Texas 28th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Henry CuellarIncumbent
$2.23M
+$3K for
RTano Tijerina
$1.40M

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Henry Cuellar	D	$2,231,952	$3,187	$0	70%
Tano Tijerina	R	$1,399,881	$0	$0	14%

$3.63M

Raised by candidates

$1.78M

Spent by candidates

$3K

Outside spending

1 spender

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Henry Cuellar (D)	$2.23M	$1.12M	$671K	70%	54%	$1.15M	841
Tano Tijerina (R)	$1.40M	$604K	$238K	14%	84%	$632K	399

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00030718	Henry Cuellar	Support	$3K 2 filings		—

Candidates

Henry Cuellar

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $2.23M
Small-dollar: 70%
In-state: 54%
Outside for / against: $3K / $0

Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz Backed by AIPAC Backed by crypto super PACs Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel Small-dollar funded

Tano Tijerina

R Republican

Raised: $1.40M
Small-dollar: 14%
In-state: 84%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Paul Singer Backed by Ken Griffin

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.