Politician
Tony Gonzales
Republican · Texas · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0TX35015
Tony Gonzales (Republican) raised $5.9M for the 2024 Texas 23rd District race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $525K for and $66K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$13M
2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
24%
$3.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.4M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$5.8M
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 23rd District | $5.9M | 26% | $525K / $66K | $18K | $6.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Texas 23rd District | $4.3M | 25% | $668K / $0 | – | $5.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Texas 23rd District | $2.9M | 19% | $235K / $5.7M | $9K | $8.8M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.1MLeadership PAC $765KTrade group $504KOther $356KMembership $195KUnion $41KSuper PAC $38KParty $5K
- Valero Energy Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- Hispanic Leadership TrustOther$20K
- Having Unwavering Resolve and Determination PACLeadership PAC$18K
- Phillips 66 PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- America ReloadedLeadership PAC$15K
- Constellation Brands Inc Political Action CommitteeCorporate$15K
- Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective GovernmentCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Texas Republicans United Political Action Committee (Tru PAC)Leadership PAC$13K
- Making America Prosperous PACLeadership PAC$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $3.0M
- DCCCagainst $1.3M
- Votevetsagainst $632K
- With Honor Fund, Inc.for $249K
- American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIOagainst $210K
- Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund)against $208K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $166K
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $155K
- Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc.for $132K
- America Leads Action Inc.for $125K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 20 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 18 times (90%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $123K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $84K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $256K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $65K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $199 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $199 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $256K$141K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $141K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $256K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $141K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $199 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $256K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $192 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $192 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $46K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $25K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $155K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $155K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $35K$14K$21K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $5K | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $7K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 2 of 6 key votes (33%)
On 2 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 2 times and with their constituents 0. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 31% support ±18TX-23 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $256K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 59% support ±19TX-23 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $256K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$141K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 60% support ±19TX-23 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $155K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 60% support ±19TX-23 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $155K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 72% support ±13TX-23 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $35K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$14K Pharma and health care wanted nay$21K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 66% support ±13TX-23 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 86% support ±2Texas (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 86% support ±10TX-23 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $14K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 93% support ±1Texas (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Tony Gonzales's 2024 campaign?
- Tony Gonzales (Republican) raised $5.9M for the 2024 Texas 23rd District race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $525K for and $66K 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 Tony Gonzales?
- Hispanic Leadership Trust ($20K), Phillips 66 PAC ($15K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($15K), Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee ($15K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($15K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Tony Gonzales's race?
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($166K for), America Leads Action Inc. ($125K for), Texas Farm Bureau Agfund ($92K for) in 2024.
- How much has Tony Gonzales raised across elections?
- $5.9M in 2024, $4.3M in 2022, $2.9M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.