About this race

This seat is open: no current officeholder is on the ballot, so it will have a new winner. 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.

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

Johnny Garcia Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record

2026 fundraising (FEC)$931,699 raised · $608,591 spent · $323,108 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026

Focus: lower costs, affordable healthcare, working families, the chance to get ahead

Campaign site ↗

Carlos De La Cruz Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record

2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,048,751 raised · $776,362 spent · $272,389 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026

Campaign site ↗

View the full funding breakdown for this race on OpenSecrets ↗

Where the money comes from

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

	Johnny Garcia D	Carlos De La Cruz R
Raised	$932K	$1M
Individuals	$709K76%	$766K73%
PACs & parties	$215K23%	$195K19%
Self-funded	$0	$53K5%
Other	$8K1%	$35K3%
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.

Johnny Garcia 485 donors

FINANCIAL POSITION

Campaign raised$932K

Campaign spent$609K

Cash on hand$323K

FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026

CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY

Individuals76%

PACs / committees23%

Self-funding0%

Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.

PAC$12K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$6K
PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Party committee$5K
Candidate committee$4K
Candidate committee$4K
Candidate committee$4K
Candidate committee$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K

Showing the 50 biggest of 485 donors. The other 435 gave $381K combined.

Plus $293K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Johnny Garcia’s full FEC filings →

Carlos De La Cruz 479 donors

FINANCIAL POSITION

Campaign raised$1.0M

Campaign spent$776K

Cash on hand$272K

FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026

CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY

Individuals73%

PACs / committees19%

Self-funding5%

Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.

Individual$18K
Leadership PAC$15K
PAC$15K
PAC$15K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$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
Leadership PAC$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$6K
Candidate committee$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
PAC$6K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Leadership PAC$4K
Candidate committee$4K
Candidate committee$4K
Individual$4K

Showing the 50 biggest of 479 donors. The other 429 gave $351K combined.

Plus $242K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Carlos De La Cruz’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.

2026 Texas District 35 House Election