K

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 40%Larger donors 53%PACs 5%The candidate 2%

51% of itemized donations came from Texas; 49% from other states.

Outside spending

For $103KAgainst $373K
  • FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND: $173K against
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $121K against
  • Somos PAC: $103K for
  • America PAC: $75K against

Brandon Herrera

Republican · FEC filings

Raised
$1.9M
Spent
$1.6M
Cash
$309K

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 3%Larger donors 12%PACs 11%The candidate 74%

33% of itemized donations came from Texas; 67% from other states.

Outside spending

For $792KAgainst $416K
  • FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND: $630K for
  • AB PAC: $268K against
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $115K for
  • HISPANIC LEADERSHIP TRUST: $75K against

Where the donors live

Itemized individual donations (over $200) by the donor's state. Darker means more money.

Katy Padilla Stout
Alabama: $0Alaska: $250Arizona: $1KColorado: $214Florida: $5KGeorgia: $3KIndiana: $1KKansas: $0Maine: $0Massachusetts: $8KMinnesota: $500New Jersey: $750North Carolina: $960North Dakota: $0Oklahoma: $75Pennsylvania: $1KSouth Dakota: $0Texas: $131KWyoming: $4KConnecticut: $1KMissouri: $0West Virginia: $0Illinois: $7KNew Mexico: $250Arkansas: $0California: $36KDelaware: $0District of Columbia: $7KHawaii: $0Iowa: $0Kentucky: $300Maryland: $10KMichigan: $1KMississippi: $0Montana: $0New Hampshire: $1KNew York: $28KOhio: $250Oregon: $3KTennessee: $1KUtah: $250Virginia: $2KWashington: $500Wisconsin: $0Nebraska: $0South Carolina: $1KIdaho: $0Nevada: $0Vermont: $0Louisiana: $1KRhode Island: $250

TX $131KCA $36KNY $28KMD $10KMA $8K

Brandon Herrera
Alabama: $7KAlaska: $7KArizona: $15KColorado: $14KFlorida: $46KGeorgia: $20KIndiana: $13KKansas: $8KMaine: $1KMassachusetts: $8KMinnesota: $9KNew Jersey: $4KNorth Carolina: $33KNorth Dakota: $1KOklahoma: $6KPennsylvania: $22KSouth Dakota: $3KTexas: $245KWyoming: $12KConnecticut: $3KMissouri: $9KWest Virginia: $830Illinois: $6KNew Mexico: $5KArkansas: $4KCalifornia: $41KDelaware: $0District of Columbia: $2KHawaii: $250Iowa: $4KKentucky: $3KMaryland: $4KMichigan: $9KMississippi: $5KMontana: $2KNew Hampshire: $5KNew York: $13KOhio: $30KOregon: $8KTennessee: $12KUtah: $6KVirginia: $21KWashington: $21KWisconsin: $28KNebraska: $3KSouth Carolina: $11KIdaho: $11KNevada: $6KVermont: $1KLouisiana: $3KRhode Island: $721

TX $245KFL $46KCA $41KNC $33KOH $30K

Fundraising, report by report

What each nominee raised in every FEC report this cycle, and the cash they had at the end of it.

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Campaign finance

Money each campaign has raised and has left, through June 30, 2026, and outside spending by super PACs, parties and groups. From the FEC, updated daily.

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside forOutside against
Katy Padilla Stout DOpen seat$485K$314K$171K$103K$373K
Brandon Herrera ROpen seat$1.9M$1.6M$309K$792K$416K
Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales Ii RIncumbent$2.3M$3.5M$227K$195K$1K
Susan Storey Rubio ROpen seat$419K$419K$0——
Santos M. Limon DOpen seat$357K$7K$350K——
Gretel Marysdatter Enck DOpen seat$99K$99K$0——
Francisco 'Quico' Raul Canseco ROpen seat$80K$6K$202K——
Veronica Williams IOpen seat$12K$6K$-316——
Who's spending outside the campaigns
  • FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND: $173K against Katy Padilla Stout
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $121K against Katy Padilla Stout
  • Somos PAC: $103K for Katy Padilla Stout
  • FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND: $630K for Brandon Herrera
  • AB PAC: $268K against Brandon Herrera
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $115K for Brandon Herrera
  • HISPANIC LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE: $79K for Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales Ii
  • HISPANIC LEADERSHIP TRUST: $75K for Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales Ii
  • National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee: $40K for Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales Ii

Source: FEC bulk data (daily) and the OpenFEC API. Odds, polls and buzz for this race →

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