Ted Cruz
Republican · TX
Member of Congress
Tracked donations to candidate
None in tracked data
IE for this entity (not received)
$1,070,327
IE against this entity (not received)
$325,300
Connections
88
Votes
50
Independent expenditures are paid by outside groups to ad and mail vendors. None of that money reached this entity's committee, and none of it is counted as a receipt.
How money flowed to Ted Cruz
SD PAC spent $315K opposing Ted Cruz across 2 contributions between October 2024 and October 2024.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RPAC) spent $229K supporting Ted Cruz across 2 contributions.
RED SENATE spent $225K supporting Ted Cruz across 9 contributions between September 2024 and October 2024.
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND spent $62K supporting Ted Cruz across 2 contributions between October 2024 and October 2024.
Who funded Ted Cruz
Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this
smallest single documented leg $115K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $2K
smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $500
smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
Plus 42 additional chains totaling $21K.
Outside Spending and Dark Money
Dark money is election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors: 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar non-committee filers (FEC Form 5 and Form 9). Registered super PACs also make independent expenditures. But they itemize their donors with the FEC, so their spending is not dark money. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.
Outside Spending About This Entity
Every independent expenditure and electioneering communication in the tracked filings that names this entity, by any filer. Most filers here are super PACs that disclose their donors. Only the non-committee nonprofits among them are dark money.
| Filer | Amount | Type | Support/Oppose | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RPAC) | $205,169 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 14, 2024 |
| SD PAC | $200,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 29, 2024 |
| SD PAC | $115,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 31, 2024 |
| NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND | $38,994 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 8, 2024 |
| RED SENATE | $37,044 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 17, 2024 |
| RED SENATE | $29,059 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 18, 2024 |
| RED SENATE | $27,109 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 14, 2024 |
| RED SENATE | $24,974 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 21, 2024 |
| RED SENATE | $23,535 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 13, 2024 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RPAC) | $23,500 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 14, 2024 |
| RED SENATE | $22,891 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 14, 2024 |
| NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND | $22,648 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 14, 2024 |
| RED SENATE | $21,966 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Sep 30, 2024 |
| RED SENATE | $20,761 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 31, 2024 |
| RED SENATE | $17,997 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 9, 2024 |
| RED SENATE | $17,646 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Dec 2, 2024 |
| RED SENATE | $17,375 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 16, 2024 |
| RED SENATE | $15,780 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 18, 2024 |
| RED SENATE | $15,001 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Dec 4, 2024 |
| RED SENATE | $13,231 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 1, 2024 |
Money spent by non-disclosing organizations on ads and communications referencing this candidate. These dollars do not flow to the candidate's committee.
Methodology Disclosure
Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates. QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.
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Election Results
| Year | Office | State | Party | Result | Total Raised | Tracked direct PAC giving |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US Senate | TX | Republican | Won | $107,113,866 | — |
Donations Received and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Badged rows are independent expenditures other groups paid to vendors for or against this entity. That money did not reach its committee.
| Donor | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RPAC)Spent to support | $205,169 | Oct 14, 2024 | 2024 |
| SD PACSpent to oppose | −$200,000 | Oct 29, 2024 | 2024 |
| SD PACSpent to oppose | −$115,000 | Oct 31, 2024 | 2024 |
| NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDSpent to support | $38,994 | Oct 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $37,044 | Oct 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $29,059 | Oct 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $27,109 | Oct 14, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $24,974 | Oct 21, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $23,535 | Oct 13, 2024 | 2024 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RPAC)Spent to support | $23,500 | Oct 14, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $22,891 | Oct 14, 2024 | 2024 |
| NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDSpent to support | $22,648 | Oct 14, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $21,966 | Sep 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $20,761 | Oct 31, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $17,997 | Oct 9, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $17,646 | Dec 2, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $17,375 | Oct 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $15,780 | Oct 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $15,001 | Dec 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $13,231 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $12,654 | Sep 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $12,500 | Oct 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $12,500 | Oct 19, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $12,500 | Oct 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $12,500 | Oct 14, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $12,500 | Oct 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $12,500 | Oct 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $12,500 | Oct 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $12,400 | Oct 10, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $12,296 | Oct 31, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $12,195 | Dec 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $11,821 | Sep 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $10,709 | Oct 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $10,510 | Oct 7, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $10,356 | Oct 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $9,766 | Sep 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $9,487 | Oct 2, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $9,470 | Oct 11, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $9,213 | Nov 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $8,291 | Nov 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $8,289 | Sep 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $7,993 | Oct 3, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $7,896 | Sep 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $7,855 | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $7,774 | Jul 25, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $7,571 | Dec 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $7,280 | Oct 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $6,658 | Sep 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $6,594 | Oct 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| RED SENATESpent to support | $6,412 | Oct 22, 2024 | 2024 |