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Johnny Garcia

U.S. House · TX-35 · U.S. House

Open seat

Won the redrawn, Republican-leaning TX-35 139,984 to 112,574 (55.4%–44.6%) over Trump-endorsed Carlos De La Cruz (R), who conceded. Raised $2.20M; IE for ~$6.90M / against ~$8.79M (FEC e-file est.).

Election

2026-11-03. Votes 139,984 (55.4%). Opponent: Carlos De La Cruz (R). Previous officeholder: Greg Casar (D) held the pre-2025 TX-35; after mid-decade redistricting removed Austin he ran in TX-37. New TX-35 drawn as Republican-leaning (Trump +10 in 2024).. Status in file: yes.

Money reported in the file

Raised $2,201,579. Cash on hand $149,503 as of 2026-10-14. Outside for $6,899,276; against $8,789,478.

FEC itemized 2025-10-09 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE e-filings through ~2026-11-03

Documented ties (79)

Relationship Amount Date Evidence Source Target
principal campaign committee — 2025-2026 Reported Johnny Garcia Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) $139,984 2026-11-03 Reported Johnny Garcia U.S. House, Texas District 35
general-election opponent (defeated) $112,574 2026-11-03 Reported Johnny Garcia Carlos De La Cruz
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $12,188 2025-10-09..2026-10-14 Reported Impossible To Inevitable (C00944645) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $10,475 2025-10-09..2026-10-14 Reported Dem Rising 2026 (C00920827) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $9,500 2025-10-09..2026-10-14 Reported Johnny Garcia Victory Fund (C00957571) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
party committee contribution (line 11b) $5,221 2025-10-09..2026-10-14 Reported Dccc (Party site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
party committee contribution (line 11b) $8.00 2025-10-09..2026-10-14 Reported Democratic Party of Oregon Coos County Central Committee Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 4 item(s) $15,000 20260126..20260917 Reported Blue Dog Political Action Committee (C00305318) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260522..20260930 Reported Ameripac: the Fund for A Greater America (C00271338) (Organization site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260415..20260916 Reported Chc Bold PAC (C00365536) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260514..20260930 Reported Democratic Majority Fund (C00844720) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) $10,000 20260504..20260924 Reported New Democrat Coalition Action Fund (C00409730) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260506..20260727 Reported Sd PAC (C00757419) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260515..20260626 Reported Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United for Victory PAC) (C00573709) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260505..20260616 Reported Fair Shot PAC (C00574970) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260521..20260521 Reported Innovation for Good PAC (C00892901) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260514..20260514 Reported Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC (C00617803) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $7,500 20260415..20260923 Reported Communications Workers of America - COPE Political Contributions Committee (C00002089) (Organization site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 3 item(s) $7,000 20260220..20260916 Reported International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee (C00027342) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261012..20261012 Reported Office and Professional Employees International Union (Opeiu) Jb Moss Voice of t (C00007898) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 2 item(s) $5,000 20260622..20260902 Reported American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) (C00024521) (Organization site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260821..20260821 Reported American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E (C00011114) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260817..20260817 Reported American Federation of Teachers Staff Union Committee On Political Education (C00157545) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Blue Hen Federal PAC (C00493700) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 3 item(s) $5,000 20260630..20260930 Reported Democrats Reshaping America (Dreampac) (C00423079) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $5,000 20260624..20260929 Reported Liftoff PAC (C00785816) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260925..20260925 Reported Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Mac (C00002469) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260923..20260923 Reported NEA Fund for Children and Public Education (C00003251) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260811..20260811 Reported No Labels PAC (C00629709) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Onward Together Committee (C00640490) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260922..20260922 Reported PAC To the Future (C00344234) (Organization site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260923..20260923 Reported Transportation Intermediaries Association's Tiapac (C00335091) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260526..20260526 Reported American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education (C00028860) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260526..20260526 Reported Caterpillar Inc. Political Action Committee (Catpac) (C00148031) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260612..20260612 Reported Hmp (C00495028) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260518..20260518 Reported Welcomepac (C00786830) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $4,000 