{"id":251296,"date":"2026-04-15T18:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/251296\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:58:09","slug":"in-race-for-texas-senate-seat-democrat-james-talarico-reports-massive-fundraising-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/251296\/","title":{"rendered":"In race for Texas Senate seat, Democrat James Talarico reports massive fundraising haul"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIn the Ferrari or Jaguar, switchin\u2019 four lanes. With the top down screamin\u2019 out, \u2018money ain\u2019t a thang.\u2019\u201d \u2014 I suspect that classic Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri track<\/a> offers an accurate summation of the vibes at Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico\u2019s headquarters these days, after his campaign announced its quarterly fundraising numbers on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Talarico\u2019s camp reported raising $27 million in the first three months of the year, a whopping total that speaks to the high profile he has enjoyed as the Texas state senator\u2019s progressive campaign for U.S. Senate has garnered national attention<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to a press statement from Team Talarico:<\/p>\n

Since launching in September, James\u2019 campaign has now raised a total of over $40 million, receiving more than 970,000 donations from a staggering 540,000+ individual contributors \u2014 with donations from 246 of Texas\u2019 254 counties and zero dollars from corporate PACs. Since primary day, James has raised over $10 million.<\/p>\n

Even if the news is promising, some context is in order. It is not uncommon for Texas Democratic candidates, especially those with large national profiles, to raise oodles of money. And fundraising, in and of itself, is no guarantee of victory. Just ask Beto O\u2019Rourke, the Texas Democrat who notched a historic $38 million fundraising quarter<\/a> in 2018 during his ultimately failed bid to oust GOP Sen. Ted Cruz.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJa’han Jones<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJa\u2019han Jones is an MS NOW opinion blogger. He previously wrote The ReidOut\u00a0Blog.\t\t<\/p>\n

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