U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026

Texas's 17th district

Candidates are those who filed with the Federal Election Commission for the seat and raised at least $5,000 (incumbents always): the list includes candidates who lost a primary or withdrew. Your ballot is set by your state.

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Candidates and their money

Cumulative receipts reported to the FEC through each candidate's latest report. Shares are of receipts.

IndividualsPACsPartySelf
  1. Pete SessionsRepublican · Incumbent
    $1.1MCash on hand $934K · through Jun 30, 2026
    From PACs of federal contractors: $57K
  2. James Gordon MitchellDemocratic · Challenger
    $19.4KCash on hand $0 · through Mar 31, 2026
  3. Casey ShepardDemocratic · Challenger
    $8,801Cash on hand $3,145 · through Jun 30, 2026

The sitting member's record

Recorded votes in the current Congress. Activity measures are volume and attendance, not a grade.

Pete SessionsR-TX-17
With party
99%
463/470
Missed
0.3%
2/675
Bills sponsored
21
0 became law
Across the aisle
12%
32 of 273 bills cosponsored
Record in Congress
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Federal money in the district

Contracts performed in the district (current boundaries), attributed by ZIP code and county.

Federal contracts in the district

$678.1M FY2026$847 per resident
22 of 38 districts in TX in FY2026
  1. Department of the Air Force$315.8M · 47%
  2. Department of Veterans Affairs$142.5M · 21%
  3. Defense Contract Management Agency$59M · 8.7%
  4. Department of the Navy$47.9M · 7.1%
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Grants to the district's counties

The largest grant programs to the counties of the district, each county weighted by the district's share of its residents: an estimate. Grants to state governments are not included.

  1. promoting resilient operations for transformative, efficient, and cost-saving transportation (protect)$55.5M
  2. highway safety improvement program (hsip)$33.8M
  3. national highway performance program (nhpp)$26.4M
  4. bridge formula program$26.3M
  5. surface transportation block grant program$22.8M
  6. head start$19M
  7. computer and information science and engineering$13.4M
  8. safe streets and roads for all$12.9M

Direct payments and insurance (Social Security, Medicare, …): $4.5B (FY2026) · Their size follows who lives in the place (retirees, patients), not annual decisions.

How ballots were counted here

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Official election information

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Several states redrew their districts for 2026: district numbers here follow the FEC filings, maps and money follow the current boundaries.