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Lamar Smith

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

$0$1M$2M2013–14: $1,455,927.032013–142015–16: $1,590,453.962015–162017–18: $660,775.462017–182019–20: $8,659.022019–20
Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
CycleReceipts
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.

PAC contributions

2017–18
From committees
$241K
Net of refunds
Committees
99
Contributions
141
CommitteeCompany / sponsorMember's tradesContributionsTotal
Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (BUILDPAC)Trade associationNational Association of Home Builders—2$5,000
National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (NABPAC)Trade associationNational Association of Broadcasters—1$5,000
National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association——1$5,000
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateNOCNorthrop Grumman Corp. /De/—4$5,000
Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateHONHoneywell International Inc.—2$5,000
AT&T Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (AT&T Federal PAC)CorporateTAT&T Inc.—1$5,000
Valero Energy Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateVLOValero Energy Corp./TX—2$5,000
Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC)CorporateExxon Mobil Corporation—2$5,000
Intel Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateINTCIntel Corp.—1$5,000
National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteeTrade associationNational Multifamily Housing Council—2$5,000
Jacobs Good Government Fund of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.CorporateJJacobs Solutions Inc.—1$5,000
The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateBABoeing Co—8$5,000
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association——2$5,000
United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC - USAA Employee PACCorporateUnited Services Automobile Association—1$5,000
Deloitte Political Action CommitteeIdeological / issue——2$5,000
Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (KOCHPAC)CorporateKoch Industries, Inc.—2$5,000
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Inc. Political Action Committee Aka OapacCorporateNorthrop Grumman Innovation Systems Inc.—2$5,000
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLMTLockheed Martin Corp.—7$5,000
Andeavor LLC Political Action CommitteeCorporateAndeavor LLC—2$5,000
Alston & Bird PACIdeological / issue——1$5,000
Nustar Energy L.P. (Nustar PAC)CorporateNustar Energy L.P.—1$5,000
American Dental Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association——2$4,500
American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade associationAmerican Council of Engineering Companies—2$3,000
United Parcel Service Inc. PACCorporateUPSUnited Parcel Service Inc.—2$3,000
Walmart Inc. PAC for Responsible GovernmentCorporateWMTWalmart Inc.—3$3,000
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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Lamar Smith's campaign committees in the 2017–18 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

2017–18 · through the latest regular FEC reports
Supporting
$0
Opposing
$861
Spenders
1
SpenderSupportingOpposing
Individuals and groups that aren't committees (1 combined)—$861
1 spender

Independent expenditures for or against Lamar Smith in the 2017–18 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.