Carlos De La Cruz Jr.
RepublicanTX-35
May 26, 2026 primary runoff: won ↗
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$1.5M
spent supporting
$0
spent opposing
On AI, in their own words
Quoted from America Must Win The New Economy (campaign platform). Reviewed Sep 9, 2026.
- “Artificial intelligence could transform medicine, manufacturing, and American competitiveness, and we cannot afford to lose the AI race to communist China.”
- “I'll fight to keep America in the lead by protecting our most advanced technology and powering it with Texas energy.”
By committee
| Network | Position | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defending Our Values PAC | Public First | For | $1.5M |
Filings
14 periodic-report lines and 14 24/48-hour notices. A notice is restated on the next periodic report, so the two lists overlap; the totals above count each dollar once.
| Date | For/against | Purpose | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | For | MAILERS | $18K | report↗ |
| May 15, 2026 | For | MAILERS | $18K | report↗ |
| May 15, 2026 | For | MAILERS | $18K | notice↗ |
| May 15, 2026 | For | MAILERS | $18K | notice↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | For | PRODUCTION - DIGITAL | $5K | report↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | For | PRODUCTION - TV | $10K | report↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | For | TV - BUY | $601K | report↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | For | MAILERS | $67K | report↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | For | DIGITAL AD BUY | $296K | report↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | For | MAILER | $67K | notice↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | For | PRODUCTION - DIGITAL | $5K | notice↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | For | PRODUCTION - TV | $10K | notice↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | For | TV - BUY | $601K | notice↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | For | DIGITAL AD BUY | $296K | notice↗ |
| Feb 24, 2026 | For | MAILER | $60K | report↗ |
| Feb 24, 2026 | For | MAILERS | $53K | report↗ |
| Feb 24, 2026 | For | MAILER | $60K | notice↗ |
| Feb 24, 2026 | For | MAILERS | $53K | notice↗ |
| Feb 23, 2026 | For | TV AD BUY | $176K | report↗ |
| Feb 23, 2026 | For | TV AD BUY | $176K | notice↗ |
| Feb 20, 2026 | For | PRODUCTION - DIGITAL | $3K | report↗ |
| Feb 20, 2026 | For | PRODUCTION - DIGITAL AD | $7K | report↗ |
| Feb 20, 2026 | For | MAILERS | $53K | report↗ |
| Feb 20, 2026 | For | AD BUY - DIGITAL | $128K | report↗ |
| Feb 20, 2026 | For | MAILERS | $53K | notice↗ |
| Feb 20, 2026 | For | PRODUCTION - DIGITAL AD | $3K | notice↗ |
| Feb 20, 2026 | For | PRODUCTION - DIGITAL AD | $7K | notice↗ |
| Feb 20, 2026 | For | AD BUY - DIGITAL | $128K | notice↗ |
▸Citing this page
The headline figure is $1.5M for, $0 against.
Per-committee totals are FEC's own aggregate for this candidate and committee in the 2026 cycle, restricted to the committees listed in super_pacs.json.
Primary source: FEC Schedule E filings via OpenFEC. The rows behind this page are outside_spending_totals.json, read 2026-10-23; the manifest carries the commit and checksums.
- Other committees may also be spending in this race; only the listed AI networks are counted here.
- Notices and reports overlap; do not sum the filing lines.
Suggested wording: “according to FEC Schedule E filings via OpenFEC, compiled by WhoVotedWhy as of 2026-10-23”. Cite the filing or roll call for the event and this site for the selection and totals.
Something wrong? Report an error with the row id; corrections are logged in overrides.json.