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Sylvia Garcia (Democrat) and Martha Fierro (Republican) are the nominees for Texas's 29th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Sylvia Garcia is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Sylvia Garcia's campaign had raised $1.2 million (through October 14, 2026) and Martha Fierro's campaign $585 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $593,000 for Sylvia Garcia and $0 against.
Sylvia Garcia (DEM, incumbent), Martha Fierro (REP).
2 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy.
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How to vote in Texas
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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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
Checked October 6, 2026. Rules can change; confirm with the official site before you go.
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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.
Sylvia Garcia (DEM, incumbent)
Raised
$1.2M through 2026-10-14individuals $416K · PACs $784K · cash on hand $236K
BOLD AMERICA— $270K supporting GarciaLargest donors:
PROXIMO ACTION $2.9M (31%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') $2.8M (30%); DEMOCRATS 2026 $1.2M (12%) (its largest donors: KOLBECK, PETER $290K); OPPORTUNITY FORWARD ALLIANCE $775K (8%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); CHC BOLD PAC $600K (6%)CHC BOLD PAC— $244K supporting GarciaLargest donors:
ELECT DIVERSE DEMOCRATS 2026 $1.0M (14%); BLUE VICTORY FUND PAC $800K (11%); BLUE VICTORY FUND 2026 $400K (5%); BOLD DEMOCRATS $300K (4%); ELECT DIVERSE DEMOCRATS PAC $200K (3%)TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE— $59K supporting GarciaLargest donors:
Steven C Phillips $340K (31%), Self-Employed, Attorney; Karla Jurvetson $320K (29%), Self-Employed, PhysicianLATINO VICTORY FUND— $20K supporting GarciaLargest donors:
PUBLIC FIRST ACTION $2.0M (58%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); OPPORTUNITY FORWARD ALLIANCE $500K (15%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); 5000 BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS $130K (4%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); CAINES, LAURA $127K (4%); ALTAMED HEALTH $100K (3%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)
Bundled through PACs
$20K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01JSTREETPAC— $20K from 17 giftsLobbyist/registrant PAC
212 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
ACTBLUE $38
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) $2,500
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) $5,000
NASDAQ PAC $2,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANGERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARPM PAC) $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS INC. POLITICAL ACTION FOR CANDIDATE ELECTION (PACE) $7,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $5,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $1,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $4,000
NELNET INC PAC (NELNET PAC) $2,500
NEW VOICE PAC $1,000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
NRG ENERGY INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NRG PAC) $2,000
OC JOBS & EDUCATION $2,000
PAC FOR GOOD $1,000
PAC TO THE FUTURE $5,000
PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE $2,000
PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $2,000
PHILLIPS 66 PAC $5,000
PLAINS ALL AMERICAN GP LLC PAC $1,000
POPULAR HOPE & RENEWAL PAC $1,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I $5,000
PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PAC $1,000
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA - PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL PAC) $1,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION $5,000
RESILIENT MAJORITY PAC $2,000
RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL PAC $1,000
ROOTED & READY PAC $1,000
SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA, INC. PAC (SANTANDER US PAC) $2,000
SCANLON FOR CONGRESS $3,000
SCHWAN'S COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,500
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION - SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NA-AGLIW $2,500
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERAL $2,000
SERVING OUR COUNTRY (SOC) PAC $2,000
SHORE PAC $6,000
SMART TD PAC $3,000
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
SPIKE PAC $1,000
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) $2,000
T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $2,000
TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS $2,000
TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC, DBA CATTLE RAISERS FEDERAL PAC $2,500
TEXAS FARM BUREAU FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE FUND (AGFUND) INC. (TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND) $4,811
TEXAS FIRST PAC $3,000
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
TOMORROW PAC $1,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $4,000
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $5,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) $5,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) $4,000
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UAPAC) $2,000
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $10K
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC $4,000
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC $2,500
US ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $1,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC) $2,000
VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESS $2,000
VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $2,000
WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEE PAC (AKA WELLS FARGO EMPLOYEE PAC) $4,000
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC) $1,000
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
WILLAMETTE VALLEY PAC $1,500
WIN THE HOUSE NOW PAC $1,000
ZACHRY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ZACOPAC) $3,500
ZIONS BANCORPORATION PAC $2,500
ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) $1,000
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