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Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II
Republican Candidate for U.S. House, TX-23 (2026).
Follow the money U.S. House, Texas 23rd District (2026)
From FEC filings.1 The dot shows which party each group's money mostly helps. Full money record
Raised$2.3M
Cash on hand$227K
From PACs$475K
Outside groups for$195K
Outside groups against$1,000
Top PACs giving directly
Biggest outside groups helping
Biggest outside groups attacking
- Gun Rights America$1,000
On the record
- Party
- Republican1
- On the ballot
- U.S. House, Texas 23rd District (2026)1
What they say and what they did
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Money: U.S. House, Texas 23rd District (2026)
As reported to the Federal Election Commission, through June 30, 2026.1
Raised$2.3M
Spent$3.5M
Cash on hand$227K
Debts$20K
- From individuals $859K
- From PACs and other committees $475K
- Other (transfers, loans, refunds) $937K
Gifts from people, by size2
Small gifts under $200 against the largest checks. People can give up to $3,500 per election.
- Under $200 3%
- $200–$499 3%
- $500–$999 7%
- $1,000–$1,999 20%
- $2,000 and up 68%
Top PACs and committees giving directly3
| Diamondback Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee (Diamondback Energy PAC) | $10,000 |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACConnected to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $10,000 |
| The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeConnected to Scalise Leadership Fund | $10,000 |
| Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans PACConnected to Emmer Victory Committee | $10,000 |
| Forever Youth Organization Utilizing a New Generation PACConnected to Kim Victory Fund | $10,000 |
| Delivers PACConnected to Feenstra Victory Fund | $10,000 |
| No Nonsense PACConnected to Malliotakis Victory Committee | $10,000 |
| Six PACConnected to Miller-meeks Victory Fund | $10,000 |
| Baker PACConnected to Garbarino Victory Fund | $10,000 |
| Hispanic Leadership TrustConnected to Hispanic Leadership Trust Partnership | $10,000 |
| Leadership and Loyalty Only to America PACConnected to Nick | $10,000 |
| Texas Farm Bureau AgfundConnected to Texas Farm Bureau | $9,800 |
| Conservative Opportunity Leadership and Enterprise PACConnected to Cole Combined Committee | $6,000 |
| Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)Connected to National Association of Home Builders | $5,000 |
| National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PACConnected to National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (Nreca) | $5,000 |
Outside groups spending in this race4
Groups that spent money about this candidate without working with the campaign.
Spent to help: $195K
| Hispanic Leadership Action | $79,494 |
| Hispanic Leadership Trust | $75,200 |
| National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee | $40,090 |
Spent to oppose: $1,000
| Gun Rights America | $1,000 |
Individual donors
- $1.2M from 1,279 itemized gifts5
- 49% came from people in Texas5
- 16% came from retired people5
- Top states: Texas $604K, California $216K, Florida $86K, Colorado $49K, New York $46K5
Where donors work5
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.
| Tropicana Homes | 2 gifts | $10,100 |
| Agins Interior | 1 gifts | $7,000 |
| Black Diamond Capital | 1 gifts | $7,000 |
| Carmel Management | 1 gifts | $7,000 |
| Hunt Consolidated | 2 gifts | $7,000 |
| Setna Io | 1 gifts | $7,000 |
| Texas Crude Energy | 2 gifts | $7,000 |
| Sagesure | 2 gifts | $6,600 |
| Spandrel Development | 3 gifts | $5,300 |
| MDC | 2 gifts | $5,000 |
| Prism Real Estate Services | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Sun Capital Partners | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| WT Byler | 2 gifts | $5,000 |
| Trideum | 5 gifts | $4,500 |
| Bag Investments | 2 gifts | $4,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC candidate record H0TX35015https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0TX35015/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: contributions to Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II by size, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0TX35015/?cycle=2026&election_full=false#raisingComputed by the FEC · Retrieved October 15, 2026
- 3FEC: committee contributions to Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?two_year_transaction_period=2026&committee_id=C00706614&contributor_type=committeeBulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: independent expenditures about Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?candidate_id=H0TX35015&cycle=202624- and 48-hour notices; amended filings replace the originals · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5FEC: itemized individual contributions to Tony Gonzales for Congress, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00706614&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 that campaigns must itemize · Retrieved October 17, 2026