Today (Monday), federal officeholders and candidates were required to file July quarterly reports, which disclose contributions received and expenditures made between April 1 and June 30. We have updated our Crib Sheets to reflect the new numbers, although some are not yet in, and this report covers some of the notable results.
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
SEN: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R) raised $1.9M and transferred an additional $562K from other authorized committees, giving him $2.5M in receipts for the quarter. He has $9.1M on hand. At this point in 2017, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R) campaign had $5.7M on hand. Democratic challenger M.J. Hegar raised a little over $1M and has $595K on hand.
CD2: U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Houston) raised $781K and transferred an additional $92K from other authorized committees, giving him $873K in receipts for the quarter. He has $964K on hand.
CD7: U.S. Rep. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D-Houston) raised $535K and transferred an additional $29K from other authorized committees, giving her $564K in receipts. She has $945K on hand. Republican challenger Wesley Hunt raised $514K and has $418K on hand. Republican challenger Cindy Siegel raised $108K, has $151K on hand and holds a $153K loan balance.
CD10: U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Austin) raised $259K and transferred an additional $387K from other authorized committees, giving him $646K in receipts for the quarter. He has $698K on hand. His three Democratic challengers raised $607K combined, led by Shannon Hutcheson’s $342K. She has $276K on hand. Pritesh Gandhi raised $180K and has $264K on hand. Mike Siegel raised $103K and has $142K on hand.
CD21: U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Austin) raised $374K and transferred an additional $28K from other authorized committees. He has $656K on hand.
CD22: U.S. Rep. Pete Olson (R-Sugar Land) raised $340K and transferred an additional $33K from other authorized committees. He has $483K on hand. Democratic challenger Sri Kulkarni raised $420K and has $345K on hand.
CD23: U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (R-San Antonio) raised $461K and transferred an additional $218K from authorized committees, giving him $679K in receipts for the quarter. He has $713K on hand. Democratic challenger Gina Ortiz Jones raised $583K – $122K more than Hurd – and has $597K on hand.
CD24: U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Carrollton) raised $209K, took out a $285K loan and has $2.2M on hand. Democratic challenger Kim Olson raised $278K and has $200K on hand. Democratic challenger Crystal Fletcher raised $106K and has $101K on hand. Democratic challenger Candace Valenzuela raised $82K and has $30K on hand.
CD25: U.S. Rep. Roger Williams (R-Austin) raised $150K and transferred an additional $282K from other authorized committees. He has $1.3M on hand. Democratic challenger Julie Oliver raised $122K and has $109K on hand.
CD28: U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) raised $311K and has $3M on hand. Primary challenger Jessica Cisneros raised $147K and has $125K on hand.
CD30: U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Dallas) raised just $9K. She has $314K on hand.
CD31: U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-Round Rock) raised $318K and transferred an additional $33K from other authorized committees, giving him $351K in receipts for the quarter. He has $676K on hand. So far, five of his 11 announced challengers have filed reports, and they collectively have less than $60K on hand.
CD32: U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-Dallas) raised $563K and transferred an additional $28K from authorized committees. He reported having $975K on hand. Former U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Dallas) reported no contributions but has $331K on hand for a potential challenge.
PRES: Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso) raised $3.6M during the second quarter, a significant drop from the $9.4M he raised during the first quarter. Former San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro (D) raised $2.8M during the second quarter, up from $1.1M during the first quarter.
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