Representative since 2005 · votes with their party 75% of the time. See the record · Office phone 202-225-1640
Money
$3M raised, $2.4M spent, $657.2K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives
4.1% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 52% from Texas · largest committee giver AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, $21.8K
Outside groups
$255.1K supporting, $121.7K opposing Cuellar
Polling
45% in the latest poll (Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center). The polls
Sponsored most in
Immigration, International Affairs, Labor and Employment
Their wordsWhat does Cuellar say they will do?
3 priorities from henrycuellar.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
3 priorities · 3 quoted statements
Tariffs are hidden taxes that raise prices on groceries, fuel, energy, and the household essentials South Texas families count on. Henry's American Consumer Tariff Rebate Act would put money directly back in families' pockets while he works across the aisle to lower costs.
Securing the border and deporting violent criminals is common sense. Spending billions to lock up children and tear apart families who have built their lives here is not. South Texas deserves smart enforcement, efficient legal pathways, and policy written by people who know this region.
South Texas didn't send Henry to Washington to be a rubber stamp for either party. When reckless tariffs drive up prices or taxpayer dollars are sent overseas without debate, he says so. Representatives answer to the people they represent, not their party.
H.R. 2754↗ To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the "Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building". BILLSTATUS ↗
The CRS policy areas of Cuellar’s 25 substantive sponsored measures, Congresses 117, 118, 119; the figure is how many fall in each. Sponsorship indicates legislative focus, not every policy position.GovInfo source ↗
MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?
Raised
$3M
$3,043,039
Spent
$2.4M
$2,433,767
Cash on hand
$657.2K
$657,231
FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00371302 ↗
Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report
80¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 9 reports ($2.4M of $3M). Cash on hand went from $103.9K on Mar 31, 2025 to $657.2K on Oct 14, 2026.
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
$500K$1M$1.5M
Mar ’25
Sep ’25
Feb ’26
Jun ’26
Oct ’26
Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
APRIL QUARTERLY 2025 through Mar 31, 2025
$183,583
$127,655
$103,886
JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025
$459,252
$203,923
$359,215
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025
$224,330
$219,203
$364,342
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025
$259,922
$132,667
$491,598
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Feb 11, 2026
$62,772
$71,053
$483,316
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026
$430,647
$149,926
$764,037
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026
$611,447
$245,880
$1,129,604
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026
$760,113
$839,623
$1,050,094
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026
$50,974
$443,838
$657,231
Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.
Where the money came from $3,043,039 reported receipts
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$1,603,51053%
Largest donors
Henry Cuellar18 contributions, latest Jun 1, 2026 · CONGRESSMAN · US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · LAREDO, TX$13,500
David L. Earl5 contributions, latest Apr 9, 2026 · HELOTES, TX$10,000
Every contest for this seat that named this candidate, most recent last; a result is shown once the race is called. Election dates and results from civicAPI (civicapi.org). civicAPI aggregates results from Secretaries of State and equivalent election bodies, and makes its own race calls. civicapi.org ↗
Bruce Gates2 contributions, latest Dec 8, 2025 · OPERATIONS ANALYST · DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY · SAN ANTONIO, TX$7,000
James L. Gonzalez3 contributions, latest Dec 12, 2025 · PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · GONZALEZ AUTO PARTS LTD · LAREDO, TX$7,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 948 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $1.1M.
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$921,90030%
The 12 largest committees by total given are listed. In all, 441 committee contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $915.7K. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total the campaign itself reports.
LoansMoney the campaign borrowed this cycle, from the candidate or a lender, which it may repay.$301,0009.9%
Who lent it
Henry Cuellarthe candidate’s own money · 4 loans · $301K not yet repaid$301,000
Each loan as the campaign’s report through Oct 14, 2026 lists it, with what is still owed. A loan from an earlier cycle can appear here, and one repaid in full drops off the report, so the list need not add up to the row.
TransfersMoney moved in from the candidate's other authorized committees, such as a joint fundraising committee.$112,1983.7%
Money moved in from the candidate’s other authorized committees, such as a joint fundraising committee. It was raised once and is reported again here on arrival. The 5 largest sources by total given are listed. In all, 9 transfers were filed this cycle, totaling $106.7K.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$68,9572.3%
The candidateMoney the candidate gave their own campaign.$16,5000.5%
Refunds and rebatesMoney coming back to the campaign: rebates and refunds of what it spent.$13,0710.4%
Party committeesNational, state, and local committees of a political party.$5,7610.2%
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income the committee files on a line of its own.$141<0.1%
Total reported receipts $3,043,039
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $1,052,911 placed by state
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under $22.1K
$22.1K+
$88.4K+
$198.9K+
$353.6K+
none
Outlined: Texas, home state
Home state and away
Texas 52%TX 52%Elsewhere 48%
52% of the money placed by state came from inside Texas: $552.4K of $1.1M.
