LUJAN, JOHN

R · house

FEC candidate id: H6TX35053
Internal id: 33e60f44-82cc-4857-9866-8dbe542b6c2f
Status: challenger

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-35. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	819,409
People	Median age	33
Income	Median household income	$73,088
Income	Per-capita income	$36,885
Income	In poverty	16.3%
Income	Unemployed	5.6%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.449
Race	White alone	39.6%
Race	Black alone	12.1%
Race	Asian alone	3.6%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	53.7%
Race	Two or more races	31.4%
Origin	Foreign-born	16.9%
Language	Speaks English only at home	61.4%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	33.9%
Education	High school or higher	57.1%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	32.9%
Education	Advanced degree	11.3%
Household	Family households	57.0%
Household	Avg household size	2.52
Household	Never married (15+)	43.9%
Housing	Median home value	$300,800
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,495
Housing	Single-family detached	55.8%
Housing	Built before 1940	3.5%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	5.3%
Housing	Vacant units	7.1%
Service	Veterans (18+)	6.7%
Health	With a disability	13.5%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	92.0%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	5.0%
Commute	Drove alone	67.1%
Commute	Public transit	2.1%
Commute	Worked from home	16.1%

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	$644,857	$552,805	$92,052	$114,188	$559,856

Elections

2026 general house · TX-35 — running

Committees

JOHN LUJAN 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%
R (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.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2026	$200,313	$0	7

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
2026-05-13	PROTECT AND SERVE PAC	support	$22,964	DIRECT MAIL PRINTING & POSTAGE
2026-05-01	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	support	$40,000	DIGITAL MEDIA
2026-02-18	CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC	support	$9,496	Direct Mail
2026-02-18	CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC	support	$3,237	Text Messages
2026-02-11	CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC	support	$3,200	Media Production
2026-02-11	CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC	support	$11,000	Media Placement
2026-01-27	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	support	$110,416	DIGITAL MEDIA

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-03-11	TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC	24E	$25
2026-02-26	TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC	24E	$6
2026-02-24	TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC	24E	$0
2026-02-18	TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC	24E	$6
2026-02-18	CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC	24E	$9,496
2026-02-17	CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC	24E	$3,236
2026-02-15	AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTIO…	24K	$5,000
2026-02-12	TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC	24E	$15
2026-02-11	CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC	24E	$11,000
2026-02-04	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTER…	24K	$5,000
2026-01-27	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	24E	$110,416
2025-12-29	31 DAYS PAC	24K	$2,500
2025-12-23	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	24K	$2,500
2025-10-15	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTER…	24K	$5,000
2025-10-15	HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT PAC	24K	$1,000
2025-09-25	31 DAYS PAC	24K	$2,500

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee JOHN LUJAN 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
LEFLORE, BYRON	PULMAN LEFLORE PULLEN & REED LLP · PARTNER	SAN ANTONIO, TX	1	$1,000
GUTTING, PATRICIA	—	SAN ANTONIO, TX	1	$500
HALTOM, MATTHEW	RETIRED · RETIRED	KATY, TX	1	$250
MUMMA, JOHN	RETIRED · RETIRED	SAN ANTONIO, TX	1	$250
BURKETT, BETTY	RETIRED · RETIRED	HOUSTON, TX	8	$233

Connected on the graph

Inbound (23)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-05-13	PROTECT AND SERVE PAC	supports_independently	$22,964	fec_ies
2026-05-01	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	supports_independently	$40,000	fec_ies
2026-03-11	TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC	contributed_to	$25	pas2
2026-02-26	TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC	contributed_to	$6	pas2
2026-02-24	TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC	contributed_to	$0	pas2
2026-02-18	CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC	contributed_to	$9,496	pas2
2026-02-18	CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC	supports_independently	$3,237	fec_ies
2026-02-18	CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC	supports_independently	$9,496	fec_ies
2026-02-18	TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC	contributed_to	$6	pas2
2026-02-17	CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC	contributed_to	$3,236	pas2
2026-02-15	AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-02-12	TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC	contributed_to	$15	pas2
2026-02-11	CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC	contributed_to	$11,000	pas2
2026-02-11	CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC	supports_independently	$11,000	fec_ies
2026-02-11	CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC	supports_independently	$3,200	fec_ies
2026-02-04	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-01-27	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	contributed_to	$110,416	pas2
2026-01-27	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	supports_independently	$110,416	fec_ies
2025-12-29	31 DAYS PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-12-23	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-10-15	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-10-15	HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-09-25	31 DAYS PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	JOHN LUJAN FOR CONGRESS	—		candidate_committees

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