Office & Ties

Texas · U.S. House

Katy Padilla Stout

U.S. House · Democratic

Open seat Flip

Election-pack status: yes. Report date 2026-11-05.

Key finding from the compilation

Defeated Brandon Herrera (R) 142,032 to 119,795 (52.1%–44.0%) for the seat Tony Gonzales (R) vacated, flipping TX-23; first Democrat to win it since 2012. Raised $1.12M; IE for ~$0.49M / against ~$1.48M (FEC e-file est.).

Election

Date
2026-11-03
Votes
142,032 (52.1%)
Opponent
Brandon Herrera (R) · 119,795 (44%)
Previous officeholder
Tony Gonzales (R); resigned in March 2026 amid scandal; seat vacant at the general

Money reported in the file

Raised
$1,117,715
Cash on hand
$144,424 as of 2026-10-14
Individual share
93.8%
PAC share
6.2%
Self loans or contributions
$9,792
Outside spending for
$486,965
Outside spending against
$1,480,948
Committee
C00926121
Coverage note
FEC itemized 2025-11-01 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE e-filings through ~2026-11-03

Figures come from the original election pack, or the serving-member roster when marked roster only. Election results are unofficial until certification. 57 reported ties and 4 inferred ties are listed below.

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Documented ties (61)

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Relationship Amount Date Evidence Between Record Orbit
principal campaign committee — 2025-2026 Reported Katy Padilla Stout → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) $142,032 2026-11-03 Reported Katy Padilla Stout → U.S. House, Texas District 23 Public filing
general-election opponent (defeated) $119,795 2026-11-03 Reported Katy Padilla Stout → Brandon Herrera Public filing
loan of candidate personal funds $2,400 2025-2026 Reported Katy Padilla Stout → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
candidate contributions (line 11d) $7,392 2026 Reported Katy Padilla Stout → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $18,560 2025-11-01..2026-10-14 Reported Impossible To Inevitable (C00944645) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261008..20261008 Reported American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E (C00011114) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261001..20261001 Reported Way To Lead PAC (C00686832) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260917..20260917 Reported Jane Fonda Climate PAC (C00806893) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260814..20260814 Reported Moveon.Org Political Action (C00341396) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260630..20260630 Reported Chc Bold PAC (C00365536) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260629..20260629 Reported Fair Shot PAC (C00574970) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260327..20260327 Reported Emilys List (C00193433) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $4,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Leading People Forward PAC (C00765198) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $3,500 20260925..20260925 Reported Relay PAC (C00958793) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $2,500 20260917..20260917 Reported SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Educatio (C00004036) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $2,500 20260615..20260615 Reported Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen PAC Fund (C00099234) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $2,500 20260630..20260630 Reported Midwest Region Laborers' Political League (C00342907) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $2,000 20260708..20261009 Reported Latino Victory Fund (C00562777) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Communications Workers of America - COPE Political Contributions Committee (C00002089) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260729..20260729 Reported Dc Statehood PAC (C00800227) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260829..20260829 Reported Good Friends PAC (C00543116) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $1,500 20260906..20260906 Reported Tejano Democrats Pdn PAC → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $1,000 20260604..20260609 Reported Giffords PAC (C00540443) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $1,000 20261013..20261013 Reported Emory Peak PAC Tx → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $1,000 20261009..20261009 Reported Serving Our Country (Soc) PAC (C00656132) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260811..20260811 Reported Greg Casar for Congress (C00791897) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260925..20260925 Reported NEA Fund for Children and Public Education (C00003251) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260630..20260630 Reported Fighting for South Texas PAC (C00660613) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $1,000 20260514..20260514 Reported Get Out the Vote PAC (C00839407) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $999 20260727..20260727 Reported Action Can'T Wait PAC (C00777086) → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $150 20260915..20260915 Reported Boerne Area Democrats → Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $1,023,021 2026-09-05..2026-10-29 Reported No Going Back PAC Inc. (C00960435) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $309,507 2026-09-30..2026-10-29 Reported Somos PAC (C00724203) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $208,599 2026-09-19..2026-11-01 Reported America PAC (C00879510) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $202,896 2026-09-11..2026-10-16 Reported Freedom Caucus Fund (C00552851) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $64,077 2026-10-06..2026-10-27 Reported Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee (C00756940) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $62,335 2026-10-05..2026-10-05 Reported Ab PAC (C00492140) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $25,484 2026-10-12..2026-10-12 Reported Maga Inc. (C00892471) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $19,405 2026-07-07..2026-10-14 Reported Forwrd-Tx (C00953893) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $18,448 2026-10-02..2026-11-03 Reported Patriotic Leadership PAC (C00943068) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $10,000 2026-10-19..2026-10-19 Reported Parkspac (C00914234) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $8,426 2026-10-29..2026-10-29 Reported Building Together (C00955138) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $6,463 2026-10-23..2026-10-28 Reported Science Victory Fund (C00959502) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $5,179 2026-10-21..2026-10-21 Reported Christopher Street Project PAC (Csp PAC) (C00893461) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $2,500 2026-10-07..2026-10-07 Reported Gun Rights America (C00742635) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $1,102 2026-10-17..2026-10-29 Reported Indivisible Action (C00678839) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (estimate, e-filed Sch. E deduped) $471 2026-10-08..2026-10-17 Reported SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) (C00004036) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $257,706 2025-11-01..2026-10-14 Reported Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) → Conexion Political LLC Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $125,541 2025-11-01..2026-10-14 Reported Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) → Texas Democratic Party Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $65,472 2025-11-01..2026-10-14 Reported Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) → Grassroots Analytics Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $52,694 2025-11-01..2026-10-14 Reported Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) → Yolitzma Aguirre Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $44,500 2025-11-01..2026-10-14 Reported Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) → Ryan Garcia Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $40,021 2025-11-01..2026-10-14 Reported Katy Padilla Stout for Congress (C00926121) → SB Digital, Inc. Public filing
11 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Katy Padilla Stout $28,500 $28,500 2025-26 Inferred Katy Padilla Stout → Bobby Pulido Public filing
3 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Katy Padilla Stout $5,500 $5,500 2025-26 Inferred Katy Padilla Stout → Frederick Haynes III Public filing
3 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Katy Padilla Stout $8,500 $8,500 2025-26 Inferred Katy Padilla Stout → Colin Allred Public filing
10 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Katy Padilla Stout $28,500 $28,500 2025-26 Inferred Katy Padilla Stout → Johnny Garcia Public filing
general-election opponent (lost; 119,795 votes) $119,795 2026-11-03 Reported Brandon Herrera (R) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
general-election opponent (10,610 votes) $10,610 2026-11-03 Reported Ben Mendoza (I) → Katy Padilla Stout Public filing
previous officeholder; resigned March 2026 — 2026-03 Reported Tony Gonzales (R) → Katy Padilla Stout News report

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