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John Lira

Running for U.S. House District 35 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$145K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, John Lira is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 35 in Texas in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $144,967 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.

John Lira (Democratic Party) was a candidate for Texas's 35th Congressional District in 2026. A San Antonio native, he served 11 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve. He holds an associate degree from San Antonio College, a bachelor's from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and a master's in public policy from Carnegie Mellon University, and his career has included work as a legislative fellow in the U.S. House, a management and program analyst at the Small Business Administration and AmeriCorps, and a policy research manager at the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service.

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Individual donors make up 71% of fundraising, with the remainder from PACs and party committees.

$145K

Total raised

$145K

Total spent

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$81K · 56%
Small dollar donations <$200$21K · 15%
PAC contributions$1K · 1%
Candidate self-funding$42K · 29%

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