Texas U.S. House, district 23 · 2026

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican

Brandon Herrera

Raised: $3,108,608
From individuals: $133,603
From PACs and other committees: $130,940
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $520,000
Cash on hand: $554,174
Debts: $670,000

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $934,740 to support and $883,340 to oppose.

FREEDOM CAUCUS FUNDfor $630K
READY FOR THE FIGHTagainst $454K
AB PACagainst $268K
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.for $219K
AMERICA PACfor $81K
HISPANIC LEADERSHIP TRUSTagainst $75K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 21, 2026.

PAC and committee money

28 committees reported giving $96,000 in all.

ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$10,000
FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC$5,000
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND$5,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
RAPTOR PAC$5,000
TEXAS RED$5,000
TEXAS VALUES PAC$5,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$5,000

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Independent / no party

Ben Mendoza

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Democrat

Katy Padilla Stout

Raised: $484,915
From individuals: $440,407
From PACs and other committees: $23,000
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $9,792
Cash on hand: $171,373
Debts: $0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $159,669 to support and $506,438 to oppose.

NO GOING BACK PAC INC.against $193K
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUNDagainst $173K
AMERICA PACagainst $109K
SOMOS PACfor $103K
AB PACfor $31K
MAGA INC.against $25K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 21, 2026.

PAC and committee money

11 committees reported giving $27,550 in all.

FAIR SHOT PAC$5,000
CHC BOLD PAC$5,000
EMILYS LIST$5,000
MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE$5,000
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND$2,500
FIGHTING FOR SOUTH TEXAS PAC$1,000
GIFFORDS PAC$1,000
GET OUT THE VOTE PAC$1,000

Money in this race (FEC)

Brandon Herrera	Republican	$3,108,608	$554,174	$934,740	$883,340
Katy Padilla Stout	Democrat	$484,915	$171,373	$159,669	$506,438

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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