20260515..20261001 Reported Leading People Forward PAC (C00765198) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 3 item(s) $4,000 20260605..20260917 Reported Silicorn Valley PAC (C00840462) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 2 item(s) $4,000 20260327..20260610 Reported Committee To Elect Jared Golden (C00653816) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 2 item(s) $4,000 20260514..20260514 Reported Jeffries for Congress (C00503052) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 2 item(s) $4,000 20260505..20260617 Reported Katherine Clark for Congress (C00541888) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 2 item(s) $4,000 20260515..20260626 Reported Pete Aguilar for Congress (C00510461) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 3 item(s) $3,500 20260522..20260921 Reported Puget PAC (C00551168) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $3,500 20260526..20260526 Reported Alliance Against Antisemitism PAC (C00924803) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $3,500 20260515..20260515 Reported Bda PAC (C00908707) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $3,500 20260521..20260625 Reported Beyond Thoughts and Prayers PAC (C00786392) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) $3,000 20260522..20261009 Reported Latino Victory Fund (C00562777) Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site)
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $8,387,232 2026-09-08..2026-10-28 Reported No Going Back PAC Inc. (C00960435) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $3,935,329 2026-05-14..2026-10-27 Reported Project 218 (C00871368) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $561,256 2026-09-30..2026-10-29 Reported Somos PAC (C00724203) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $502,000 2026-10-02..2026-10-02 Reported Your Community PAC (C00886614) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $775,000 2026-05-12..2026-05-22 Reported Bda PAC (C00908707) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $275,344 2026-09-10..2026-10-28 Reported Progressive Turnout Project (C00580068) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $271,157 2026-09-19..2026-10-31 Reported America PAC (C00879510) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $269,806 2026-05-12..2026-05-22 Reported Sd 2026 (C00935015) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $163,753 2026-05-12..2026-05-22 Reported Dmfi PAC (C00710848) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $160,632 2026-10-05..2026-10-05 Reported Ab PAC (C00492140) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $150,000 2026-10-06..2026-10-15 Reported Resist Reclaim Rebuild PAC (C00760736) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $113,924 2026-05-12..2026-05-25 Reported Lead Left PAC (C00948208) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $66,453 2026-10-08..2026-10-28 Reported Hmp (C00495028) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $30,982 2026-09-26..2026-09-26 Reported Way To Lead PAC (C00686832) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $15,120 2026-10-12..2026-10-12 Reported Maga Inc. (C00892471) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $7,610 2026-09-08..2026-10-29 Reported Building Together (C00955138) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $2,046 2026-10-27..2026-10-27 Reported American Principles Project PAC (C00544387) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $1,111 2026-10-17..2026-10-22 Reported Indivisible Action (C00678839) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $1,234,607 2025-10-09..2026-10-14 Reported Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site) GPS Impact (Organization site)
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $198,035 2025-10-09..2026-10-14 Reported Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site) Gusto
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $84,475 2025-10-09..2026-10-14 Reported Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site) Ripple Effect Strategies LLC
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $62,024 2025-10-09..2026-10-14 Reported Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site) Lake Research Partners (Organization site)
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $47,269 2025-10-09..2026-10-14 Reported Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site) Actblue Technical Services (Organization site)
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $37,945 2025-10-09..2026-10-14 Reported Johnny Garcia for Congress (C00922799) (Campaign site) Circuit Texting LLC
92 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Johnny Garcia $287,050 $287,050 2025-26 Inferred Johnny Garcia Bobby Pulido
10 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Johnny Garcia $51,000 $51,000 2025-26 Inferred Johnny Garcia Katy Padilla Stout
11 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Johnny Garcia $36,500 $36,500 2025-26 Inferred Johnny Garcia Frederick Haynes III
17 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Johnny Garcia $65,550 $65,550 2025-26 Inferred Johnny Garcia Colin Allred
general-election opponent (lost; 112,574 votes; conceded) $112,574 2026-11-03 Reported Carlos De La Cruz (R) Johnny Garcia
previous holder of the TX-35 seat number; moved to TX-37 after redistricting — 2026 Reported Greg Casar (D) (Campaign site) Johnny Garcia
employer / recruited Garcia to run (public official) — 2025-2026 Reported Javier Salazar (Bexar County Sheriff) Johnny Garcia

Ties are documented relationships and amounts from public records. They are not allegations of wrongdoing. Vote totals are unofficial until certification. This printable summary is generated from the public CSV. It is not the PDF dossier (pdfs/garcia-tx35/Garcia_Know_Your_Politician_2026-11-05.pdf).