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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

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

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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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