Ted Cruz

Republican · Senator, TX

Raised, 2021–2026
$105.9M
From PACs & committees
$764.8K
Top sector
Ideological & Single-Issue
Outside spending for
$8.8M
Outside spending against
$2.9M

Committees

Where the money came from

  • Individuals
  • PACs
  • Party, self & other
2025–26
$12.4M
2023–24
$74.1M
2021–22
$19.4M
Money raised by cycle
CycleIndividualsPACsParty, self & otherTotal
2026$10,285,590$538,050$1,598,505$12,422,145
2024$67,435,723$1,262,520$5,351,788$74,050,031
2022$17,309,688$68,080$2,026,411$19,404,180

Totals from the FEC's candidate summaries.S2TX00312

PAC money by sector

  1. $469.9K
  2. $426.9K
  3. $246.7K
  4. $165.3K
  5. $162.5K
  6. $146.7K
  7. $136.3K
  8. $132K
  9. $78.3K
  10. $60K
  11. $37.8K
  12. $37.5K
  13. $32K
  14. $19K
  15. $2.5K

Individual donors by sector

Estimated from the employer and occupation on 651,153 itemized donations ($44.9M). Donations of $200 or less aren't itemized.

  1. Retired
    $26.2M
  2. Unknown
    $10.8M
  3. $2.3M
  4. $1.2M
  5. $897.3K
  6. $699.8K
  7. Not employed
    $687.2K
  8. $638K
  9. $409.6K
  10. $337.3K
  11. $316.9K
  12. $246.1K
  13. $112.3K
  14. $103.8K
  15. $13.8K

Top employers of donors

Itemized donations from people who listed each employer.

  1. Entrepreneur
    $508.7K
  2. $40.8K
  3. Rdv Corporation
    $39.6K
  4. $34.2K
  5. Cooper & Kirk Pllc
    $22.5K
  6. Retried
    $20.1K
  7. $18.9K
  8. $18.5K
  9. Republic Clothing
    $17K
  10. Hcss
    $16K
  11. $15.6K
  12. Crownquest Operating
    $15.2K
  13. $15.1K
  14. Kirkland and Ellis
    $15.1K
  15. Rio Elevator
    $13.5K

Outside spending

Super PACs and other groups can spend unlimited amounts on ads for or against a candidate, as long as they don't coordinate with the campaign. This money doesn't go to Ted Cruz.

SpenderSupportingOpposing
Truth and Courage PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$3.9M–
Save Our Country
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$1.7M–
Winsenate
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$1.4M
Senate Conservatives Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$994.8K–
Red Senate
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$914.5K–
Goa Victory Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$620K–
Crush Maga PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$340K
Nrdc Action Votes
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$325K
Sd PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$315K
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee
PAC
$229.6K–
Senate Conservatives Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$157.7K–
Save Western Culture
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$150K
The L & C Coalition
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$110.9K–
Americans for Contraception Victory Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$79.1K
Democratic Election Fund
PAC
–$77.2K
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund
PAC
$66.8K–
Democratic Majority, Inc.
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$55.8K
Club for Growth PAC
PAC
$55.3K–
Democracy Defense Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$32.6K
Bitcoin Voter PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$30K–
Democratic Voters PAC
PAC
–$29.1K
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC)
PAC
$26.6K–
Common Sense for America PAC
Leadership PAC
$26K–
Really American PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$23.6K
Defend Texas Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$20.9K–

Top contributors

Each organization's PAC plus donations from its employees, the way OpenSecrets counted.

  1. Entrepreneuremployees $508.7K
    $508.7K
  2. $74K
  3. $71.5K
  4. NrscPAC $52.8K
    $52.8K
  5. BoeingPAC $5K · employees $40.8K
    $45.8K
  6. $40.1K
  7. Rdv Corporationemployees $39.6K
    $39.6K
  8. American Airlines Incemployees $34.2K
    $34.2K
  9. $25K
  10. Lockheed Martin CorpPAC $5K · employees $18.9K
    $23.9K
  11. Cooper & Kirk Pllcemployees $22.5K
    $22.5K
  12. Retriedemployees $20.1K
    $20.1K
  13. Bgr Holdings, LLCemployees $18.5K
    $18.5K
  14. $17.5K
  15. Republic Clothingemployees $17K
    $17K

Top PACs

  1. $74K
  2. Senate Conservatives FundSuper PAC / hybrid PAC
    $71.5K
  3. NrscParty committee
    $52.8K
  4. $40.1K
  5. $25K
  6. $17.5K
  7. $16K
  8. $15K
  9. $15K
  10. $15K
  11. $14K
  12. $13.5K
  13. $13K
  14. $12.5K
  15. $12.5K