CUELLAR, ADA
D · house
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- FEC candidate id
H6TX15238- Internal id
6caedc77-c047-4da2-9677-1f185509b3b8- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-15. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 790,465 |
| People | Median age | 33 |
| Income | Median household income | $59,751 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $27,084 |
| Income | In poverty | 23.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.480 |
| Race | White alone | 33.9% |
| Race | Black alone | 1.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.2% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 81.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 52.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 22.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 32.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 66.2% |
| Education | High school or higher | 50.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 22.7% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 7.3% |
| Household | Family households | 75.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 3.06 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 35.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $169,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $992 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 65.6% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 8.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 12.2% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 87.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 10.1% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 74.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.2% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 10.0% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1,259,387 | $1,259,301 | $86 | $1,098,563 | $152,639 |
Elections
- 2026 general house · TX-15 — running
Committees
- DR. CUELLAR FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Δ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
| Date | From committee | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION CO… | 24K | $5,000 |
| 2025-08-25 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICA… | 24K | $5,000 |
| 2025-05-19 | TEXAS INTERNATIONAL PRODUCE ASSN TEX PAC | 24K | $500 |
| 2025-02-10 | TEXAS INTERNATIONAL PRODUCE ASSN TEX PAC | 24K | $1,500 |
Top individual donors (2026 cycle)
Via this candidate's principal committee DR. CUELLAR FOR CONGRESS.
Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.
| Donor | Employer / occupation | City, ST | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FASKEN, ANDY | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | PARIS, TX | 1 | $250 |
| BOEHME, GEORGE | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | HOUSTON, TX | 1 | $250 |
| BODDY, JEAN | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | RIFLE, CO | 3 | $150 |
| MILLER, INGER | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | COLLEYVILLE, TX | 1 | $100 |
| DE ALBA, DIANA | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | MCALLEN, TX | 1 | $100 |
| DORMIRE, SHARON | TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY · NURSING PROFESSOR | COLLEGE STATION, TX | 1 | $100 |
| CASSO, CHRIS | STHS · PHYSICIAN | MCALLEN, TX | 1 | $100 |
| GONTHIER, MARK | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | BOSTON, MA | 1 | $100 |
| SCHAFFER, GREG | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | DENTON, MD | 1 | $100 |
| DAND, HARISH | SELF EMPLOYED · CPA | BEDFORD, TX | 1 | $50 |
| PETERS, BEVERLY | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | GARLAND, TX | 1 | $50 |
| RAMOS, JAMIE | FRY'S PHARMACY · PHARMACIST | SAN BENITO, TX | 1 | $50 |
| MARTINEZ, LEONEL | EXCEPTIONAL EMERGENCY CENTER · XRAY TECHNOLOGIST | HARLINGEN, TX | 1 | $25 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS | contributed_to | $5,000 | pas2 | |
| 2025-08-25 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AAEM PAC | contributed_to | $5,000 | pas2 | |
| 2025-05-19 | TEXAS INTERNATIONAL PRODUCE ASSN TEX PAC | contributed_to | $500 | pas2 | |
| 2025-02-10 | TEXAS INTERNATIONAL PRODUCE ASSN TEX PAC | contributed_to | $1,500 | pas2 |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | principal_candidate_of | DR. CUELLAR FOR CONGRESS | — | candidate_committees |