Texas — 38th congressional district

20 candidates have filed

Everyone below has an active candidate registration with the Federal Election Commission for this seat. That is not the ballot. Most of these names will not survive a primary, ballot access is decided state by state, and people qualify for a ballot without an FEC filing and file with the FEC without ever qualifying.

Some of the registrations below are marked as not yet having reported raising or spending $5,000. That is the threshold at which the FEC calls someone a statutory candidate, and it is about money and nothing else — a campaign announced last month sits below it until its first report is due. It is noted because their money sections are empty for that reason and not because they raised nothing.

The money under each name is receipts into that candidate's own campaign committee for the 2025–2026 cycle, as the FEC reports them. It is not every dollar spent to elect them: leadership PACs, party committees and independent expenditures all sit outside it, and in a contested seat the outside money can exceed everything shown here. Money is not a position. Nobody's place on the Democratic–Republican scale comes from it — that is counted from roll-call votes and nothing else.

• Wesley Hunt

  Republican

  Currently holds this seat · first filed 2019-04-02 · FEC filing

  Where their votes land

  Each scale runs between the two parties. The left end is the side most Democrats took on a set of hand-picked roll-call votes, the right end the side most Republicans took, and Wesley Hunt's marker sits at the share of those votes they cast on the Republican side. Votes that most of both parties agreed on are left out, because they cannot show which side anyone was on.

  Overall

  average of 4 values

  Democratic side94 · Voted with Republicans almost every timeRepublican side

  • Average House Democrat: 2
  • Average House Republican: 98

  0 is the Democratic side of every party-split vote and 100 the Republican side of every one. This is the average of the 4 value positions below that rest on 4 or more votes, each counted once however many votes stand behind it; 5 values below have fewer than 4 votes and are drawn but not counted in it, and 3 values have no votes from Wesley Hunt at all.

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  • War powers

    9 of 9 votes
    Requiring Congress to authorise military force9 of 9 with RepublicansLeaving the deployment decision with the President

  • Clean air, water and public land

    5 of 9 votes
    Stronger limits on pollution and development5 of 5 with RepublicansFewer federal restrictions on land and industry

    Did not vote on 4 further party-split votes on this value, which is not counted either way.

  • Climate and clean energy

    5 of 5 votes
    Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions faster5 of 5 with RepublicansCheaper energy now and fewer federal mandates

  • Immigration

    4 of 4 votes
    More legal protection and processing capacity3 of 4 with RepublicansStricter enforcement and less federal benefit access

  • Consumer financial protection

    3 of 3 votes
    Stronger federal protection for borrowers3 of 3 with RepublicansLighter regulation of banks and lenders

    Only 3 votes — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

  • Workers, wages and care

    3 of 3 votes
    Stronger bargaining rights and higher wage floors3 of 3 with RepublicansMore employer flexibility and lower labour costs

    Only 3 votes — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

  • Civil rights and discrimination

    1 of 1 vote
    Broader federal anti-discrimination protection1 of 1 with RepublicansNarrower federal rules, more left to states

    Only 1 vote — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

  • Guns

    1 of 1 vote
    Tighter limits on firearms1 of 1 with RepublicansFewer restrictions on lawful gun owners

    Only 1 vote — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

  • Voting and elections

    1 of 1 vote
    Wider access to the ballot1 of 1 with RepublicansTighter eligibility and identity checks

    Only 1 vote — fewer than 4, so this is drawn with a hollow marker and not counted in the overall position.

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  Positions count only the votes this person cast, so two people can be placed on different numbers of votes — the count beside each value says how many. How the votes were chosen, and how each party's side is counted.

  No receipts reported to the FEC for this cycle.

