DEZEVALLOS, SHELLY

R · house

FEC candidate id: H6TX38065
Internal id: 8248f79a-4329-4aed-89e1-489d2277e0ec
Status: open seat

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-38. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	788,192
People	Median age	38
Income	Median household income	$102,662
Income	Per-capita income	$58,622
Income	In poverty	9.1%
Income	Unemployed	5.1%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.497
Race	White alone	52.9%
Race	Black alone	10.4%
Race	Asian alone	10.3%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	27.2%
Race	Two or more races	18.2%
Origin	Foreign-born	22.2%
Language	Speaks English only at home	66.9%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	19.9%
Education	High school or higher	67.1%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	50.5%
Education	Advanced degree	19.0%
Household	Family households	68.5%
Household	Avg household size	2.64
Household	Never married (15+)	30.2%
Housing	Median home value	$373,200
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,653
Housing	Single-family detached	62.1%
Housing	Built before 1940	0.5%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	3.7%
Housing	Vacant units	6.4%
Service	Veterans (18+)	5.1%
Health	With a disability	9.4%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	95.7%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	2.5%
Commute	Drove alone	69.5%
Commute	Public transit	1.0%
Commute	Worked from home	18.2%

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	$1,016,100	$872,065	$144,036	$375,000	$568,654

Elections

2026 general house · TX-38 — running

Committees

SHELLY FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 20.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
R (major party)	+10.0%
open seat	-5.0%

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	$150,952	$0	2

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
2026-05-15	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	support	$38,536	DIRECT MAIL
2026-01-30	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	support	$112,416	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
2026-02-17	NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC POLI…	24K	$5,000
2026-02-17	KIRBY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$2,500
2026-02-11	TARGA RESOURCES CORP. FEDERAL PAC	24K	$2,500
2026-02-10	VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT…	24K	$5,000
2026-01-30	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	24E	$112,416
2026-01-29	WFW ACTION FUND INC	24K	$5,000
2026-01-09	RAPTOR PAC	24K	$2,500
2026-01-07	REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC	24K	$5,000
2025-12-29	31 DAYS PAC	24K	$2,500
2025-12-23	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	24K	$2,500
2025-12-15	VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT…	24K	$5,000
2025-12-09	GRAVES FOR CONGRESS	24K	$1,000
2025-10-28	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITT…	24K	$1,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee SHELLY 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
GRAFF, RHONDA	RETIRED · RETIRED	HOUSTON, TX	2	$10,500
LEWIS, DONNA	RETIRED · RETIRED	TOMBALL, TX	2	$10,500
KOCH, MONTE	SELF EMPLYOED · PRIVATE INVESTOR	ST THOMAS, VI	2	$7,000
WILCOX, DANIEL	RETIRED · RETIRED	LEXINGTON, SC	2	$7,000
HENRIKSEN, RONALD	—	HOUSTON, TX	2	$7,000
SOUTHWELL, BRENT	PJS OF HOUSTON · CHAIRMAN	HOUSTON, TX	2	$5,000
HENDEE, NINA J	TASTE OF TEXAS · OWNER	HOUSTON, TX	1	$3,500
SCOFIELD, JOHN	S-3 GROUP · CONSULTANT	WASHINGTON, DC	1	$3,500
RAY, DUDLEY	HIGGINBOTHAM INSURANCE · SALES	GALVESTON, TX	1	$3,500
WEIHS, CHRISTOPHER	—	ASPEN, CO	1	$2,500
HAGUE, KALI	JETLAW, LLC · ATTORNEY	WASHINGTON, DC	1	$2,000
JACKSON, KENT	JETLAW, LLC · ATTORNEY	WASHINGTON, DC	1	$2,000
ANDREWS, MARK	THECRASH CHURCH · MINISTER	HOUSTON, TX	1	$1,000
BREWER, JEFF	CONNECTING AVIATORS · MOBILE IOS APP DEVELOPMENT	KATY, TX	1	$1,000
RICHARDSON, GORDON	GORDON RICHARDSON & ASSOCIATES · INSURANCE AGENT	HOUSTON, TX	1	$1,000
ROZZELL, SCOTT	RETIRED · RETIRED	HOUSTON, TX	1	$1,000
ZADOK, JONATHAN	—	HOUSTON, TX	1	$1,000
BRIDGES, KELLI	RETIRED · RETIRED	HOUSTON, TX	1	$500
BAKER, DANIEL	RETIRED · RETIRED	SANTA BARBARA, CA	1	$500
LIPWORTH, STEVE	RETIRED · RETIRED	HOUSTON, TX	1	$500
WARNER, FREDDY	MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM · HEALTHCARE	HOUSTON, TX	1	$500
YUST, PAUL	RETIRED · RETIRED	HOUSTON, TX	1	$500
SCHWARTZ, DOUGLAS	CARDINAL AVIATION ADVISORS · AVIATION CONSULTANT	SPRING, TX	1	$300
MCCREERY, BOB	MCCREERY AVIATION CO. · PRESIDENT	MCALLEN, TX	1	$300
BOSCO, THOMAS	RETIRED · RETIRED	DALLAS, TX	1	$250

Connected on the graph

Inbound (15)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-05-15	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	supports_independently	$38,536	fec_ies
2026-02-17	KIRBY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2026-02-17	NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NBAA-PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-02-11	TARGA RESOURCES CORP. FEDERAL PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2026-02-10	VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-01-30	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	supports_independently	$112,416	fec_ies
2026-01-30	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	contributed_to	$112,416	pas2
2026-01-29	WFW ACTION FUND INC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-01-09	RAPTOR PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2026-01-07	REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-12-29	31 DAYS PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-12-23	GOPAC ELECTION FUND	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-12-15	VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-12-09	GRAVES FOR CONGRESS	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-10-28	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	SHELLY FOR CONGRESS	—		candidate_committees

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