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Leticia Gutierrez

U.S. House · TX-9 · U.S. House

Open seat

Won open TX-9 over Republican Alex Mealer after Al Green was redrawn out of the district; Mealer conceded; Democratic hold, not a party flip. Raised $0.22M; IE for ~$0.57M / against ~$1.34M (FEC e-file est.).

Election

2026-11-03. Votes 98,079 (57.6%). Opponent: Alex Mealer (R). Previous officeholder: Al Green (D) held TX-9 before 2025–26 redistricting moved him to a different district; open seat for 2026. Status in file: yes.

Money reported in the file

Raised $215,053. Cash on hand $110,892 as of 2026-10-14. Outside for $572,135; against $1,341,455.

FEC itemized 2025-10-01 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE e-filings through ~2026-11-03

Documented ties (26)

Relationship Amount Date Evidence Source Target
principal campaign committee — 2025-2026 Reported Leticia Gutierrez Leticia Gutierrez for Congress (C00931121) (Campaign site)
elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) $98,079 2026-11-03 Reported Leticia Gutierrez U.S. House, Texas District 9
general-election opponent (defeated) $72,340 2026-11-03 Reported Leticia Gutierrez Alex Mealer (Campaign site)
loan of candidate personal funds $500 2025-2026 Reported Leticia Gutierrez Leticia Gutierrez for Congress (C00931121) (Campaign site)
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $839,492 2026-09-09..2026-10-28 Reported No Going Back PAC Inc. (C00960435) (Campaign site) Leticia Gutierrez
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $438,621 2026-10-05..2026-10-22 Reported Ab PAC (C00492140) (Campaign site) Leticia Gutierrez
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $264,328 2026-10-07..2026-10-07 Reported Club for Growth Action (C00487470) (Campaign site) Leticia Gutierrez
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $120,785 2026-09-21..2026-10-28 Reported Mijente PAC (C00738039) Leticia Gutierrez
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $120,750 2026-10-26..2026-10-26 Reported American Liberty Foundation (C00830042) Leticia Gutierrez
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $70,635 2026-10-18..2026-10-31 Reported America PAC (C00879510) Leticia Gutierrez
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $46,250 2026-10-26..2026-10-26 Reported Building American Greatness PAC (C00944207) Leticia Gutierrez
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $8,921 2026-09-08..2026-10-17 Reported SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) (C00004036) (Organization site) Leticia Gutierrez
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $3,808 2026-10-23..2026-10-28 Reported Science Victory Fund (C00959502) Leticia Gutierrez
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $18,502 2025-10-01..2026-10-14 Reported Leticia Gutierrez for Congress (C00931121) (Campaign site) VM Solutions
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $9,470 2025-10-01..2026-10-14 Reported Leticia Gutierrez for Congress (C00931121) (Campaign site) Polybag Planet
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $6,953 2025-10-01..2026-10-14 Reported Leticia Gutierrez for Congress (C00931121) (Campaign site) Scale to Win
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $6,110 2025-10-01..2026-10-14 Reported Leticia Gutierrez for Congress (C00931121) (Campaign site) UZ Marketing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $5,250 2025-10-01..2026-10-14 Reported Leticia Gutierrez for Congress (C00931121) (Campaign site) Konstantinos Vogaitzis
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $4,768 2025-10-01..2026-10-14 Reported Leticia Gutierrez for Congress (C00931121) (Campaign site) Flywire Global
0 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Leticia Gutierrez $0 $0 2025-26 Inferred Leticia Gutierrez Paige Cognetti
0 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Leticia Gutierrez $0 $0 2025-26 Inferred Leticia Gutierrez Janelle Stelson
0 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Leticia Gutierrez $0 $0 2025-26 Inferred Leticia Gutierrez Nancy Lacore
0 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Leticia Gutierrez $0 $0 2025-26 Inferred Leticia Gutierrez Victoria Broderick
general-election opponent (lost; conceded; 72,340 votes) $72,340 2026-11-03 Reported Alex Mealer (R) (Campaign site) Leticia Gutierrez
previous TX-9 officeholder; redrawn to another district (open seat) — 2025-2026 Reported Al Green (D) (Government site) Leticia Gutierrez
employer / advocacy platform (government relations & outreach) — — Reported Air Alliance Houston Leticia Gutierrez

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/gutierrez-tx9/Gutierrez_Know_Your_Politician_2026-11-05.pdf).