James Talarico

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James Talarico

James Talarico is a Democrat who has served in the Texas House of Representatives since 2019, currently representing District 50; he was a middle school English teacher through Teach For America before entering politics. He declared his U.S. Senate candidacy in September 2025. Talarico won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary, defeating U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett and others, and is the Democratic nominee facing Republican Ken Paxton in the November 3, 2026 general election. [James Talarico - Ballotpedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2026 cycle

$40,284,109 raised

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Individual 100%
PAC 0%
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Where the $40,284,109 raised came from · FEC · 2026 cycle

$40,284,109
Raised
FEC receipts · 2026 cycle
$180,158
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2026 cycle
$13,012,262
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 5 sources
$700,024
Spent against them
opposition IEs · 2 edges

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Top connections · 13 total

People2
Organizations5
PACs / committees6

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Spent against them · $700,024

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

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