{"id":2627304,"date":"2026-07-09T13:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talarico-campaign-fundraising-dwarfs-rival-paxtons-with-30-million-haul\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:11:15","slug":"talarico-campaign-fundraising-dwarfs-rival-paxtons-with-30-million-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talarico-campaign-fundraising-dwarfs-rival-paxtons-with-30-million-haul\/","title":{"rendered":"Talarico campaign fundraising dwarfs rival Paxton&#8217;s with $30 million haul"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftalarico-campaign-fundraising-dwarfs-rival-paxtons-with-30-million-haul%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2627304&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Texas Democratic Senate candidate James talarico\u2019s campaign announced it raised $30 million in the second quarter, more than triple the $9 million collected by Republican Ken Paxton. Talarico, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"...s Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">state representative<\/a> challenging Texas Attorney General Paxton to succeed Senator John Cornyn, aims to flip the seat blue for the first time since 1988. Despite his fundraising success, Paxton also saw a rise in donations, raising over $7.7 million in the same period, indicating energized Republican support. Talarico emphasized uniting Texans beyond partisan divides, wiht most contributions under $100. Polls show a tight race with three months remaining before the November election, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-democrats-are-backing-an-illegal-alien-to-run-iowa-schools\/\" title=\"Why ... Are Backing An Illegal Alien To Run Iowa Schools\">amid record spending<\/a> by Talarico and recent political developments affecting both campaigns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> Democratic Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-talarico\/\">James Talarico\u2019s<\/a> campaign announced on Wednesday it had raked in $30 million in donations, more than triple the figure Republican rival <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\">Ken Paxton<\/a> was able to fundraise in one of the country\u2019s most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-georgia-nevada-how-swing-states-economies-could-influence-their-midterm-races\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada: How Swing States\u2019 Economies Could Influence Their Midterm Races\">closely watched races<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talarico, a state representative, is challenging Paxton, Texas\u2019s attorney general, in a bid to succeed outgoing Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"965\">John Cornyn <\/a>(R-TX) this November and flip the seat blue. If successful, Talarico would be the first Democrat to win a statewide race in Texas since 1988. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4642035\/valli-geiger-sponsored-bill-hold-rapists-accountable\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Platner\u2019s possible replacement, who is standing by him, sponsored bill aimed at holding rapists accountable<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4641945\/graham-platner-replacements-maine-senate-democrats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Who is running to replace Graham Platner?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4641976\/democrats-effed-right-now-joe-concha-graham-platner\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats are \u2018so effed right now, they have no idea\u2019: Joe Concha on Platner dropping out<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The progressive Democrat has made history with fundraising numbers throughout his campaign. This week, he announced another record in the second quarter, raising a staggering $30 million from April through June. That number compares with over $9 million Paxton raised in the second quarter of 2026, according to figures the Republican candidate\u2019s campaign released on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m honored to stand alongside more than 780,000 neighbors who are tired of being divided into <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >teams \u2014 red versus blue<\/a>, Left versus Right, rural versus urban,\u201d Talarico said, noting that around 97% of his contributions were $100 or less. \u201cWe are uniting Texans onto one team to change this broken, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trump-jr-blast-ny-ag-letitia-james-for-political-persecution-this-is-banana-republic-stuff\/\" title=\"Trump, Trump Jr. Blast NY AG Letitia James For \u2018Political Persecution\u2019: \u2018This Is Banana Republic Stuff\u2019\">corrupt political system<\/a> and bring down costs for working families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Talarico has far eclipsed his rival in fundraising, Paxton\u2019s campaign is on the rise.\u00a0The GOP Senate candidate raised more between April and June than he had in all prior quarters combined, which was around $7.7 million between April 2025 and this spring. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese numbers reflect what we see on the campaign trail every day: Texans are energized to send a proven conservative fighter to the United States Senate,\u201d Paxton\u2019s campaign said. \u201cKen Paxton is building a movement to defend the Lone Star State by uniting every Republican across the country to defeat James Talarico, the most radical and well-funded Democrat running in Texas history.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4629572\/texas-senate-ken-paxton-iceland-mistress\/\"><strong>TEXAS DEMOCRATS RIP PAXTON AFTER VIDEO SHOWS HIM FLYING TO ICELAND AHEAD OF JULY 4<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With just three full months to go until the November election, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/texas-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html\">polling <\/a>paints a razor-thin race between Paxton and Talarico. In the past, Texas has handed Republicans decisive victories, with Cornyn winning his last reelection campaign in 2020 by over 8 points. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This cycle, Talarico\u2019s rise has been fueled by record political spending. His campaign raised a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4529864\/james-talarico-texas-senate-campaign-27-million-dollars\/\">historically massive figure<\/a> in the first quarter of 2026, at $27 million. In May, in the first two hours following Paxton\u2019s win against Cornyn in the primary run-off for the Republican nomination, Talarico <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4583186\/james-talarico-records-600000-haul-hours-after-ken-paxton-texas-primary-win\/\">hauled in $600,000<\/a>, the strongest two hours of his entire campaign. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talarico raises $30M to challenge Paxton in Texas Senate race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2627305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26049014277675-e1779833976471.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[69993,35865,18466,42741,68501],"class_list":["post-2627304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign-fundraising","tag-election-campaign","tag-paxton","tag-political-fundraising","tag-talarico"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26049014277675-e1779833976471.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2627304"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2627308,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627304\/revisions\/2627308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2627305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2627304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2627304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2627304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}