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Ronny Jackson

Ronny Jackson

Republican · TX U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

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

  • role U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district since 2021
  • role Served as physician to the president from 2013 to 2018 under Obama and Trump
  • controversy Nominated as U.S. secretary of veterans affairs in 2018 but withdrew amid allegations of misconduct
  • controversy A 2021 Pentagon inspector general probe found inappropriate conduct as an admiral; he was demoted to captain in 2022 and had the rank restored in 2025
  • background Retired from the U.S. Navy as a rear admiral (lower half)
  • background Born May 4, 1967

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 97.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 633 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 35
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 164 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 1
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 35 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 435 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 13
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

  • 1
    Documented relationships →

    neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)

    A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Ronny Jackson. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

97.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (633 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 633 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (13)

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-13 · 2026 General Election

  • $4,036,265 raised
  • $2,027,412 spent
  • $5,410,801 cash on hand
$4.04M
$2.85M
$2.61M
Itemized (≥ $200)$1.22M
Unitemized (< $200)$1.39M
Other committees (PACs)$240.60K
Transfers from other committees$1.05M
Offsets to expenditures$14.48K
Other receipts$126.45K
$2.03M
Operating expenditures$1.89M
Contribution refunds$134.54K
Other disbursements$3.52K
Cash on hand$5.41M
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.

Ronny Jackson campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2020$2,151,194$1,764,055$387,139
2022$5,097,599$4,817,463$667,275
2024$6,668,891$3,934,218$3,401,948
2026$4,036,265$2,027,412$5,410,801

Industry PAC support

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

Total disclosed PAC money: $1,195,724. Industry is approximated from a curated map; individual (non-PAC) donations are listed separately above.

Top PAC contributors (10)
  • TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND $24,019
  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $22,995
  • VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $22,500 · Energy
  • THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $20,500
  • THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $20,000
  • NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $20,000
  • HUCK PAC $20,000
  • PHILLIPS 66 PAC $20,000
  • TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $19,500
  • SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $17,500

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).

  • DEASON CAPITAL SERVICES $13,200
  • ALBERS AEROSPACE $10,900
  • HILLWOOD $9,100
  • GTN TECHNICAL STAFFING $7,567
  • 1A AUTO $6,850
  • BURK ROYALTY CO $6,800
  • SITE DEVELOPMENT $6,779
  • AMERICAN PLANT FOOD $6,600
  • BC OPERATING INC $6,600
  • PARK SOUTH CAPITAL $6,600

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 $1,780 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups

See the outside-money leaderboard →

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (199)

Data from Congress.gov

199
Page 1 of 8 · 199 bills
  • HRES 1600Commending and congratulating Texas A&M University for 150 years of service to the State of Texas and the United States.cosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HRES 1564Recognizing September 17, 2026, as National Teach Ag Day.cosponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HRES 1497Commemorating the 13 United States servicemembers killed at Abbey Gate during and as a result of President Biden's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.cosponsoredAug 26, 2026
  • HR 10126DEMAND Act of 2026sponsoredAug 19, 2026
  • HRES 1481Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
  • HR 9982Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • HR 9909Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operational Test, Evaluation, and Training Corridor ActsponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HRES 1436Condemning Omar Suleiman for celebrating the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and acknowledging that House Democrats invited him to serve as the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2019.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9514Homeownership Eligibility Reform ActcosponsoredJun 28, 2026
  • HR 9447Getting Terrorist Fanatics Out Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9361Worst of the Worst ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9254Stop the SPLC Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9199Permanent Trump Secure Border ActcosponsoredJun 7, 2026
  • HR 9123Espionage Prevention ActcosponsoredJun 2, 2026
  • HRES 1320Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2026, to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace.cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HR 8935Department of Energy Drone Defense ActcosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HRES 1303Recognizing the critical importance of the United States Special Operations Forces community and expressing support for the designation of SOF Week.sponsoredMay 18, 2026
  • HR 8680Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HR 8689Strategic Export Controls and Border Security Enhancement ActsponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HR 8596FAIR Labels Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 29, 2026
  • HRES 1220Condemning the attempted assassination of President Donald J. Trump on April 25, 2026, condemning the multiple attempts against the President's life, and recognizing the critical mission of the Department of Homeland Security.cosponsoredApr 27, 2026
  • HRES 1211Expunging the December 18, 2019, and January 13, 2021, Impeachments of President Donald Trump.cosponsoredApr 22, 2026
Page 1 of 8 · 199 bills

Documented relationships

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

  • Committee oversight & campaign money — defense coverage: medium

    Sits on the House Committee on Armed Services, which oversees the defense sector, and received 16 PAC contributions from defense-sector political action committees totaling $45,000 (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.

    FEC PAC contributions

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Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Jackson connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

Congressional testimony