Politician
Roger Williams
Republican · Texas · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2TX33040
Roger Williams (Republican) raised $1.7M for the 2026 Texas 25th District race, $585K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $11K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$7.8M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
33%
$2.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$21K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$4K
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas 25th District | $1.7M | 35% | $11K / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Texas 25th District | $1.9M | 31% | $4K / $0 | – | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Texas 25th District | $1.8M | 29% | $0 / $0 | $25K | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Texas 25th District | $2.4M | 36% | $6K / $4K | $30K | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.0MTrade group $721KLeadership PAC $316KMembership $273KOther $162KSuper PAC $56KUnion $32K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$33K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$23K
- Ally Financial Inc. Advocacy Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Financial Services Association PACTrade group$20K
- Experian North America, Inc Political Action Committee (Experian PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- WinredSuper PAC$13K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PACSuper PAC$10K
- Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Nra Victory Fund, Inc.for $11K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $7K
- Flip the Westagainst $4K
- Independent Bankers Association of Texas Federal PAC (Ibat Fedpac)for $2K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 36 key votes where Roger Williams had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 28 times (78%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $48K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $36K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $83K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $205K$116K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $205K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $168K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $83K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $116K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $48K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $116K$465K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $465K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $116K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $465K | Present |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $116K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $48K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $83K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $48K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $116K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $116K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $34K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $116K$10K$465K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $10K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $10K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $10K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $10K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $83K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
22 stock trades, worth $36K–$365K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 3 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 12 buys, 10 sells. Heaviest in oil, gas and coal ($17K+), pharma and health care ($5K+), tech and ai ($4K+).
Most traded
- CVX Chevron Corporation Common Stock$15K+1 trades
- PFE Pfizer, Inc. Common Stock$3K+3 trades
- DIS Walt Disney Company$3K+3 trades
- NVDA NVIDIA Corporation - Common Stock$2K+2 trades
- FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc. - Common Stock$1K+1 trades
- JPM JP Morgan Chase & Co. Common Stock$1K+1 trades
- RTX RTX Corporation Common Stock$1K+1 trades
- GOOG Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital Stock$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellCVX2025-12-22 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellFANG2025-12-22 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyJPM2025-12-22 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyRTX2025-12-22 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellCaney Creek Texas 2.125% GO Muni bonds 2025-02-19 · corporate bond$1K–$15K
- sellPFE2024-03-04 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellPFE2024-03-01 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyPFE2024-03-01 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Roger Williams's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Madison SmithFormer congressional staff
Majority Staff Director, Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness; Legislative Assistant, Senator John Cornyn;…
Now lobbies for Amazon.Com Services LLC, International Franchise Association, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Canda Solutions and 3 more · via Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Ridge Path Strategies
Patrick ArlanticoFormer congressional staff
Legislative Correspondent to Senator Ted Cruz 2016; Military Legislative Aide to Senator Ted Cruz 2016-2017; Legislative Director to Representative Roger Wil…
Now lobbies for Intel Corporation, Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Roger Williams's 2026 campaign?
- Roger Williams (Republican) raised $1.7M for the 2026 Texas 25th District race, $585K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $11K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Roger Williams?
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee ($10K), Ally Financial Inc. Advocacy Political Action Committee ($10K), Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Roger Williams's race?
- Nra Victory Fund, Inc. ($11K for) in 2026.
- How much has Roger Williams raised across elections?
- $1.7M in 2026 (Texas 25th District), $1.9M in 2024 (Texas 25th District), $1.8M in 2022 (Texas 25th District), $2.4M in 2020 (Texas 25th District).