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Texas House District 12 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Craig Goldman won · 53.1% to 46.9% · Called by AP on Nov 4

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Craig Goldman (Republican) and Angela Rodriguez Prilliman (Democrat) are the nominees for Texas's 12th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Craig Goldman is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Craig Goldman's campaign had raised $1.9 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $7,000 for Craig Goldman and $0 against.

Craig Goldman (REP, incumbent), Angela Rodriguez Prilliman (DEM). 1 other filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Craig Goldman (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $1.9M through 2026-10-14 individuals $430K · PACs $727K · from the candidate's other committees $776K · cash on hand $1.5M
Outside spending: $6,597 supporting Goldman · latest reported 2026-10-14
Largest outside spenders: NRA VICTORY FUND, INC. — $6,543 supporting Goldman TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC — $54 supporting Goldman

Bundled through PACs: $56K through 3 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $49K from 30 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) — $6,870 from 6 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) — $500 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC

195 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) $3,500
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (A $750
ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC) $5,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
ALTRIA GROUP INC. PAC $2,500
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICA RELOADED $5,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIA $1,000
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) $4,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $5,000
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $3,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $2,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) $2,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL $5,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION CO $5,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $9,500
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL A $1,000
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALIT $5,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'') $1,500
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC PAC $3,000
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM $2,500
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
APACHE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE $2,000
ARENTFOX SCHIFF CIVIC PARTICIPATION FUND (AFSPAC) $1,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION C $1,000
AT&T EMPLOYEE PAC $7,000
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $5,000
AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA $1,000
BAKER & HOSTETLER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC $1,000
BEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FE $3,500
BEN E KEITH COMPANY FEDERAL PAC $2,500
BHFS-E PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL AC $1,000
BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE - BICE PAC $1,000
BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE $2,500
BLANK ROME PAC $1,000
BNSF RAILPAC $5,000
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BS $1,000
BRACEPAC $2,500
BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC $7,500
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,000
CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC $5,000
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) $5,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPO $2,500
CIRCLE THE WAGONS PAC $5,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE $5,000
CONQUERING CANCER PAC $5,000
CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $3,500
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. $2,500
COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
CRH AMERICAS INC. PAC $2,000
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC $2,000
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) $1,000
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
DENTONS US LLP PAC $1,000
DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC. PAC $2,500
DOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC) $1,000
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $1,000
DYKEMA GOSSETT FEDERAL PAC $2,500
ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELB $3,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE H $3,000
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $2,500
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL AC $1,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOB $2,500
FIRST COMMAND FINANCIAL PLANNING INC. PAC $1,000
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC) $1,000
FOX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FOX PAC) $2,500
FRIENDS OF COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY PAC $5,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEN $2,500
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) $5,000
GOD FAMILY & COUNTRY PAC $2,500
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC $2,000
GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION $2,500
HELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW $5,000
HF SINCLAIR PAC $10K
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT PAC $5,000
HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND $2,000
IGT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION (IGT) PAC $5,000
IN THE ARENA PAC $3,000
INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS FEDERAL PAC (IBAT F $1,500
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC PAC $2,500
INTL CEMETERY CREMATION AND FUNERAL ASSN. PAC $4,000
IPAA WILDCATTERS FUND $1,000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC) $1,000
KIRBY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
KOCH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $1,000
LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMM $10K
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION CO $7,500
MARCHANT GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $6,000
MCKESSON CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL FUND $2,000
MEDTRONIC INC. PAC $2,000
META PLATFORMS INC. PAC $1,000
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC. PAC $7,000
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (M $1,000
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT $3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION $3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS EMS PA $250
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EM $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION $2,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMI $6,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMI $10K
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCE $2,500
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICA $1,000
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC FUND $2,500
NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION (NOIA) POLITICAL ACTIO $1,000
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $1,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S EL $3,500
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION C $2,000
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BR $1,000
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTIO $5,000
NOVOCURE INC. PAC (A.K.A. NOVOCURE PAC) $2,000
NRG ENERGY INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
ONE GAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
ONEOK INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
OVINTIV USA INC. PAC $2,000
PHILLIPS 66 PAC $5,000
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC $2,500
PLAINS ALL AMERICAN GP LLC PAC $2,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I $5,000
PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION $3,000
RAPTOR PAC $4,000
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC- $10K
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC $1,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
RWA FUND INC. $1,500
RYAN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RYANPAC) $2,500
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERAL $1,000
SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL PAC $4,500
SIEMENS CORPORATION PAC $5,000
SMITH & NEPHEW INC. PAC (S+N PAC) $1,000
SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC $2,000
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION C $1,000
SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY INC. PAC $1,500
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC $5,000
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION & PERFORMANCE RACING $1,000
SWEDISH MATCH NORTH AMERICA LLC PAC $2,500
T-MOBILE US INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $3,500
TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR HOME CARE & HOSPICE INC. TEXAS HOME C $500
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND $4,800
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T $1,000
TEXAS VALUES PAC $5,000
TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS PAC $2,500
THE CONTINUUM FUND ZACHRY HOLDINGS INC. POLITICAL ACTION C $1,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ( $7,000
TRANSUNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TU PAC) $1,000
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) $6,000
TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC AKA 'THE WALT DISNEY $1,500
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) $1,500
US ENERGY PAC (THE PAC OF AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION $2,500
USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $1,000
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VER $3,000
VISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP. $5,500
VIZIENT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
WALDEN FOR CONGRESS $3,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $1,000
WESTERN PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION CO $1,000
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTI $1,000
WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON PAC $2,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

No 2025–26 FEC reports or outside spending found for Angela Rodriguez Prilliman.

No campaign ads analyzed for this race yet.

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