Politician
Henry Cuellar
Democrat · Texas · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2TX23082
Henry Cuellar (Democrat) raised $3.0M for the 2026 Texas 28th District race, $922K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $254K for and $4.2M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$13M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
41%
$5.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2.6M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$13M
Spent attacking them
41% of Henry Cuellar'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 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 28th District | $3.0M | 30% | $254K / $4.2M | $415K | $7.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Texas 28th District | $2.5M | 47% | $0 / $0 | $53K | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Texas 28th District | $4.7M | 38% | $2.4M / $8.3M | $181K | $15M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Texas 28th District | $2.8M | 54% | $0 / $0 | $12K | $2.8M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.4MTrade group $1.5MMembership $405KOther $362KUnion $277KLeadership PAC $253KSuper PAC $37KParty $19K
- Border Health Federal PACOther$40K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$33K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$30K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$28K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$22K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Midwest Region Laborers' Political LeagueUnion$20K
- Phillips 66 PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- The Farm Credit Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Cubic Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $8.5M
- NRCCagainst $3.0M
- Mainstream Democrats PACfor $751K
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $644K
- Women Vote!against $575K
- House Majority PACfor $174K
- No Going Back PAC Inc.against $105K
- America PACagainst $93K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $39K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 31 key votes where Henry Cuellar had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 17 times (55%). 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 | $138K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $364K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $764K$479K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $764K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $266K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $364K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $479K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $138K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $479K$343K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $343K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $479K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $343K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $479K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $287K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $287K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $287K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $138K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $279K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $364K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $138K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $287K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $479K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $479K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $289K | 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 | $479K$279K$343K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $4K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $4K | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $279K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $4K | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $364K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Henry Cuellar's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Jacob HochbergFormer congressional staff
Sr Adviser, Rep. Tony Cardenas; COS, Rep. Jasmine Crockett; COS, Sr Leg. Asst: Rep. Henry Cuellar; Associate, House Approps Homeland Security Subcommittee; L…
Now lobbies for Exxon Mobil Corporation, The American Petroleum Institute, Poet, LLC · via Venture Government Strategies, LLC (fka Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC), Squire Patton Boggs
Brandon ReaFormer congressional staff
LI - Rep. Cuellar
Now lobbies for National Border Patrol Council · via McAllister & Quinn, 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 Henry Cuellar's 2026 campaign?
- Henry Cuellar (Democrat) raised $3.0M for the 2026 Texas 28th District race, $922K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $254K for and $4.2M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Henry Cuellar?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($22K), Border Health Federal PAC ($20K), Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America ($10K), Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC ($10K), Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Henry Cuellar's race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M against), House Majority PAC ($174K for), No Going Back PAC Inc. ($105K against) in 2026.
- How much has Henry Cuellar raised across elections?
- $3.0M in 2026 (Texas 28th District), $2.5M in 2024 (Texas 28th District), $4.7M in 2022 (Texas 28th District), $2.8M in 2020 (Texas 28th District).