Nathaniel Moran

U.S. Representative, Texas 1st Congressional District · Republican

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Texas 1st 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 1 · read Sep 24, 2026

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Running for Texas 1st Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 1 other candidate, 2 certified results. See the race

The District

What Texas 1st Congressional District covers

Covers all of Cherokee County, Cass County, Nacogdoches County, Smith County, Rusk County, Harrison County, Shelby County, Panola County, San Augustine County, Sabine County, Marion County and Gregg County; part of Bowie County.

Map of Texas 1st Congressional District with 299 precincts

299 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

Key Votes

The record

Current office: U.S. Representative, Texas 1st District
House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as M001224. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 0 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source
H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)
Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)
Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act · voted Yes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)
Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
S. 2 Secure America Act · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)
Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act · voted No
On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)
Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)
Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)
Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

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H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 · voted Yes
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)
Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)
Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)
Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act · voted Yes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)
Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 · voted Yes
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)
Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)
Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act · voted Yes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)
Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
S. 1582 GENIUS Act · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025)
Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025)
Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act · voted Yes
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)
Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 4 Rescissions Act · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)
Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)
May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 22 SAVE Act · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)
Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)
Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act · voted Yes
On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025)
Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)
Score 0.5850 over 563 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.
OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · 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.

Scorecards

Club for Growth scorecard, 2025: 90%
90% on the Club for Growth's 2025 congressional scorecard; lifetime score 92%. The organization's own rating.
Self-published · Club for Growth · source
AFL-CIO Legislative Scorecard, 2025: 0%
0% on the AFL-CIO's 2025 Legislative Scorecard; lifetime score 2%. The organization's own rating.
Self-published · AFL-CIO · source
League of Conservation Voters scorecard, 2025: 0%
0% on LCV's 2025 National Environmental Scorecard; lifetime score 0%. The organization's own rating.
Self-published · League of Conservation Voters · source
Heritage Action for America scorecard, 119th Congress: 87%
87% on Heritage Action's 119th Congress scorecard (key votes and co-sponsorships, updated weekly while Congress is in session). The organization's own rating.
Self-published · Heritage Action for America · source

Committees and Appointments

Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Member
U.S. House, 119th Congress · Member
Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Member Data (committee assignments) · source
Committee on Ways and Means · Member
U.S. House, 119th Congress · Member · Subcommittees: Social Security; Work and Welfare; Oversight
Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Member Data (committee assignments) · source
Committee on Ethics · Member
U.S. House, 119th Congress · Member
Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Member Data (committee assignments) · source

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change: Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised: $1,829,974cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand: $777,546cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent: $1,480,954cycle 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.

814 Consulting$141,271.56
Launchpad Strategies$121,945.72
The Mcintosh Company$103,240.54
Cfs Compliance$51,578.69
Cwj Strategies$33,355.41

Campaign finance · Nathaniel Moran For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

Campaign finance · Nathaniel Moran For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Raised $1,829,973.89 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $1,480,953.58 · cash on hand $777,546.02 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $777,326.52 (42%); PACs and other political committees $782,100.00 (43%); Transfers from authorized committees $263,031.94 (14%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $7,515.43 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): fundraising $366,457.82; other $103,408.52; compliance and treasurer $51,578.69; general consulting $43,355.41; digital $42,819.53; staff, contractors and reimbursements $28,126.76.
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Stock trades · no periodic transaction reports filed 2024–2026
No periodic transaction reports appear in the U.S. House Clerk financial-disclosure indexes for 2024, 2025, and 2026 (searched by StateDst and surname). Index files searched as of 2026-09-24.
Official · U.S. House Clerk

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 Nathaniel

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 $54. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.
Feb 18, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)
X (Twitter) spend · proxy · Texas Alliance for Life Fed PAC (supporting)
Texas Alliance for Life Fed PAC — supporting this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 1 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $7–$7 (FEC Schedule E lines, payee X Corp (proxy)); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.
Feb 18, 2026 · Official · FEC Schedule E lines with payee X Corp — proxy; X publishes no US political-ad library · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $202,592 supporting, $0 opposing, across 7 reports.

AMERICAN MISSIONSupporting · $202,539
2 reports, newest Oct 5, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Texas Alliance for Life Fed PACSupporting · $53
5 reports, newest Feb 26, 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

“When you stand for principle, you stand for principle. Whatever the moment before and after”

Moran meets with Paxton but won't offer personal endorsementJun 5, 2026 · Press · KTRE · source

“My evaluation of why we need to stand on principle then and now remains the same.”

Moran meets with Paxton but won't offer personal endorsementJun 5, 2026 · Press · KTRE · source

“Character still does matter. Absolutely. I don't roll back and I haven't rolled back any of my statements about that.”

Moran meets with Paxton but won't offer personal endorsementJun 5, 2026 · Press · KTRE · source

“But, how we protect the lives of the innocent is just as important as how we engage the enemy.”

Trump's Iran threat rattles GOP as some Republicans break ranksApr 8, 2026 · Press · Fox News · source

“I have and will continue to support a strong national defense — one that is focused, disciplined, and firmly rooted in protecting the safety and security of the American people.”

Trump's Iran threat rattles GOP as some Republicans break ranksApr 8, 2026 · Press · Fox News · source

“To drive somebody to do the thing that he wants them to do. Perhaps that's his strategy in this instance.”