Politician
Vicente Gonzalez
Democrat · Texas · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6TX15162
Vicente Gonzalez (Democrat) raised $5.2M for the 2026 Texas 34th District race, $1.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.9M for and $15M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$13M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
44%
$5.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$3.6M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$24M
Spent attacking them
44% of Vicente Gonzalez's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas 34th District | $5.2M | 33% | $1.9M / $15M | $237K | $22M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Texas 34th District | $3.1M | 49% | $1.3M / $2.6M | $24K | $7.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Texas 34th District | $3.2M | 43% | $373K / $6.2M | $35K | $9.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Texas 15th District | $1.3M | 79% | $0 / $10K | – | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.2MTrade group $1.1MUnion $527KLeadership PAC $489KOther $428KMembership $397KSuper PAC $93KParty $22K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$28K
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen PAC FundUnion$23K
- Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Democracy Summer 2024Other$20K
- Phillips 66 PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Cng Holdings, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Infin, a Financial Services Alliance, Inc. PAC ('Infin PAC')Trade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
- National Multifamily Housing Council and Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center Political Action Committee (Nmhc PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $14M
- No Going Back PAC Inc.against $3.3M
- NRCCagainst $2.4M
- Safety & Affordability PAC Inc.against $2.0M
- Restoration PACagainst $968K
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $967K
- America's Credit Unions PACfor $700K
- DCCCfor $210K
- House Majority PACfor $122K
- Chc Bold PACfor $115K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 30 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 17 times (57%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $647K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $370K$394K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $370K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $182K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $647K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $394K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $394K$702K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $702K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $394K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $702K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $394K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Present / not voting |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $246K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $647K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $394K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $394K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $112K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $394K$246K$702K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $246K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $647K | Yea · with industry |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Vicente Gonzalez's 2026 campaign?
- Vicente Gonzalez (Democrat) raised $5.2M for the 2026 Texas 34th District race, $1.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.9M for and $15M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Vicente Gonzalez?
- Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC) ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), National Multifamily Housing Council and Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center Political Action Committee (Nmhc PAC) ($10K), Charter Communications Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Vicente Gonzalez's race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($7.9M against), No Going Back PAC Inc. ($3.3M against), Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. ($2.0M against) in 2026.
- How much has Vicente Gonzalez raised across elections?
- $5.2M in 2026, $3.1M in 2024, $3.2M in 2022, $1.3M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.