Elections · U.S. House, District 8 · Texas
Jessica Steinmann
Republican On the November ballot
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Raised for this seat
$2.1M
Through June 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$122K
Through June 30, 2026
On the November ballot
Steinmann faces Laura Jones for this seat on November 3, 2026.
The ballot as filed by the nominee source, recorded August 27, 2026, not a prediction. Minor-party and write-in filers are on the race page.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 3%$65K
- Large donors
- 35%$730K
- PACs
- 14%$297K
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- 31%$650K
- Other
- 16%$322K
Separately, $1.7M in independent expenditures was reported for and against this candidate by outside committees. That money is not the candidate's receipts and is not part of the mix above.
Receipts reported through June 30, 2026. Source: FEC.
How to vote in Texas
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
Register 30 days before the election.
The district they want to represent
- People
- 846K
- Median household income
- $90K
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Living below the poverty line
- 11.0%
- Without health insurance
- 16.1%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.
- Morgan Luttrell$333K
- Brett Jensen$2.9M
- Jessica Steinmannthis page$2.1M
- Nick Tran$289K
- Deddrick Wilmer$46K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; their money is still their own filed record.
Spending to support them
$1.7M- Defend American Jobs$772KCryptocurrency industry (Republican-directed)Cryptocurrency industry (Republican-directed)
- American Mission$511KRepublican-alignedRepublican-aligned
- True Texas Values PAC$231K
- WFW Action Fund$221K
- Turning Point PAC$9K
Spending to oppose them
No committee has filed independent spending in this direction.
How these directions are decided
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC. The supporting or opposing direction is each committee's own declared filing, not an interpretation, and a group spending against a candidate is not necessarily spending for their opponent. Outside money is not the campaign's money and is never added to what they raised.
Record in office
Steinmann has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.
That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.