Texas House District 22 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Trever Nehls won · 51.8% to 48.2% · Called by AP on Nov 4

Marquette Greene-Scott (Democrat) and Trever Nehls (Republican) are the nominees for Texas's 22nd congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. By their latest FEC reports, Marquette Greene-Scott's campaign had raised $68,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Trever Nehls's campaign $327,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $146,000 for Trever Nehls and $0 against.

Marquette Greene-Scott (DEM), Trever Nehls (REP). 4 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 ↗
By mail Mail voting needs a reason the state accepts (Only these voters qualify: away from the county, sick or disabled, expecting to give birth within 3 weeks of Election Day, 65 or older, or confined in jail or involuntary civil commitment); request a ballot by Fri, Oct 23 (Must be received by this date; a postmark does not count); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Received by 7 pm on Election Day, or postmarked by 7 pm on Election Day and received by 5 pm on Nov 4) (passed)Source: sos.state.tx.us ↗Source: votetexas.gov ↗
Election Day Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (passed)Source: votetexas.gov ↗
ID at the polls One of 7 acceptable photo IDs. A voter who cannot reasonably get one may sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and show supporting ID instead.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.

Marquette Greene-Scott (DEM)

Raised
$68K through 2026-10-14 individuals $60K · PACs $1,634 · party $5,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $1,500 · cash on hand $2,630
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • TEXAS MAJORITY PAC $1,634

All filings at the FEC ↗

Trever Nehls (REP)

Raised
$327K through 2026-10-14 individuals $136K · PACs $189K · from the candidate's other committees $1,681 · cash on hand $75K
Outside spending
$146K supporting Nehls · latest reported 2026-10-14
Largest outside spenders
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS — $141K supporting Nehls Largest donors: FAIRSHAKE $37.0M (>99%) (its largest donors: RIPPLE LABS INC. $48.0M, an organization; COINBASE $25.0M, an organization; COINBASE COMMERCE (EXCHANGE) $8.2M, an organization); RIPPLE LABS INC. $250K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) NRA VICTORY FUND, INC. — $4,856 supporting Nehls
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
27 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • AMERICA'S FIRST PAC $2,500
  • AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $10K
  • BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PAC $1,000
  • BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC $5,000
  • BUILD PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $2,500
  • BUILDING RENEWAL IN AMERICA NOW PAC $2,500
  • ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $5,000
  • EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $5,000
  • HERZOG PAC $1,000
  • JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA $2,000
  • MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
  • NATHANIEL MORAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • NEHLS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • NOW ELECTING HONEST LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE PAC $3,000
  • OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSN INC PAC (AKA OOIDA-PAC) $1,000
  • PHILLIPS 66 PAC $5,000
  • PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA PAC $250
  • RAPTOR PAC $5,000
  • REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $2,500
  • SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • SMART TD PAC $5,000
  • TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTON $1,000
  • THE EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $5,000
  • TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE PAC (SF) INC. $2,000
  • WORKING FOR OHIO $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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