Elections · U.S. House, District 9 · Texas
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Raised for this seat
$2.1M
Through June 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$362K
Through June 30, 2026
On the November ballot
Mealer faces Leticia Gutierrez for this seat on November 3, 2026.
The general-election ballot as recorded October 12, 2026, not a prediction. Certified list: Texas Secretary of State; Certified List of Write-In Candidates (Federal, State, and District), including four U.S. Senate write-ins; Independent Candidate Filings for 2026, with each applicant's outcome. Minor-party and write-in filers are on the race page.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 2%$47K
- Large donors
- 80%$1.7M
- PACs
- 13%$259K
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- <1%$4.9K
- Other
- 5%$112K
Separately, $5.7M 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, 2026
Register 30 days before the election.
The district they want to represent
- People
- 776K
- Median household income
- $65K
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
- Living below the poverty line
- 18.5%
- Without health insurance
- 22.8%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate. These figures describe the district as drawn before its lines changed for 2026; estimates for the new lines are not yet published.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, incumbent first and then by name, never in money order.
- Briscoe Cain$621K
- Leticia Gutierrez$55K
- Todd Ivey$193K
- Alex Mealerthis page$2.1M
- Dan Mims$425K
- Steve Stockman$252K
- Terry Virts$665K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; their money is still their own filed record. Showing 7 of the 10 campaigns that hold the seat, are on the ballot, or have $25,000 raised or outside spending, not counting campaigns that ended before any ballot; every filing is on the race page.
Spending to support them
$5.3M- Club for Growth Action$1.1MAnti-tax, free-market conservativeAnti-tax, free-market conservative
- Veterans Duty Fund$750K
- Defending Our Values PAC$646K
- Win It Back PAC$616KClub for Growth-affiliated conservativeClub for Growth-affiliated conservative
- WFW Action Fund$570K
The top 5 committees of the $5.3M filed in this direction.
Spending to oppose them
$362K- Building a Strong America$270K
- Citizens for American Strength$85K
- Courageous Conservatives PAC$7.4K
How these directions are decided
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC, through October 9, 2026. 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
Mealer does not hold a seat in Congress now, so there is no current voting record, cosponsorships or committee service to show here.
That absence is not a position for or against anything.
What the campaign says, on alexandramealer.comCandidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.
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