Official portrait of Craig Goldman

Craig Goldman

REPHouseTexasSince 2025Representative

Total raised: $3.20M  -  Donor-aligned votes: 0/0  -  Stock conflicts: 0  -  Legal actions: 0

Independent View Summary

Craig Goldman raised $3.2M in reported campaign funds (2024). About 98% came from large donors, PACs and committee transfers ($2.2M itemized, $615K PAC), while 2% ($66K) came from small grassroots donors. This funding mix leans heavily on big-money sources, a higher influence-risk signal. Largest individual donors on record: WINRED $348K; AIPAC PAC $247K; DREEBEN, ALAN (REPUBLIC NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION) $160K. Outside groups reported $3.1M in independent expenditures for or against Craig Goldman, led by DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $1.5M (support); CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. $1.2M (support). This is separate from money the campaign itself raised. Tracked industry/PAC contributions identified so far total $943K.

Campaign Finance

Total raised (through 2024): $3.20M

Funding sourceAmountShare
Large itemized donors$2.24M70%
PAC / committee money$615K19%
Transfers$266K8%
Small grassroots donors$66K2%

Big-money share (large donors + PACs + transfers): 98% - Grassroots share: 2%

Top individual donors

DonorAmount
WINRED$348K
AIPAC PAC$247K
DREEBEN, ALANADVISORY DIRECTOR - REPUBLIC NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION$160K
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-$155K
KLEINHEINZ, BURKEINVESTMENTS - WELLTOWER$106K

Outside spending (independent expenditures)

Reported by outside groups for or against this official. Separate from money the campaign raised.

SpenderAmountPosition
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSuper PAC (Independent Expenditure-Only)$1.45Msupport
CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.Super PAC (Independent Expenditure-Only)$1.20Msupport
AMERICA LEADS ACTION INC.Super PAC (Independent Expenditure-Only)$225Ksupport
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC - Qualified - Membership Organization - UNKNOWN$107Ksupport
TEXANS FOR FREEDOMSuper PAC (Independent Expenditure-Only)$89Koppose

Source: FEC candidate totals.

Lobby Contributions Received

Lobby / DonorAmountWhat They Want
Other PAC & Corporate Money
Other Organized Money
$398K
support
$294K
support
AIPAC
Foreign Policy / Israel
$53K
support
American Petroleum Institute (API)
Oil & Gas / Fossil Fuels
$41K
support
Electric Utilities & Energy
Utilities / Energy
$34K
support
$24K
support
$22K
support
$16K
support
$11K
support
$10K
support
Ideological / Single-Issue Groups
Ideological / Single-Issue
$10K
support
Defense Industry (MICC)
Defense & Aerospace
$9K
support
Lawyers & Law Firms
Legal / Lawyers
$8K
support
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Corporate / Business Interests
$6K
support
Retail & Consumer Goods
Retail / Consumer
$4K
support
$2K
support
PhRMA Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Pharmaceutical Industry
$1K
support
$1K
support

Stock Trades While in Office

Stock-trade disclosures are not currently available from an authoritative free data source; this section will populate when one is connected.

Legal Actions & Investigations

- No lawsuits, investigations, or legal actions on record.