What the money shows
John Cornyn has an estimated net worth of $1.3M. The 2026 campaign raised $5.8M. Outside groups had $4.3M spent against John Cornyn and $7M spent for John Cornyn. John Cornyn sits on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness and Border Security and Immigration.
Sources: House disclosures · Senate disclosures · FEC
Bills weighed against funded sectors
Each pan counts bills. Excluded bills are shown beside the scale when the vote or bill direction is unclear.
Ideological / Leadership
$6.6M in corporate money from ideological / leadership · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Real Estate & Construction
$506K in corporate money from real estate · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Other
$303K in corporate money from other · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Banking & Financial
$204K in corporate money from banking · 13 roll calls · 9 bills
Party Committee
$62K in corporate money from party committee · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Tech & Telecom
$52K in corporate money from tech · 8 roll calls · 2 bills
Health & Pharma
$35K in corporate money from health · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Defense & Aerospace
$15K in corporate money from defense · 1 roll calls · 1 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Energy & Utilities
$15K in corporate money from energy · 2 roll calls · 1 bills
Insurance
$15K in corporate money from insurance · 0 roll calls · 0 bills
No bill this cycle clearly names a funded sector as beneficiary.
Net worth over time
Estimated from financial disclosures. The band shows the disclosed range; the line is the midpoint estimate.
† Includes one or more open-ended top brackets (over $50M). The high end is a floor, so the true figure may be higher.
Term history
- SenatorTXR2021 – 2027 · 6 yrs
- SenatorTXR2015 – 2021 · 6 yrs
- SenatorTXR2009 – 2015 · 6 yrs
- SenatorTXR2003 – 2009 · 6 yrs
- SenatorTXR2002 – 2003 · 1 yrs
If they'd just invested 20%
A disciplined-saver benchmark: 20% of each year's government salary, invested at an assumed 10%/yr return — versus actual disclosed net worth.
Hypothetical, not actual savings — see methodology.
Senator John Cornyn, TX
Born February 2, 1952.
Texas · Senate
General election 2026-11-03. Money figures are FEC filings for the 2026 cycle.
James Talarico has raised more than 7 times the next candidate.
Democrat James Talarico has raised about $66M, more than 7 times any rival.
James Talarico reports 99% of campaign money from individuals.
The incumbent, John Cornyn, ranks No. 5 in the money. $7.0M in itemized outside money is on file, led by TEXANS FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY.
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
James Talarico D · challenger  | vs |  Warren Paxton R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $66M | Raised | $9.2M |
| $22M | Cash on hand | $1.8M |
| 1% | From PACs | 2% |
| 99% | From individuals | 98% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| No | Incumbent | No |
Recorded votes
31 votes · 25 Yea · 6 Nay. "Sector money" is this member's corporate and union money from the sector each bill touches. Receipts, not a claim about the vote. Money-linked votes first.
Who else Texas sends to Congress
2 senators and 37 of 38 House seats filled. Counting this seat.
- Ted CruzSenatorR
- Nathaniel MoranDistrict 1R
- Dan CrenshawDistrict 2R
- Keith SelfDistrict 3R
- Pat FallonDistrict 4R
- Lance GoodenDistrict 5R
- Jake EllzeyDistrict 6R
- Lizzie FletcherDistrict 7D
- Morgan LuttrellDistrict 8R
- Al GreenDistrict 9D
- Michael T. McCaulDistrict 10R
- August PflugerDistrict 11R
- Craig A. GoldmanDistrict 12R
- Ronny JacksonDistrict 13R
- Randy K. Weber, Sr.District 14R
- Monica De La CruzDistrict 15R
- Veronica EscobarDistrict 16D
- Pete SessionsDistrict 17R
- Christian D. MenefeeDistrict 18D
- Jodey C. ArringtonDistrict 19R
- Joaquin CastroDistrict 20D
- Chip RoyDistrict 21R
- Troy E. NehlsDistrict 22R
- OPENDistrict 23This seat is empty right now.
- Beth Van DuyneDistrict 24R
- Roger WilliamsDistrict 25R
- Brandon GillDistrict 26R
- Michael CloudDistrict 27R
- Henry CuellarDistrict 28D
- Sylvia R. GarciaDistrict 29D
- Jasmine CrockettDistrict 30D
- John R. CarterDistrict 31R
- Julie JohnsonDistrict 32D
- Marc A. VeaseyDistrict 33D
- Vicente GonzalezDistrict 34D
- Greg CasarDistrict 35D
- Brian BabinDistrict 36R
- Lloyd DoggettDistrict 37D
- Wesley HuntDistrict 38R
Seat counts come from the 2020 census apportionment. A seat shows as open when no current member holds it. Source
John Cornyn · sources
Only sources that fed this profile are listed here.
| Source | What it gave this page | Last fetched |
|---|---|---|
| @unitedstates congress-legislators github.com | Roster, terms, identifiers, official site link | 2026-07-30 |
| Wikidata www.wikidata.org | Education, career before office, family ties | 2026-07-30 |
| The member's official site | Where to reach them. We link out rather than republishing office addresses and phone numbers. | - |