Ruth Torres
Running for U.S. House District 5 — 2026 election
Raised · 2026 cycle
$21K
Source: FEC
As of July 2026, Ruth Torres is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 5 in Texas in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $20,748 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.
Data last updated July 2026.
Ruth Torres, a Democrat, ran for U.S. House in Texas' 5th Congressional District in 2026. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she holds an associate degree from Mountain View College, a bachelor's in business administration from Dallas Baptist University, and a master's in international human resources management from Florida International University. Her professional experience includes serving as a human resources consultant and CEO of The HR Doctor, LLC, executive director of the youth-focused nonprofit Successful Careers, and work as a business professor. She previously ran as the Democratic nominee for the same seat in 2024, and in 2026 she advanced to the Democratic primary runoff, where she lost to Chelsey Hockett.
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$21K
Total raised
$17K
Total spent
$4K
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.
Totals through 2026-05-06 · Source: FEC