R-TX·U.S. Senate

Ted Cruz

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$25.7M

raised· #2 in party

votes recorded

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trade disclosures

votes with party

TRAIL AI

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Cruz's fundraising relies moderately on PACs and committees, which account for 57% of his $25.7M raised, while 43% comes from individual donors; separately, $10.1M derives from party and political committees. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in finance and legal sectors, with Securities & Investment (11%), Lawyers & Lobbyists (12%), and Oil & Gas (9%) leading, a pattern reflected in his individual donor base where finance professionals and attorneys predominate. His voting record includes 113 recorded votes and 13 stock transactions disclosed under the STOCK Act.

Based on FEC donor data and voting records. Statistical patterns only — does not imply causation.

DONOR MIX

Industry shares of CLASSIFIED contributions only · the long tail of small-dollar individual donors isn't tagged

$14.2M

tagged $

Party & Leadership64.2%

Single-Issue Advocacy20.0%

Lawyers & Lobbyists3.6%

Securities & Investment3.3%

Oil & Gas2.8%

Telecommunications2.4%

Real Estate1.9%

Transportation1.8%

How to read this: percentages are shares of the 55% of contributions we can trace to an industry (via PAC names and donor employers). Most political money comes from small online donors who don't list an employer, so it can't be traced — that portion isn't shown here.

DATA SOURCES

Financial: FEC · 2022–2026 cycles

Profile: Congress.gov

Votes: House Clerk / Senate · 2021–present

Lobbying: Senate LDA · 2017–present

Trades: STOCK Act disclosures ·

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117th–119th Congress. Statistical patterns only.

DONOR MIX

Industry shares of CLASSIFIED contributions only · hover a slice for detail

$25.7M

classified

Party & Leadership64.2%

Single-Issue Advocacy20.0%

Lawyers & Lobbyists3.6%

Securities & Investment3.3%

Oil & Gas2.8%

Telecommunications2.4%

Real Estate1.9%

Transportation1.8%

TOP SOURCES

Employers (individuals) & PACs · excludes aggregators

Individual Donors (no employer)

individuals

$4,839,509

TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND

PAC

$4,033,051

TED CRUZ VICTORY COMMITTEE

PAC

$2,453,290

SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND

PAC

$1,015,854

RED SENATE

PAC

$914,481

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employees

$775,000

REIGNITE DIGITAL LLC

corporation

$562,761

CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE

PAC

$480,871

TRUTH AND COURAGE PAC

PAC

$313,686

CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC

PAC

$164,281

SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION

PAC

$157,665

2024 REPUBLICAN SENATE VICTORY

PAC

$149,743

RECENT ACTIVITY

Most recent recorded contributions · PAC and itemized individual donors

PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PAC · Apr 17, 2026

+$5,000

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION CREWMEMBER GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND

PAC · Apr 13, 2026

+$2,500

TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND

PAC · Mar 31, 2026

+$116,968

CUNNINGHAM, BRYAN (POLARIS CONSULTING LLC)

Individual · Mar 31, 2026

+$1,000

PFRANG, STEVEN (BGR GROUP)

Individual · Mar 31, 2026

+$500

BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC

PAC · Mar 31, 2026

+$2,500

SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS

Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.

Jeff Hurd

R-CO · House

Party & LeadershipSingle-Issue AdvocacyLawyers & Lobbyists

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Cynthia M. Lummis

R-WY · Senate

Party & LeadershipSingle-Issue Advocacy

HOW WE CALCULATE THIS

Donor Mix Donut

Shows PAC contributions and employer-attributed individual donations grouped by industry — as a share of classified giving only. Contributions that could not be matched to an industry are excluded from the donut but included in the dollar totals above. Advocacy/ideological PACs are excluded from industry breakdown.

What are aggregators?

WinRed, ActBlue, and similar platforms bundle contributions from many individual donors before passing them to campaigns. Because these don't represent a single entity's interests, they are excluded from the Donor Mix and Top Sources views — but they are counted in total fundraising figures.

Data sources

FEC Schedule A & bulk PAC filings · 2022–2026 cycles · Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings · 2017–present · Congress.gov / House Clerk voting records.

Important disclaimer

All data is sourced from public records. Analysis reflects statistical patterns only — it does not imply corruption, intent, or quid pro quo. Donor relationships show financial alignment, not control. Capitol Trail makes no claims about the motivations or character of any individual or organization.

METZNER, DAVID ALLAN MR. (AMERICAN CONTINENTAL GROUP)

Individual · Mar 31, 2026

SMITH, FRED JULIUS III (CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC)

Individual · Mar 31, 2026

+$3,500

SCHWARZ, GARY DR. (SELF-EMPLOYED)

Individual · Mar 31, 2026

+$1,125

KOLCHINS, CHERYL A. MRS. (RETIRED)

Individual · Mar 31, 2026

+$3,500

KOLCHINS, MICHAEL (RETIRED)

Individual · Mar 31, 2026

+$3,000

TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND

PAC · Mar 31, 2026

+$173,670

BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC

PAC · Mar 31, 2026

+$2,500

SMITH, ALISA (HOMEMAKER)

Individual · Mar 31, 2026

+$3,500

SMITH, FRED JULIUS III (CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC)

Individual · Mar 31, 2026

+$3,500

VISTA BANK

Individual · Mar 31, 2026

+$3,288

KOLCHINS, MICHAEL (RETIRED)

