James Trainor
Running for U.S. House District 21 — 2026 election
Raised · 2026 cycle
$152K
Source: FEC
As of July 2026, James Trainor is a Republican candidate for U.S. House District 21 in Texas in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $151,643 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.
James E. "Trey" Trainor III is a Republican attorney running for the U.S. House in Texas's 21st Congressional District in 2026. Admitted to the Texas bar in 2003 and board certified in legislative and campaign law, he served as a Federal Election Commissioner from 2020 to 2025, chairing the agency in 2020 and 2025. He previously served as general counsel to the Texas Secretary of State and the Republican Party of Texas, and as counsel to Gov. Rick Perry's 2012 presidential campaign.
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95% of fundraising comes from individual donors — one of the more grassroots-funded profiles in this cycle.
$152K
Total raised
$152K
Total spent
$64
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 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC