Politician
Vicente Gonzalez
Democrat · Texas · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6TX15162
Vicente Gonzalez (Democrat) raised $5.2M for the 2026 Texas 34th District race, $1.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.9M for and $15M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$13M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
44%
$5.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$3.6M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$24M
Spent attacking them
44% of Vicente Gonzalez'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 34th District | $5.2M | 33% | $1.9M / $15M | $237K | $22M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Texas 34th District | $3.1M | 49% | $1.3M / $2.6M | $24K | $7.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Texas 34th District | $3.2M | 43% | $373K / $6.2M | $35K | $9.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Texas 15th District | $1.3M | 79% | $0 / $10K | – | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.3MTrade group $1.1MUnion $543KLeadership PAC $499KOther $431KMembership $412KSuper PAC $93KParty $22K
- America's Credit Unions PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$40K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$35K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$23K
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen PAC FundUnion$23K
- Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Democracy Summer 2024Other$20K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$18K
- International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Hess Corporation Political Action Committee (Hess PAC)Corporate$14K
- National Community Pharmacists Association - PACMembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $14M
- No Going Back PAC Inc.against $3.3M
- NRCCagainst $2.4M
- Safety & Affordability PAC Inc.against $2.0M
- Restoration PACagainst $968K
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $967K
- America's Credit Unions PACfor $700K
- DCCCfor $210K
- House Majority PACfor $122K
- Chc Bold PACfor $115K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 35 key votes where Vicente Gonzalez had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 20 times (57%). 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 | $26K | 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 | $643K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $382K$403K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $382K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $198K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $643K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $403K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $403K$726K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $726K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $403K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $726K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $17K | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $403K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Present |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $17K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $268K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $643K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $403K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $403K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $125K | 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 | $403K$268K$726K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $268K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $643K | Yea · with industry |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Vicente Gonzalez's 2026 campaign?
- Vicente Gonzalez (Democrat) raised $5.2M for the 2026 Texas 34th District race, $1.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.9M for and $15M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Vicente Gonzalez?
- International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC ($15K), America's Credit Unions PAC ($15K), American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) ($13K), Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC) ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Vicente Gonzalez's race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($7.9M against), No Going Back PAC Inc. ($3.3M against), Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. ($2.0M against) in 2026.
- How much has Vicente Gonzalez raised across elections?
- $5.2M in 2026 (Texas 34th District), $3.1M in 2024 (Texas 34th District), $3.2M in 2022 (Texas 34th District), $1.3M in 2020 (Texas 15th District).