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August Pfluger

August Pfluger

Republican · TX U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

6 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2021

Roles held

  1. Representative 2021 – present TX Republican
  2. Candidate 2026 – present Republican

Years as candidate

  1. 2026
  • background Born December 28, 1977
  • background Air Force officer
  • role U.S. representative for Texas's 11th district since 2021

Issue positions (14)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House TX-11 · 2026 General Election

  • $3,189,023 raised
  • $2,631,404 spent
  • $2,881,724 cash on hand
$3.19M
$911.55K
$729.05K
Itemized (≥ $200)$459.91K
Unitemized (< $200)$269.14K
Other committees (PACs)$182.50K
Transfers from other committees$2.18M
Offsets to expenditures$1.50K
Other receipts$94.05K
$2.63M
Operating expenditures$2.30M
Contribution refunds$17.60K
Transfers to other committees$50.00K
Other disbursements$259.37K
Cash on hand$2.88M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: Jul 24, 2026

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

August Pfluger campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2020$2,598,806$2,004,400$594,406
2022$3,100,563$2,118,607$1,576,363
2024$3,512,299$2,764,557$2,324,106
2026$3,189,023$2,631,404$2,881,724

Contributions received — 2026 cycle

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $10,414 ·

Industry PAC support

Data from FEC — PAC (political action committee) contributions, 2026/2024/2022 cycles

Total disclosed PAC money: $1,642,990. Industry is approximated from a curated map; individual (non-PAC) donations are listed separately above.

Top PAC contributors (10)
  • NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) $25,000
  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $25,000
  • AT&T, INC. FEDERAL PAC $23,000 · Telecom
  • CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC $22,500 · Energy
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $22,500
  • EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) $20,000 · Energy
  • THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $20,000
  • THE EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $20,000
  • OVINTIV USA INC. PAC $20,000
  • TEXAS FARM BUREAU FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE FUND (AGFUND) INC. (TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND) $19,200

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $47,234
  • EXECUTIVE $25,100
  • OWNER $23,150
  • NOT IN WORKFORCE $22,585
  • CEO $22,300
  • PHYSICIAN $22,250
  • SHANNON CLINIC $18,650
  • PERMIAN RESOURCES $16,600
  • PRESIDENT $15,950
  • VALERO $15,400

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $54 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $1,594 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups

See the outside-money leaderboard →

Documented relationships

Documented facts about Pfluger, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

  • Committee oversight & campaign money — energy coverage: medium

    Sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Energy, and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Environment, which oversee the energy sector, and received 46 PAC contributions from energy-sector political action committees totaling $224,000 (recent cycles).

    PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.

    Committees House Committee on Energy and Commerce · MemberHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce — Energy · MemberHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce — Environment · Member
    FEC PAC contributions
  • Committee oversight & campaign money — telecom coverage: medium

    Sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees the telecom sector, and received 17 PAC contributions from telecom-sector political action committees totaling $81,000 (recent cycles).

    PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.

    Committees House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Member
    FEC PAC contributions
  • Committee oversight & campaign money — health coverage: medium

    Sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees the health sector, and received 17 PAC contributions from health-sector political action committees totaling $57,000 (recent cycles).

    PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.

    Committees House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Member
    FEC PAC contributions
  • Committee oversight & campaign money — technology coverage: medium

    Sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Communications and Technology, which oversee the technology sector, and received 11 PAC contributions from technology-sector political action committees totaling $19,500 (recent cycles).

    PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.

    Committees House Committee on Energy and Commerce · MemberHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce — Communications and Technology · Member
    FEC PAC contributions

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

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Congressional testimony