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John Cornyn

U.S. Senate

Raised · 2026 cycle

$13.6M

Source: FEC

Top PAC industries

Real Estate

By PAC dollars · Source: FEC

As of July 2026, John Cornyn is a Republican who holds the seat of U.S. Senate in Texas. Federal Election Commission filings report $13,574,709 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. The largest identified industry source of PAC money to the campaign is Real Estate. 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 April 2026.

John Cornyn is one of the most powerful Republicans in the Senate, having served as Senate Majority Whip and currently as Senate Majority Leader following the 2024 elections. A former Texas Supreme Court Justice and state Attorney General, he has represented Texas in the Senate since 2002. He is a reliable conservative voice on fiscal policy, energy, and national security, and is expected to easily win re-election in a state that has grown increasingly Republican at the federal level.

Energy & Natural Resources

Maximize domestic energy production; oppose restrictions on oil, gas, and LNG exports

  • Led efforts to lift the crude oil export ban in 2015, benefiting Texas producers
  • Opposed Biden administration's pause on LNG export terminal approvals
  • Backed permitting reform to speed energy and infrastructure projects
  • Supported Texas's ERCOT grid while opposing federal intervention in state energy markets

Border Security & Immigration

Secure the border first; oppose amnesty; support Texas enforcement authority

  • Backed Operation Lone Star and Texas's state-level border enforcement efforts
  • Opposed comprehensive immigration reform packages he viewed as amnesty
  • Supported expedited removal and increased immigration court capacity

National Security

Strong defense; counter China and Iran; support Israel and Ukraine

  • Supported Ukraine military aid packages while demanding stricter accountability
  • Backed legislation targeting Chinese military companies and TikTok
  • Championed sanctions on Iran and its proxies
  • Authored legislation strengthening military alliances in the Pacific

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$13.6M

Total raised

$10.1M

Total spent

$4.1M

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$5.5M · 40%
Small dollar donations <$200$561K · 4%
PAC contributions$2.3M · 17%
Party committee contributions$62K · 0%
Transfers from other committees$4.6M · 34%
Loans and other receipts$556K · 4%

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

Former staff and officials who held a role at this office and currently work in lobbying, law, advocacy, or the private sector. Sourced from sworn LDA filings.

Arthur Warren Scott
Former: Staff Assistant
LobbyistatAXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONSLobbying firm
Emily Kirlin
Former: Member Services Director · 2016–2018
LobbyistatTIBER CREEK GROUPLobbying firm
Monica Popp
Former: Chief of Staff/Deputy Chief of Staff
LobbyistatMARSHALL & POPP, LLCLobbying firm
Jerr Rosenbaum
Former: Legislative Director
LobbyistatPENN AVENUE PARTNERSLobbying firm
LobbyistatHR STRATEGIES LLCLobbying firm
Matthew Lee Johnson
Former: Chief Counsel
LobbyistatKLEIN/JOHNSON GROUPLobbying firm

Sources: LDA filings via lda.gov · PolTraPro entity resolution. Confidence: confirmed only.