Top Democratic PAC books $22 million in ads, Republican counterpart reserves $14 million for U.S. House seats in Texas

WASHINGTON — House Democrats’ top super PAC is reserving more than $22 million for ad buys aimed at five congressional seats — a massive uptick from 2024 and a sign the party sees pickup opportunities in the state even after the GOP’s mid-decade redistricting.

House Majority PAC’s eight-figure spending is aimed at holding two vulnerable Democratic districts in South Texas — held by Reps. Henry Cuellar of Laredo and Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen — and winning three seats that Republicans already hold or are favored to win after redistricting. All five districts are majority-Hispanic, signaling Democrats’ confidence in polls that show Hispanic support for the GOP is eroding after Republicans made major gains two years ago in the Rio Grande Valley and other border communities.

The three GOP seats on House Majority PAC’s target list are Edinburg Rep. Monica De La Cruz’s 15th Congressional District; the 23rd Congressional District, previously held by former San Antonio Rep. Tony Gonzales; and the newly drawn 35th Congressional District in San Antonio and surrounding counties.

The top House Republican outside group, Congressional Leadership Fund, is spending $13.9 million in three media markets to target Cuellar and Gonzalez, whose redistricted seats are some of the party’s best competitive pickup opportunities in November, albeit heavier lifts than usual in a midterm election expected to favor Democrats.



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