Texas · U.S. House · District 28 · 2026

Texas District 28 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Texas District 28 House race

Henry Cuellar has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.

Democrat Henry Cuellar has raised about $2.1M, more than 3 times any rival.

$10K in itemized outside money is on file, led by AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Henry Cuellar

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 32% from PACs and 53% from individuals.

53% individuals32% PACs15% other

$2.1M

raised

Tano Tijerina

R · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 28% from PACs and 71% from individuals.

71% individuals28% PACs1% other

$847K

raised

Ricardo Villarreal

D · challenger

13% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 87% from other sources.

13% individuals0% PACs87% other

$68K

raised

Juan Esparza

R · 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.

Small donors & unclassified$110K

Ideological / Leadership$58K

Health & Pharma$22K

Foreign-policy advocacy$22K

Defense & Aerospace$21K

Real Estate & Construction$20K

Agriculture$17K

Labor / Unions$10K

Banking & Financial$7K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$22K
STARR-CAMARGO BRIDGE CO. · company$18K
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

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 - $1.4M. down $67K since 2008.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

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.

Small donors & unclassified$110K

Ideological / Leadership$58K

Health & Pharma$22K

Foreign-policy advocacy$22K

Defense & Aerospace$21K

Real Estate & Construction$20K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Henry Cuellar D · incumbent	vs	TT 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