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Texas home543 contributions · 52%
$552,437
California63 contributions · 12%
$126,420
Virginia43 contributions · 4.3%
$45,583
New York28 contributions · 4.2%
$43,742
District of Columbia50 contributions · 4%
$41,977
Florida39 contributions · 3.8%
$39,625
Massachusetts21 contributions · 3.1%
$32,360
Maryland20 contributions · 2.4%
$25,250
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 40 states and territories. Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized, so they cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 129 contributions · 23% of ranked
$161,078
US House Of Representatives18 contributions · 1.9% of ranked
$13,500
Clarkson Aerospace Corporation4 contributions · 1.7% of ranked
$12,000
Starr-camargo Bridge Co5 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$10,500
OSI Systems11 contributions · 1.3% of ranked
$9,000
Akin Gump4 contributions · 1% of ranked
$7,300
A N B Cattle Co LTD2 contributions · 1% of ranked
$7,000
Anduril Industries INC2 contributions · 1% of ranked
$7,000
A further $218,665 came from donors whose answer names no employer (N/A, blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 employer spellings filed; each share is of the money in those. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($68,957) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Outside spending $6,133,468 across this race
Money groups spent on their own, not through a campaign. Each ad is filed against the candidate it names, so money attacking an opponent shows on the opponent’s row. Open a candidate to see who spent it.
DHenry R. Cuellarthis candidate11 groups▲Supporting $255.1K▼Opposing $121.7KTotal $376.8K
Support and oppose are each group’s own labels, not a judgment made here.
$5,756,650 of the race total was filed about other candidates, so it would not show on Cuellar’s own record.
Independent expenditures (Schedule E) only. Electioneering communications and corporate or union member communications file separately; they are counted for Cuellarunder “Other outside spending” in the full finance detail, but not for the rest of the field, so every other row is a floor.
What the payments were for $1,569,094 itemized
The campaign also refunded $10,292 in contributions, which the categories below do not include.
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$471,31730%
Filed as
LEGAL SERVICES$389,000
COMPLIANCE SERVICES$41,905
GRASSROOTS CONSULTING SERVICES$22,000
DIGITAL CONSULTING SERVICES$6,712
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING$6,200
STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES$5,500
Paid to
Flood & Flood$187,500
Drumheller, Hollingsworth & Monthy, LLP$102,000
Bracewell LLP$79,500
Perkins Coie LLP$51,905
Robledo, Miguel$22,000
Whitworth Cigarroa PLLC$10,000
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$351,03922%
Filed as
MEDIA BUY$306,102
ADVERTISEMENT$17,265
ADVERTISING$12,385
DIGITAL ADVERTISING$11,537
SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING$3,000
EDITORIAL ADVERTISING$750
Paid to
AL Media LLC$306,102
Mundo Publicitario$10,600
Hearst Newspapers$9,220
Google$6,995
Televisa$5,000
Hammrod News$3,500
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$152,0009.7%
Filed as
SALARY$151,000
PAYROLL FOR CAMPAIGN FELLOWS$1,000
Paid to
Ortiz, Jerri Lynn$135,777
Scher, Maxwell$15,222
Progressive Turnout Project$1,000
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$127,1538.1%
Filed as
TEXT MESSAGING SERVICES$51,094
IN-KIND: TECHNOLOGY SERVICES$25,998
SUBSCRIPTION$19,950
DATABASE SERVICES$12,888
SOFTWARE$9,770
TEXTING RENTAL$4,200
WEB HOSTING$1,537
TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE$1,110
IN-KIND EMAIL LIST$380
EMAIL LIST$225
Paid to
Flywire Global$51,094
NGP VAN, Inc.$22,501
Mailchimp$17,184
YEE, Michelle$7,000
Leverage Digital Media$4,200
Saccheri, Anna$3,500
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$111,3967.1%
Filed as
CATERING$36,839
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES$35,401
LIST ACQUISITION$8,279
FUNDRAISING EVENT TICKETS & VENUE RENTAL$7,540
VENUE RENTAL & LODGING$5,699
VENUE RENTAL & CATERING$5,198
FUNDRAISING EVENT TICKETS$4,950
EVENT TICKETS$1,683
FUNDRAISING EVENT BEVERAGES, EQUIPMENT AND SECURITY$1,550
CATERING & FUNDRAISING EVENT COSTS$1,031
DATA ACQUISITION$1,000
CATERING & VENUE RENTAL$882
Paid to
Grimm, Brittany$34,301
SAN Antonio Spurs$12,490
Palenque Grill$12,381
Thompson SAN Antonio$10,930
Fraiser LLC$5,000
Culinary Institute of America$3,500
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$98,5726.3%
Filed as
MEALS$23,249
OFFICE MAINTENANCE$20,065
UTILITIES$15,877
OFFICE RENT & FURNISHINGS (CANDIDATE PERSONALLY OWNS AND MANAGES BUILDING)$14,250
STORAGE$7,735
FOOD FOR VOLUNTEERS$3,800
