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Texas House District 14 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

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Thurman Bartie (Democrat) and Randy Weber (Republican) are the nominees for Texas's 14th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Randy Weber is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Thurman Bartie's campaign had raised $39,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Randy Weber's campaign $1.1 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $8,000 for Randy Weber and $0 against.

Thurman Bartie (DEM), Randy Weber (REP, incumbent). 3 others 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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Registration	Register by Mon, Oct 5 (30th day before Election Day, moved to the next business day. Mailed applications must be postmarked by the deadline. New registrations are on paper; online is only for updating an existing record.) (passed)Source: votetexas.gov ↗
Early voting in person	Mon, Oct 19 to Fri, Oct 30 (passed)Source: sos.state.tx.us ↗
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Election Day	Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (passed)Source: votetexas.gov ↗
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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.

Thurman Bartie (DEM)

Raised: $39K through 2026-10-14 individuals $38K · PACs $0 · party $1,100 · cash on hand $4,754
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

All filings at the FEC ↗

Randy Weber (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $1.1M through 2026-10-14 individuals $281K · PACs $550K · from the candidate's other committees $233K · cash on hand $929K
Outside spending: $8,250 supporting Weber · latest reported 2026-10-14
Largest outside spenders: NRA VICTORY FUND, INC. — $8,196 supporting Weber TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC — $54 supporting Weber

Bundled through PACs: $29K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $29K from 27 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

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

340B HEALTH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (340B HEALTH PAC) $1,000
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) $2,000
AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA - ACCA PAC $10K
ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC) $1,000
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERE $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION $2,000
AMERICAN AIR LIQUIDE HOLDINGS INC PAC $2,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $2,500
AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AK $1,000
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $6,000
AMERICAN CLEANING INSTITUTE PAC $1,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN FUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION P $3,000
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL $7,500
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $10K
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AMA PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE PAC $1,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'') $1,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS (ASAPAC) $1,500
AMERICAN SUPPLY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC. $2,500
ASSOCIATION FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL POLIT $1,000
AT&T INC. FEDERAL PAC $2,000
AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
BAPS PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAPS P $3,500
BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
BEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FE $2,000
BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) $2,500
BNSF RAILWAY PAC (FEDERAL) $2,500
BRACEPAC $2,000
BRANDON GILL FOR TEXAS $2,000
BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC $7,500
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,000
BUILDING RENEWAL IN AMERICA NOW PAC $2,000
CALPINE CORPORATION PAC $1,000
CELANESE CORP PAC $2,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
CHENIERE ENERGY INC. PAC $10K
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPO $5,000
COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY PAC (CMC PAC) $1,000
CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC $2,500
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION C $7,000
CONSUMER BRANDS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('CONSUMER BRANDS $1,000
CONTINUUM FUND OF ZACHRY HOLDINGS INC. $2,500
CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL PAC $1,000
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,500
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
DENTONS US LLP PAC $2,500
DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DIAMOND $2,500
DOW INC PAC - DOW PAC $7,500
ECHOSTAR CORPORATION AND DISH NETWORK CORPORATION PAC (ECHOS $1,500
ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
ENBRIDGE (U.S.) INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENBRIDGE-DC $2,500
ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EM $1,500
ENGIE NORTH AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE (ENA PAC) $1,000
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENP $10K
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL AC $1,000
EXXONMOBIL CORP. PAC $7,000
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING ASSOCIATION PAC INC. $3,500
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC $500
GLOBALSTAR INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
HANGER INC. PAC $1,000
HEADWATERS INCORPORATED PAC $1,000
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION $5,000
HF SINCLAIR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DINO PAC) $5,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,500
HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND $1,000
HOUSEHOLD & COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL AC $1,000
HOUSTON PILOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,800
IHEARTMEDIA INC. PAC $1,500
IN THE ARENA PAC $5,000
INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS FEDERAL PAC (IBAT F $1,000
INTERNATIONAL WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTI $1,000
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
JONES WALKER L.L.P. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
KBR INC. PAC $1,000
KEURIG DR PEPPER INC. PAC $2,500
KIRBY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
KOCH INDUSTRIES INC. PAC - KOCHPAC $5,000
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICI $1,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMM $3,000
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY PAC $7,500
MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC $1,000
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC $10K
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC. PAC $2,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION NAA PAC $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS $3,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT $7,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS PAC (NAM-PAC) $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $10K
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMI $5,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) $2,500
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC $1,000
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION C $2,500
NATIONAL STONE SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $1,000
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BR $1,000
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL CO $2,000
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEXSTA $1,000
NOVOLEX HOLDINGS LLC RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT FUND (NOVOLEX P $2,000
NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $2,000
NRG ENERGY INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NRG PAC) $2,500
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL PAC $1,000
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
OLIN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (OLIN WINCHESTER GOOD $10K
ONE GAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
ONEOK INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
PATRIOTS IN ACTION PAC $5,000
PHILLIPS 66 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
PLAIN STATE PAC $2,500
PLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC PAC $5,000
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $2,500
PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION $3,000
RAPTOR PAC $2,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION PAC - REGIONS FEDERAL ONLY PAC $1,000
ROCKET LAB USA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ROCKET LAB $1,000
ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. PAC (ROLLS-ROYCE NOR $1,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
SALEM MEDIA GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC. $1,500
SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC $2,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. FREEDOM FUND $2,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC $15K
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION & PERFORMANCE RACING $3,000
T-MOBILE US INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $3,000
TARGA RESOURCES CORP. FEDERAL PAC $2,500
TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTON $2,000
TEXANS FOR RONNY JACKSON $2,000
TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR HOME CARE & HOSPICE INC. TEXAS HOME C $2,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU FRIENDS AGFUND INC. (FEDERAL) $9,611
TEXAS REPUBLICANS UNITED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TRU PAC $3,500
THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERN $2,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRAFTHEI $2,500
THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION C $7,500
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ( $1,000
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE PAC INC. $6,000
TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC AKA 'THE WALT DISNEY $500
U.S. ANESTHESIA PARTNERS INC. PAC D/B/A/ USAP PAC $2,500
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $2,000
UNITED PILOTS PAC - UP-PAC $2,500
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) $1,000
US ENERGY PAC (THE PAC OF AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION $2,500
US RENAL CARE PAC $1,000
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VER $3,000
VILLAGEMD PAC $1,000
VISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP. $2,500
WEST GULF MARITIME ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
X-ENERGY INC. EMPLOYEE PAC $2,000

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