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Veronica Escobar

Veronica Escobar

Democratic · TX U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

8 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2019

Roles held

  1. Representative 2019 – present TX Democratic
  2. Candidate 2026 – present Democratic

Years as candidate

  1. 2026
  • role U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district, based in El Paso, since 2019
  • role Served as El Paso county judge from 2011 to 2017
  • role Served as an El Paso County commissioner from 2007 to 2011
  • background Born September 15, 1969

Issue positions (15)

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-16 · 2026 General Election

  • $858,766 raised
  • $704,156 spent
  • $270,455 cash on hand
$858.77K
$858.74K
$492.37K
Itemized (≥ $200)$471.60K
Unitemized (< $200)$20.77K
Other committees (PACs)$366.37K
Offsets to expenditures$30.00
$704.16K
Operating expenditures$566.50K
Contribution refunds$9.25K
Other disbursements$128.41K
Cash on hand$270.46K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: Jul 23, 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.

Veronica Escobar campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2018$1,445,479$1,208,480$237,000
2020$1,137,105$1,089,250$284,855
2022$1,295,135$1,333,278$246,713
2024$1,343,214$1,474,083$115,845
2026$858,766$704,156$270,455

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $61,697 ·

Industry PAC support

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

Total disclosed PAC money: $1,631,304. Industry is approximated from a curated map; individual (non-PAC) donations are listed separately above.

Top PAC contributors (10)
  • ACTBLUE $36,500
  • L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $30,000 · Defense
  • HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $27,000
  • THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $25,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $25,000
  • TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND INC PAC $24,029
  • LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA $22,500
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $22,500
  • DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $22,500
  • NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $22,500

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).

  • Employer not reported $13,980
  • INVARIANT $10,100
  • HUNT COMPANIES INC. $9,900
  • TRI-STATE COSMETOLOGY INSTITUTE $9,100
  • WESTSTAR BANK $8,850
  • WESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE $8,100
  • THE RABEN GROUP $7,850
  • AHCV $7,600
  • WINDSTAR LPG $6,600
  • JOBE MATERIALS $6,600

Documented relationships

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

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

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