Talarico posts $27M Q1 haul as Democrats push Texas Senate bid

Texas state Representative James Talarico announced raising more than $27 million in the first quarter of 2026 for his U.S. Senate bid, including about $10 million since winning the March 3 Democratic primary, one of the largest totals for a Senate candidate. His big haul underscores Democrats’ fundraising momentum as they try to put Texas in play in a map that could affect control of the Senate; he will face the winner of the May 26 Republican runoff between incumbent John Cornyn and Ken Paxton in the general election, a race already drawing comparisons to Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 bid.