About this race
This seat is open: no current officeholder is on the ballot, so it will have a new winner. Jace Yarbrough, a Republican, has taken $10,000 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Dan Barrios, a Democrat, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, but the exact amount is still being confirmed.
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
Jace Yarbrough Republican Nominee
Where the money comes from
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Dan Barrios D | Jace Yarbrough R | |
|---|---|---|
| Raised | $97K | $866K |
| Individuals | $87K90% | $473K55% |
| PACs & parties | $7501% | $184K21% |
| Self-funded | $0 | $207K24% |
| Other | $9K9% | $2K0% |
| AIPAC-linked* | — | $10K |
| 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.
Dan Barrios 82 donors
- Individual$6K
- Individual$5K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$2K
- Individual$2K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$850
- Individual$750
- Individual$600
- Individual$600
- Individual$600
- Individual$550
- Individual$545
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$450
- Individual$360
- Individual$350
- Individual$350
- Individual$350
- Individual$330
- Individual$320
- Individual$300
- Individual$275
- Individual$265
Showing the 50 biggest of 82 donors. The other 32 gave $7K combined.
Plus $30K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Jace Yarbrough 296 donors
- Individual$14K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$6K
- Individual$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- PAC$5K
- PAC$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- Corporate PAC$5K
- PAC$5K
- Membership PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- PAC$5K
- AIPAC's PAC$5K
- Membership PAC$5K
- Leadership PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Individual$4K
- Candidate committee$4K
- Candidate committee$4K
- Candidate committee$4K
- Candidate committee$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
Showing the 50 biggest of 296 donors. The other 246 gave $287K combined.
Plus $65K 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.
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