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2026 Texas District 9 House Election

Likely R
Redrawn open district

About this race

The district was redrawn for 2026. It’s widely expected to stay in Republican hands. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records.

Key issues in Texas

Major issues facing Texas, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Alex Mealer Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,080,514 raised · $1,718,474 spent · $362,040 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Ban congressional stock trading, term limits, cut taxes and regulations, lower cost of living

Leticia Gutierrez Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$55,358 raised · $36,700 spent · $18,658 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Fighting for children's health near industry, immigrant community safety and dignity in TX-09

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Alex Mealer RLeticia Gutierrez D
Raised$2.1M$55K
Individuals$1.7M82%$55K99%
PACs & parties$259K12%$0
Self-funded$5K0%$5001%
Other$112K5%$2500%
AIPAC-linked*——
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Alex Mealer 609 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.1M
Campaign spent$1.7M
Cash on hand$362K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals82%
PACs / committees12%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Leadership PAC$15K
  • PAC$15K
  • PAC$15K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
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  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Corporate PAC$9K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 609 donors. The other 559 gave $1.4M combined.

Plus $79K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Alex Mealer’s full FEC filings →

Leticia Gutierrez 51 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$55K
Campaign spent$37K
Cash on hand$19K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals99%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding1%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
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  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$750
  • Individual$600
  • Individual$550
  • Individual$500
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  • Individual$325
  • Individual$320
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$291
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$200
  • Individual$100
  • Individual$50

Showing the 50 biggest of 51 donors. The other 1 gave $20 combined.

Plus $11K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Leticia Gutierrez’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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