Individual · Mar 31, 2026

+$1,200

METZNER, DAVID ALLAN MR. (AMERICAN CONTINENTAL GROUP)

Individual · Mar 31, 2026

+$1,500

SMITH, ALISA (HOMEMAKER)

Individual · Mar 31, 2026

+$3,500

DELL TECHNOLOGIES

PAC · Mar 31, 2026

+$2,500

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC. PAC

PAC · Mar 31, 2026

+$5,000

KOLCHINS, CHERYL A. MRS. (RETIRED)

Individual · Mar 31, 2026

+$7,000

CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PAC · Mar 31, 2026

+$2,500

VAKERICS, MITCHELL (VERITAS HEALTH POLICY)

Individual · Mar 30, 2026

+$2,500

SYNOPSYS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNOPSYS PAC)

PAC · Mar 30, 2026

+$2,500

Protecting Europe's Energy Security Implementation Act

S3436-117 · Introduced

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ESTIMATED CURRENT HOLDINGS

Net long positions · derived from PTR ledger

TickerAssetEst. rangeLast tradeTrades

Plains GP Holdings, L.P.

NYSEEnterprise Products Partners L.P.$50K–$100KFeb 21, 141

NYSEBlackRock Municipal Income Trust$15K–$50KFeb 6, 141

Estimated from purchases minus sales since 2013. Disclosure ranges (e.g. "$1,001–$15,000") are wide by design — positions are approximate. Not investment advice. Closed positions are excluded.

TRADE LEDGER

13 recent trades shown

AssetTypeAmountTrade dateChamber

Plains GP Holdings, L.P.Sale (Full)$1K–$15KNov 27, 19SEN

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.Sale (Partial)$50K–$100KMay 15, 19SEN

ONEOK Inc.Sale (Partial)$15K–$50KApr 17, 16SEN

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.Sale (Partial)$50K–$100KFeb 25, 16SEN

ONEOK Inc.Sale (Partial)$15K–$50KFeb 25, 16SEN

CVX - Chevron Corporation CMNSale (Full)$15K–$50KNov 29, 15SEN

CVX (Chevron Corporation CMN)Sale (Partial)$15K–$50KOct 15, 15SEN

Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (NYSE)Purchase$50K–$100KFeb 3, 15SEN

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE)Purchase$50K–$100KFeb 21, 14SEN

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust (NYSE)Purchase$15K–$50KFeb 6, 14SEN

This filing was disclosed via scanned PDF. Use link in ptr_link column to view the PDF.N/A$0–$0May 7, 13SEN

This filing was disclosed via scanned PDF. Use link in ptr_link column to view the PDF.N/A$0–$0Mar 25, 13SEN

This filing was disclosed via scanned PDF. Use link in ptr_link column to view the PDF.N/A$0–$0Feb 25, 13SEN

DATA SOURCES

House: housestockwatcher.com · daily-refreshed PDF parses · 2013–present

Senate: senatestockwatcher.com · daily-refreshed PDF parses · 2013–present

Required under the STOCK Act of 2012. Disclosure regime reports amount ranges, not exact share counts.

WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT

Lobbying is when companies, unions, and trade associations pay firms to influence laws and regulations — and the law requires them to disclose it. Every quarter, registrants file a report with Congress detailing who hired them, how much they spent, and which issues they pushed.

This page filters those filings to the industries that also fund this member's campaign. If commercial banks gave 30% of this member's donations and also filed 5,000 lobbying reports on bank-related issues last year, that's a financial pattern worth knowing about. It does not mean the member is corrupt — it means the industries paying to elect them are also paying to influence the laws they vote on.

66,065

Lobbying filings

that overlap top donor industries

$13.2B

Reported spend

across those filings

Donor industries

tracked here

2017–2026

Years covered

10 years

LOBBYING BY DONOR INDUSTRY

only industries that also fund this member

Each row = an industry that donated to this member AND has lobbyists pushing on Congress. Bar width = reported lobbying spend.

Securities & Investment

19,298 filings$4.2B

Telecom & Broadcasting

23,495 filings$4.0B

Oil & Gas

16,560 filings$3.7B

Real Estate

5,781 filings$710.6M

TOP LOBBYING FIRMS

The firms doing the most spending in this member's donor industries

WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.

12 filings

$1.0B

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

14 filings

$242.0M

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

12 filings

$159.5M

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA

13 filings

$113.6M

THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC.

13 filings

$76.3M

Legal Services

931 filings$571.0M

LOBBYING SPEND BY YEAR

How much lobbyists in this member's donor industries have reported spending each year

2017

16,094$3.1B

2018

3,613$516.3M

2019

3,470$470.2M

2020

5,425$629.3M

2021

3,670$436.5M

2022

3,848$485.1M

2023

5,562$630.4M

2024

5,635$649.6M

2025

4,698$620.3M

2026

5,306$704.3M

YEARspend ($)filingsreported $

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY

15 filings

SOUTHERN COMPANY

21 filings

$65.9M

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

10 filings

$63.0M

SOURCES & CAVEATS

Data: LDA (Lobbying Disclosure Act) quarterly filings · 2017–present

Amounts are self-reported by registrants. Issue codes are mapped from the LDA's 80+ general issue codes to our 19-industry taxonomy.

An industry showing up here means it both (a) funds this member's campaign and (b) lobbies Congress on issues affecting it. That overlap is a factual pattern, not proof of any quid-pro-quo.