GIFTS FOR SUPPORTERS$2,991
OFFICE SUPPLIES$2,641
PHONE MATCHING SERVICES$2,281
FACILITY RENTAL$1,500
EQUIPMENT RENTAL$1,240
OFFICE EQUIPMENT$1,036
Paid to
Cuellar, Henry$14,250
Munoz, Erick$13,603
Spectrum$8,208
East Country Self Storage$7,735
Villarreal, Marco$5,128
EL Chimo Snack & Grill$3,800
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$62,8024%
Filed as
DIRECT MAIL & PRINTING$20,531
PRINTING$19,219
SIGN INSTALLATION$5,074
PRINTING & SHIPPING$3,800
DIRECT MAIL$3,716
SIGNS$3,193
PRINTING & POSTAGE$3,000
YARD SIGNS & STANDS$1,800
PRINTING & MAILING$1,115
SHIPPING$614
YARD SIGN STANDS$472
YARD SIGN MATERIALS$192
Paid to
Cantu, Chris$27,331
JVC Media, LLC$11,648
RWT Production LLC$10,443
Ramos, Alfredo$4,300
Alamo Mailing Co$4,288
Sanmiguel, Mario a. JR$1,800
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$58,0033.7%
Filed as
TRAVEL$57,648
PARKING$355
Paid to
United Airlines$29,546
American Airlines$9,184
Airbnb$3,457
The Lodge at Torrey Pines$3,311
H-E-B$3,100
Uber$1,404
Field and canvassingDoor-to-door canvassing, phone banks, petition and signature gathering, and get-out-the-vote work.$42,7012.7%
Filed as
PHONE BANKING$22,201
CANVASSING$18,500
PHONE BANKING & CANVASSING$2,000
Paid to
Richard Pena Raymond Campaign$14,000
Mendez, Enrique$4,610
Mendez, LUZ Cecilia$4,578
Figueroa, Frida$3,659
Salinas, Julio$2,500
Martinez, Sylvia$2,191
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$29,6461.9%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE$22,684
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES$6,963
Paid to
ActBlue Technical Services$22,684
Democracy Engine LLC$6,186
Oath$777
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$26,2091.7%
Filed as
POLLING SERVICES$13,125
DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICES$8,684
VOTER FILE$4,400
Paid to
Global Strategy Group, LLC$13,125
Cantu, Chris$8,684
Texas Democratic Party$4,400
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$20,0301.3%
Filed as
TELEPHONE$7,408
EDUCATIONAL EXPENSE$5,505
REFRESHMENTS$3,161
CAR RENTAL$1,889
CLEANING SERVICES$1,056
ROOM RENTAL$400
FRAMING$299
ORGANIZATION OF MATERIALS$240
VIDEO CONFERENCING SERVICES$72
Paid to
AT&T$6,191
Texas A&M University$5,505
Budget Rent a Car$1,889
Starbucks Coffee Co.$1,637
LOT 38 Espresso$1,508
APPLE.COM$1,217
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$17,2561.1%
Filed as
PAYROLL TAXES$7,381
BANK FEE$3,728
FILING FEE$3,125
TAX PAYMENT$3,010
BANK FEES$13
Paid to
United States Treasury$7,099
International Bank of Commerce/ibc$3,740
Texas Democratic Party$3,125
Internal Revenue Service$3,010
Texas Workforce Commission$282
Refunds and redesignationsContributions returned to donors or reassigned to another election.$416<0.1%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION REFUND TO COMMITTEE$416
Paid to
DCCC$416
Not broken out by the committeeReported as a lump sum, with memo entries pointed to for the detail. Where those entries were filed and read, this page counts the payees they name instead; what is left here was never itemised.$297<0.1%
Filed as
REIMBURSEMENT - SEE BELOW$297
Paid to
Grimm, Brittany$177
Cuellar, Henry$120
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$256<0.1%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION TO COMMITTEE$256
Paid to
Jamie Raskin for Congress$256
Total itemized disbursements $1,569,094
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 1,458 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
8 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $5,678 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
AL Media LLC3 payments · 13% of all spending
$306,102
Flood & Flood8 payments · 7.7% of all spending
$187,500
Ortiz, Jerri Lynn59 payments · 5.6% of all spending
$135,777
Drumheller, Hollingsworth & Monthy, LLP6 payments · 4.2% of all spending
$102,000
Bracewell LLP5 payments · 3.3% of all spending
$79,500
Perkins Coie LLP19 payments · 2.1% of all spending
$51,905
Flywire Global14 payments · 2.1% of all spending
$51,094
Grimm, Brittany11 payments · 1.5% of all spending
$36,542
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 195 contributions · 17% of ranked
$175,593
Attorney92 contributions · 11% of ranked
$116,490
Consultant48 contributions · 5.4% of ranked
$57,050
Owner44 contributions · 5.2% of ranked
$55,050
HomemakerWritten instead of an occupation · 19 contributions · 3.8% of ranked
$39,600
CEO23 contributions · 3.7% of ranked
$38,550
Physician17 contributions · 3.6% of ranked
$37,975
President25 contributions · 2.7% of ranked
$28,255
A further $2,722 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($68,957) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
HMP▼ Opposes28 records, latest Oct 23, 2026$4,521,869
Bold America▼ Opposes6 records, latest Oct 20, 2026$604,764
