Candidates › TX-02 race › 2025–2026

Shaun Finnie

D Democratic nominee for U.S. House, TX-02

Has not served in Congress

On the ballot: Lost the general electionNov 3, 2026 · 139,167 votes (49.0%) · 2 of 2
The race: Everyone running for TX-02 · Compare Finnie with them
Where to vote: Find your polling place (opens in a new tab) · More ways to vote

SummaryAt a glance

Top priorities: My Priorities
Read them in their words
Money: $3.2M raised, $2.9M spent, $261.6K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives: 9.5% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 43% from Texas · largest committee giver MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS, $5K
Backed by: AADT · Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO · Houston Black American Democrats and 115 more. As the campaign lists them

Their wordsWhat does Finnie say they will do?

1 priority from shaunfinnieforcongress.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.

1 priority · 8 quoted statements

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report	Raised in the period	Spent in the period	Cash on hand at its close
JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025	$1,018,455	$0	$1,018,455
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025	$372,646	$154,341	$1,236,759
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025	$703,091	$508,854	$1,430,997
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Feb 11, 2026	$214,060	$93,612	$1,551,445
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026	$252,621	$260,986	$1,543,081
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026	$168,803	$242,683	$1,469,201
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026	$402,029	$1,457,059	$414,170
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026	$26,882	$179,404	$261,649

Top donor states
Name		Amount
Texas home330 contributions · 43%		$355,367
New York103 contributions · 26%		$211,935
Colorado39 contributions · 6.8%		$55,897

Top donor states

Name

Amount

Texas home330 contributions · 43%

$355,367

New York103 contributions · 26%

$211,935

Colorado39 contributions · 6.8%

$55,897

People and organizations the race's outside spending traces to
Name		Amount
Robert MarlingPerson · President, Woodforest Foundation · behind Alamo Freedom Fighters PAC and American Liberty Foundation and 1 more		$577.6K
Paul Elliott SingerPerson · President, Elliott Management Corp. · behind Fight to Win America, Inc. and American Liberty Foundation		$482.9K
William O. Perkins IIIPerson · CEO & President, Skylar Capital Management · behind Fight to Win America, Inc.		$443.9K
Courage Action Inc.Organization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind Fight to Win America, Inc.		$369.9K
American Prosperity AllianceOrganization · behind Fight to Win America, Inc.		$326.3K

People and organizations the race's outside spending traces to

Name

Amount

Robert MarlingPerson · President, Woodforest Foundation · behind Alamo Freedom Fighters PAC and American Liberty Foundation and 1 more

$577.6K

Paul Elliott SingerPerson · President, Elliott Management Corp. · behind Fight to Win America, Inc. and American Liberty Foundation

$482.9K

William O. Perkins IIIPerson · CEO & President, Skylar Capital Management · behind Fight to Win America, Inc.

$443.9K

Courage Action Inc.Organization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind Fight to Win America, Inc.

$369.9K

American Prosperity AllianceOrganization · behind Fight to Win America, Inc.

$326.3K

Largest vendors
Name		Amount
Canal Partners Media4 payments · 48% of all spending		$1,393,688
Gusto86 payments · 13% of all spending		$364,883
Steele Political Consulting, LLC18 payments · 5.8% of all spending		$169,074
Foundation Blue Media19 payments · 4.2% of all spending		$120,775
American Express14 payments · 4.1% of all spending		$118,999
Impact Research, Inc.3 payments · 3% of all spending		$86,847
1788MEDIA LLC15 payments · 2.7% of all spending		$77,158
Crescendo Creative3 payments · 2.1% of all spending		$62,197

Largest vendors

Name

Amount

Canal Partners Media4 payments · 48% of all spending

$1,393,688

Gusto86 payments · 13% of all spending

$364,883

Steele Political Consulting, LLC18 payments · 5.8% of all spending

$169,074

Foundation Blue Media19 payments · 4.2% of all spending

$120,775

American Express14 payments · 4.1% of all spending

$118,999

Impact Research, Inc.3 payments · 3% of all spending

$86,847

1788MEDIA LLC15 payments · 2.7% of all spending

$77,158

Crescendo Creative3 payments · 2.1% of all spending

$62,197

Employer as filed		Amount
Evercore74 contributions · 21% of ranked		$133,015
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 23 contributions · 5.5% of ranked		$34,300
Blackstone8 contributions · 2.6% of ranked		$16,000
Monarch Garden Company4 contributions · 2.3% of ranked		$14,000
Warburg Pincus4 contributions · 2.3% of ranked		$14,000
Quantum Capital Group4 contributions · 2.1% of ranked		$13,000
Apollo5 contributions · 1.5% of ranked		$9,250
Thomas Desmond4 contributions · 1.5% of ranked		$9,000

Occupation as filed		Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 222 contributions · 23% of ranked		$189,377
Finance44 contributions · 10% of ranked		$82,749
Investment Banker29 contributions · 7.2% of ranked		$58,980
Banker18 contributions · 3.9% of ranked		$32,300
Investor14 contributions · 3.3% of ranked		$27,000
CEO12 contributions · 3% of ranked		$24,500
Attorney26 contributions · 2.8% of ranked		$22,875
Private Equity9 contributions · 2.6% of ranked		$21,750

Shaun Finnie

SummaryAt a glance

Their wordsWhat does Finnie say they will do?

1Priority 1: My Priorities 8 statements

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

Where the money came from $3,158,588 reported receipts

Who lent it

Largest donors

Committees that gave

Transfers in

Where the donors live $826,198 placed by state

Home state and away

Top states

Money from groups, by interest $12,000

Outside spending $3,921,139 across this race

Who stands behind the outside spending $3.9M traced back through the groups that spent it

What the payments were for $2,875,544 itemized

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Largest vendors

EndorsementsWho does Finnie’s campaign say backs them?

Unions 5

Organizations 4

People 109

BallotWhen is Finnie on the ballot?

AboutWhere does this page come from?

Earlier cycles

Federal records

Campaign pages read 1 page

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