Johnny C. Garcia
Candidate for Texas 35th Congressional District · Democrat
On the 2026 ballotCandidate · Texas 35th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Texas Secretary of State — 2026 November General Election candidate list (Candidate Bio Portal, status 'Candidate in the General Election'; certified 2026-08-28): U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 35 · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Texas 35th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Wilson County, Karnes County and Guadalupe County; part of Bexar County.
314 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "PLANC2333 (Texas congressional plan, 2025)" (H.B. 4, 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025); signed by Gov. Abbott Aug 29, 2025); 2026 status: In effect for the 2026 elections: a three-judge district court's preliminary injunction (Nov 18, 2025) was stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec 4, 2025; used for the Mar 3, 2026 primary. Official file https://data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/planc2333 · Precinct lines: no contest override (the 2020-2024 House contests were on the prior lines); no-electorate fill where 2020 census blocks hold 0 people; no-electorate fill where 2020 census blocks hold 0 people
Results
Certified results for Texas 35th Congressional District
U.S. Rep 35
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CasarDemocrat | Democrat | 170,508 | 67.4% |
| WrightRepublican | Republican | 82,608 | 32.6% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2024 primary/general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
U.S. Rep 35
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CasarDemocrat | Democrat | 129,808 | 72.6% |
| McQueenRepublican | Republican | 48,995 | 27.4% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2022 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
U.S. Rep 35
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| DoggettDemocrat | Democrat | 176,373 | 65.4% |
| Garcia SharonRepublican | Republican | 80,795 | 29.9% |
| LoeweLibertarian | Libertarian | 7,393 | 2.7% |
| MataIndependent | Independent | 5,236 | 1.9% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2020 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
Key Votes
The record
Current office: Bexar County Sheriff's Department, Public Information Officer — votes/acts not compiled
Office per official source. Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Official source · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $931,699cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $323,108cycle to date through Jun 30
- Spent
- $608,591cycle to date through Jun 30
- Debts Owed
- $0cycle to date through Jun 30
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- Ripple Effect Strategies Llc$84,475.46
- Circuit Texting Llc$37,492.00
- Blue Wave Political Partners Llc$25,308.14
- B26 Strategies Llc$14,293.00
- Ngp Van$9,006.04
Campaign finance — Johnny Garcia For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Campaign finance — Johnny Garcia For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Raised $931,699.38 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $608,591.19 · cash on hand $323,108.19 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $708,832.64 (76%); PACs and other political committees $209,500.00 (22%); Party committees $5,228.77 (1%); Transfers from authorized committees $7,500.00 (1%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $637.97 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): digital $172,636.01; media and advertising $168,082.48; general consulting $42,829.62; compliance and treasurer $25,308.14; staff, contractors and reimbursements $23,368.85; other $14,209.70.
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Advertising
Who is advertising for and against Johnny
Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)
For: own campaign $0 on Google; outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $16,246. Against: outside Google ads $25,836–$33,132; opponent campaign ads $100–$900; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $387,437. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)Google/YouTube ads — NO GOING BACK PAC INC. (opposing)
NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 12 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $25,036–$32,132 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 12 of them also linked to other candidates.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · sourceGoogle/YouTube ads — AMERICA PAC (opposing)
AMERICA PAC — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 2 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $800–$1,000 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 2 of them also linked to other candidates.
Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · sourceGoogle/YouTube ads — CARLOS FOR CONGRESS (opposing)
CARLOS FOR CONGRESS — opposing this candidate (evidence: competing campaign). 8 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $100–$900 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 8 of them also linked to other candidates.
Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source
Independent Expenditures
FEC independent expenditures on file: $1,834,062 supporting, $2,516,038 opposing, across 46 reports.
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.Opposing · $2,416,620
13 reports, newest Oct 7, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
YOUR COMMUNITY PACSupporting · $502,000
3 reports, newest Oct 2, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Project 218Supporting · $480,804
4 reports, newest Oct 6, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
BDA PACSupporting · $475,000
6 reports, newest May 22, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Resist Reclaim Rebuild PACSupporting · $100,000
1 report, newest Oct 6, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
America PACOpposing · $99,418
6 reports, newest Oct 5, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
AB PACSupporting · $80,369
3 reports, newest Oct 5, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Somos PACSupporting · $72,960
3 reports, newest Sep 30, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Progressive Turnout ProjectSupporting · $65,098
3 reports, newest Oct 7, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Way To Lead PACSupporting · $30,983
2 reports, newest Sep 26, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
HMPSupporting · $26,848
2 reports, newest Oct 8, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“I am for law and order, but we gavel with a conscience,”
“This is going to be the gerrymander that turns into a dummymander,”
“We're seeing Latinos that are fed up and frustrated,”
“They came in, they tried to redraw this district to favor Republicans, and they're starting to see that their gerrymander turned into a dummy-mander,”
“We have a president that's focused on war and not putting America first.”
“You know, we have a president that's focused on ballrooms and not lowering costs,”
In the News
Press coverage
- Texas Democrats see opportunity in potential GOP-drawn 'dummymander'Sep 16, 2026 · Press · T-SPAN
- In race for Texas' redrawn 35th District, Johnny Garcia says it all comes down to affordabilitySep 4, 2026 · Press · San Antonio Current
- Running in a Gerrymandered Texas: Johnny Garcia on His Mission to Keep TX-35 Blue After Texas RedistrictingAug 21, 2026 · Press · The Latino Vote podcast
- Trump-backed Carlos De La Cruz wins GOP runoff in race that could test Republican redraw of TX-35May 27, 2026 · Press · Texas Public Radio
- Democrat Johnny Garcia to face Republican Carlos De La Cruz for redrawn Texas districtMay 26, 2026 · Press · Texas Tribune
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
Campaign website capture
Campaign website https://www.votejohnnygarcia.com/ captured 2026-09-24T19:49:04Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · sourceCampaign website: https://www.votejohnnygarcia.com/
Source: Exa search, 2026-09-24
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Texas 35th Congressional District
- Carlos De La Cruz Jr.Republican · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the ballot: U.S. House, Texas 35th District — November 3, 2026 general election
Listed as "JOHNNY C. GARCIA" (DEM) on the Texas Secretary of State (Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election) certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of 2026-08-28). Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State (Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election) · sourceU.S. Representative · TX-35
Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State
Not on file for Johnny yet: Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_7wz2ckmnn.
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