Henry Cuellar
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 32% from PACs and 53% from individuals.
53% individuals32% PACs15% other
$2.1M
raised
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Texas · U.S. House · District 28 · 2026
Texas District 28 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Texas District 28 House race
Henry Cuellar has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Texas District 28 House race, 2026 report raising $3.1M between them. Henry Cuellar reports $2.1M and Tano Tijerina reports $846,666, a gap of $1.3M. Of what Henry Cuellar reports, 53% came from individuals and 32% from PACs. Outside groups spent for CUELLAR, HENRY R. ($10,387).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Tano Tijerina
RR · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 28% from PACs and 71% from individuals.
71% individuals28% PACs1% other
$847K
raised
RV
Ricardo Villarreal
DD · challenger
13% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 87% from other sources.
13% individuals0% PACs87% other
$68K
raised
JE
Juan Esparza
RR · challenger
3% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 97% from other sources.
3% individuals0% PACs97% other
$32K
raised
Where the money came from
$10K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Ideological / Leadership$51K
Small donors & unclassified$50K
Foreign-policy advocacy$22K
Real Estate & Construction$20K
Health & Pharma$15K
Labor / Unions$10K
Transportation$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$22K
- BORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PAC · pac$15K
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND · pac$11K
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA · pac$10K
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
30%57%13%
30% PACs57% individuals13% other
The incumbent's record
Henry Cuellar is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$763K
$78K+. down $67K since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Appropriations
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Ideological / Leadership$51K
Small donors & unclassified$50K
Foreign-policy advocacy$22K
Real Estate & Construction$20K
Health & Pharma$15K
Labor / Unions$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Henry Cuellar D · incumbent | vs | Tano Tijerina R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $2.1M | Raised | $847K |
| $1.1M | Cash on hand | $768K |
| 32% | From PACs | 28% |
| 53% | From individuals | 71% |
| Ideological / Leadership | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |