Lamar Smith

Representative · TX-21

RepublicanFormer memberServed 1987–2019Born 1947

Campaign fundraising

House · TX-21

Raised, 2019–20

$8,659

Spent

$263K

Cash on hand

$309K

Reported through

Dec 31, 2020

Latest cycle with filings

Receipts per two-year cycle

Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
Cycle	Receipts
2013–14	$1,455,927.03
2015–16	$1,590,453.96
2017–18	$660,775.46
2019–20	$8,659.02

2016 race · TX-21

Lamar Smith · R · Incumbent$1.59M
Brian Matthew McCall · R · Challenger$184K
Thomas Wakely · D · Challenger$71K
Tejas Vakil · D · Challenger$54K
Todd Phelps · R · Challenger$26K
William John Murphy · R · Challenger$7,183

Total receipts for the whole 2016 election period. 6 candidates reported receipts.

Source: Federal Election Commission candidate totals, all authorized campaign committees combined; principal campaign committee TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITH; cycles since 2013–14; updated Nov 2, 2026. No individual donor data.

Cycle2017–18 2015–16 2013–14

PAC contributions

2015–16

From committees

$794K

Net of refunds

Committees

232

Contributions

417

By type of committee

All Corporate$418K · 53%Trade association$176K · 22%Membership org$106K · 13%Leadership PAC$50,500 · 6%Ideological / issue$23,000 · 3%Candidate committee$12,000 · 2%Labor union$8,500 · 1%Cooperative$500 · 0%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (NABPAC)Trade association	National Association of Broadcasters	—	4	$10,000
National Cable and Telecommunications Association Political Action Committee (Ncta PAC)Trade association	—	—	3	$10,000
National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC)Trade association	National Cattlemen's Beef Association	—	2	$10,000
National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	National Automobile Dealers Association	—	3	$10,000
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporate	NOCNorthrop Grumman Corp. /De/	—	7	$10,000
Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporate	HONHoneywell International Inc.	—	4	$10,000
AT&T Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (AT&T Federal PAC)Corporate	TAT&T Inc.	—	2	$10,000
Intel Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporate	INTCIntel Corp.	—	2	$10,000
National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action CommitteeTrade association	National Association of Convenience Stores	—	2	$10,000
The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporate	BABoeing Co	—	9	$10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	—	—	4	$10,000
United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC - USAA Employee PACCorporate	—	—	2	$10,000
Verizon Communications Inc. Good Government Club (Verizon PAC)Corporate	VZVerizon Communications Inc.	—	2	$10,000
Deloitte Political Action CommitteeMembership org	—	—	3	$10,000
Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteeMembership org	—	—	3	$10,000
Koch Industries Inc. Political Action Committee (KOCHPAC)Corporate	Koch Industries Inc.	—	4	$10,000
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporate	LMTLockheed Martin Corp.	—	8	$10,000
National Thoroughbred Racing Association Political Action Committee/Horse PACMembership org	National Thoroughbred Racing Association	—	3	$10,000
Majority Committee PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC	Mccarthy	—	2	$10,000
The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC	Scalise	—	3	$10,000
Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (MPAC)Corporate	MPCMarathon Petroleum Corp	—	3	$10,000
Texas Farm Bureau Friends of Agriculture Fund (AGFUND) Inc. (Texas Farm Bureau Agfund)Membership org	Texas Farm Bureau	—	5	$9,629
Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (BUILDPAC)Trade association	National Association of Home Builders	—	5	$9,000
BNSF Railway Company Railpac (BNSF Railpac)Corporate	BNSF Railway Company	—	5	$9,000
American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade association	American Council of Engineering Companies	—	3	$8,000

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Lamar Smith's campaign committees in the 2015–16 cycle, net of refunds, from the committees' own FEC reports. Donations from individuals passed through WinRed or ActBlue are not included. Company and ticker matched by name; no ticker means no listed company was found; for other committees the sponsor as registered with the FEC. Member's trades counts every disclosed trade in that company's stock. Filers that aren't committees are combined into one line.

Outside spending

2015–16 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

$132

Opposing

$3,000

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
Climate Hawks Vote Political ActionSuper PAC	—	$3,000
Individuals and groups that aren't committees (1 combined)	$92	—
National Right to Life Political Action CommitteeMembership org	$20	—
National Right to Life Victory FundSuper PAC	$20	—

4 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against Lamar Smith in the 2015–16 cycle, through the latest regular FEC reports. Spending reported on 24- and 48-hour notices in the final weeks before an election appears here once the spender's next regular report is processed. Spenders that aren't registered committees (individuals and groups filing FEC Form 5) are combined into one line.

Source: Federal Election Commission bulk data (committee contributions and independent expenditures); updated Nov 2, 2026. No individual donor data.