Elections · U.S. House, District 35 · Texas
Joshua Cortez
Republican Not on the November ballot
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Raised for this seat
$265K
Through June 30, 2026
Not on the November ballot
Cortez is not on the November ballot for this seat. Johnny Garcia and Carlos De La Cruz are.
A primary result is a filed fact about a contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Cortez's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 3%$8K
- Large donors
- 92%$244K
- PACs
- 1%$2K
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- 5%$12K
- Other
- <1%$0
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
- 819K
- Median household income
- $73K
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
- Living below the poverty line
- 16.3%
- Without health insurance
- 17.7%
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.
- Joshua Cortezthis page$265K
- Carlos De La Cruz$1.0M
- Jay Furman$463K
- Johnny Garcia$932K
- Ryan Krause$238K
- John Lira$145K
- John Lujan$759K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable. Showing 7 of 11 funded campaigns; every filing is on the race page.
Record in office
Cortez 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.