• Curtis Cook II

  Democratic

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-03-04 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Curtis Cook II has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Donald Leo Hilborn

  Democratic

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2026-01-11 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Donald Leo Hilborn has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Marvalette Hunter

  Democratic

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-07-16 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Marvalette Hunter has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $137k raised by Marvalette Hunter's campaign through September 18, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors11.0%$15k
  • Large individual donors81.7%$112k
  • PACs6.4%$9k
  • Other and unclassified0.8%$1k

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• Melissa A. McDonough

  Democratic

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2023-05-10 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Melissa A. McDonough has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $67k raised by Melissa A. McDonough's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors19.0%$13k
  • Large individual donors36.9%$25k
  • PACs0.7%$500
  • Party committees1.5%$1k
  • Self-funded41.9%$28k

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• Theresa Courts

  Democratic

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-08-23 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Theresa Courts has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Alex McMenemy

  Green

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-12-07 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Alex McMenemy has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $10k raised by Alex McMenemy's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors5.3%$520
  • Large individual donors53.2%$5k
  • Self-funded41.5%$4k

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  Where their money came from

• William M. Taggart IV

  Independent

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-11-18 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. William M. Taggart IV has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $10k raised by William M. Taggart IV's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors21.7%$2k
  • Large individual donors7.6%$750
  • Self-funded70.7%$7k

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• William Miskey Taggart IV

  Independent

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-11-18 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. William Miskey Taggart IV has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $10k raised by William Miskey Taggart IV's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors21.7%$2k
  • Large individual donors7.6%$750
  • Self-funded70.7%$7k

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• Barrett McNabb

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-10-06 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Barrett McNabb has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No receipts reported to the FEC for this cycle.

• Carmen Montiel

  Republican

  Filed as a challenger · first filed 2021-10-27 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Carmen Montiel has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $147k raised by Carmen Montiel's campaign through March 31, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors54.1%$80k
  • Large individual donors34.4%$51k
  • PACs0.3%$500
  • Self-funded10.5%$16k
  • Other and unclassified0.7%$983

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• Carmen Montiel

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2017-12-20 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Carmen Montiel has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Craig Goralski

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-11-14 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Craig Goralski has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $6k raised by Craig Goralski's campaign through November 3, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors13.3%$859
  • Large individual donors71.2%$5k
  • Self-funded15.5%$1k

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• Damien Mockus

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2021-03-16 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Damien Mockus has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Jeffrey Michael Yuna

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-09-13 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Jeffrey Michael Yuna has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $52k raised by Jeffrey Michael Yuna's campaign through July 15, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors2.2%$1k
  • Large individual donors22.3%$12k
  • Self-funded75.4%$40k

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• Jennifer Sundt

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2021-12-29 · FEC filing

  Registered with the FEC; has not yet reported raising or spending $5,000.

  No congressional voting record. Jennifer Sundt has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  No report filed with the FEC for this cycle yet, so there is no money to show.

• Jon Bonck

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-05-05 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Jon Bonck has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $1.6M raised by Jon Bonck's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors1.6%$26k
  • Large individual donors60.1%$988k
  • PACs10.5%$173k
  • Self-funded21.4%$351k
  • Transfers in0.1%$1k
  • Other and unclassified6.3%$104k

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• Larry David Rubin

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-12-02 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Larry David Rubin has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $524k raised by Larry David Rubin's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors0.9%$5k
  • Large individual donors18.7%$98k
  • PACs1.0%$5k
  • Self-funded79.4%$416k
  • Other and unclassified0.1%$414

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• Michael Pratt

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-11-18 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Michael Pratt has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $375k raised by Michael Pratt's campaign through July 15, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors1.8%$7k
  • Large individual donors23.5%$88k
  • Self-funded74.7%$280k

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• Shelly Dezevallos

  Republican

  Filed for an open seat · first filed 2025-10-06 · FEC filing

  No congressional voting record. Shelly Dezevallos has not served in the US House or Senate, so there are no roll-call votes to measure and nothing to place on the Democratic–Republican scale.

  $1.1M raised by Shelly Dezevallos's campaign through June 30, 2026 · FEC filing

  • Small individual donors1.2%$13k
  • Large individual donors51.1%$585k
  • PACs4.7%$54k
  • Self-funded42.4%$485k
  • Other and unclassified0.6%$7k

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