House · Texas · General Election
Texas 15th
📅 General: November 3, 2026
Last updated: Oct 24, 2026 09:15 AM
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $18.1M lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $13.4M in campaign spending in this race.
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🛡️ Defense & Security
💰 Finance & Banking
🏭 Trade & Manufacturing
⚡ Energy & Utilities
Company
Lobbying $
Campaign $
Candidate
Source: Senate LDA filings + FEC data via Hammerhead Intelligence.
Lobbying $ = annual reported federal lobbying expenditures (company-wide).
Campaign $ = IE spending directed at candidates in this specific race.
🏢 Donor Employer Groups — FEC Schedule A
Individual contributions aggregated by employer. Contributions are from employees, not the companies themselves.
ALLRED (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
DE LA CRUZ (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups (4 also lobby Congress)
TEIXEIRA (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups
ELLZEY (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
$12K
(15)
MENEFEE (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)
JACKSON (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
$8K
(4)
JENSEN (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups
GILL (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN HEALTHCARE
$20K
(6)
WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$14K
(6)
LEGACY MEDICAL CONSULTANTS
$13K
(5)
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST
$10K
(3)
🔀 2 SPLIT DONORS
— Employers whose staff donate to both sides
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: ELLZEY $11,500 / JACKSON $8,500. ENTREPRENEUR: DE LA CRUZ $8,637 / GILL $9,602.
Source: FEC Schedule A (2026 cycle) via Hammerhead Intelligence
Federal Spending Context (CD-15)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Security Guards and Patrol Ser · $232.9M
Irradiation Apparatus Manufact · $57.0M
Passenger Car Rental · $13.2M
Commercial and Institutional B · $10.1M
Facilities Support Services · $3.4M
Roofing Contractors · $3.3M
Recipient
Amount
HIDALGO COUNTY HEADSTART PROGRAM
$73.2M
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLE
$60.1M
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
$52.2M
REGION ONE EDUCATION SRV CENTER
$32.5M
TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE
$21.7M
COMMUNITY ACTION, INC. OF CENTRAL TEXAS
$14.2M
BIG BEND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE
$12.7M