Politician
Sylvester Turner
Democrat · Texas · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate H4TX18237
Sylvester Turner (Democrat) raised $653K for the 2024 Texas 18th District race, $107K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$653K
2024; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
16%
$107K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas 18th District | $653K | 16% | $0 / $0 | – | $653K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $40KCorporate $31KMembership $10KTrade group $9KLeadership PAC $6KOther $4KSuper PAC $1K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (Mpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$5K
- Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada)UnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- International Longshoremen's Association Committee On Political EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- Health Care Service Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$5K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- America's Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, Inc.Trade groupLobbyist PAC$5K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 1 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 0 times (0%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Sylvester Turner's 2024 campaign?
- Sylvester Turner (Democrat) raised $653K for the 2024 Texas 18th District race, $107K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Sylvester Turner?
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers ($5K), Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (Mpac) ($5K), Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada) ($5K), Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) ($5K), International Longshoremen's Association Committee On Political Education ($5K) in 2024.