Monica De La Cruz (R) — competitive; Pulido led Aug polling 50-45
About this race
Texas’s 15th District. Monica De La Cruz, a Republican, has taken $126,101 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Bobby Pulido, a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in 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.
Affordability and rising prices — Rising prices top voter concerns, with groceries, healthcare and gasoline the most-cited household budget pressures.
Electricity costs and grid — Voters want lower power bills amid ongoing questions about grid reliability and winterization after extreme weather.
Water infrastructure — Rapid growth and recurring drought push leaders to fund new water supply and infrastructure projects.
School voucher rollout — The new $1 billion Education Freedom Accounts program drew over 270,000 applications against limited capacity.
Education outcomes — Voters broadly agree students should read and do math at grade level, with school performance under scrutiny.
Immigration and border — Border security ranks among voters' top issues, shaping debate over state enforcement spending and policy.
Candidates & funding
Monica De La Cruz RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $126,101FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2024-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$5,273,960 raised · $3,424,607 spent · $2,463,323 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Border security, American Dream, seniors' benefits, South Texas agriculture, water needs
Routed contributions $4Kindividual donors via conduits
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,960,462 raised · $1,804,526 spent · $1,155,936 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Practical solutions, honest leadership, people over party; rising costs, healthcare, border realities
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Monica De La Cruz R
Bobby Pulido D
Raised
$5.3M
$3M
Individuals
$3.3M63%
$2.4M82%
PACs & parties
$705K13%
$244K8%
Self-funded
$840%
$150K5%
Other
$1.3M24%
$127K4%
AIPAC-linked*
$126K
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Outside spending†
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* 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.
Monica De La Cruz3891 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$5.3M
Campaign spent$3.4M
Cash on hand$2.5M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals63%
PACs / committees13%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
Individual$14K
Individual$11K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
AIPAC's PAC$10K
Individual$9K
Labor PAC$8K
Individual$8K
Individual$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Membership PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 3891 donors. The other 3841 gave $2.3M combined.
Plus $1.3M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
Self-funded$150K
Individual$14K
Leadership PAC$13K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Individual$9K
Individual$8K
PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 1352 donors. The other 1302 gave $1.8M combined.
Plus $545K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
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.