Reported through Jun 30, 2026. Snapshot downloaded Sep 15, 2026.View 2024 cycle →
BEYOND THE FUNDING TOTAL
Accountability record
Accountability coverage for Rafael Edward Ted Cruz. The same FEC matching rules apply to every candidate in the indexed financial snapshots. Records span years beyond the 2026 funding cycle. Campaign respondents and personal conduct are identified separately.
5,759 candidates checked · 7,669 FEC case titles scanned · retrieved Sep 15, 2026 · limited name matching
Campaign respondent: TED CRUZ FOR SENATE C00492785 ↗
Matched by complete committee name, verified against the case respondent list. The legal index itself does not supply candidate IDs.
No Reason to Believe
Take No Further Action
Respondents: Knippa, Bradley S.; Ted Cruz for Senate; Cruz, Rafael Edward "Ted"
These are the FEC’s disposition labels. Closing a file does not establish guilt; a “reason to believe” decision is a procedural threshold. Repeated amounts for the same respondent group are shown once. Amounts across case numbers can overlap and must not be added.
These are the FEC’s disposition labels. Closing a file does not establish guilt; a “reason to believe” decision is a procedural threshold. Repeated amounts for the same respondent group are shown once. Amounts across case numbers can overlap and must not be added.
Partial review · includes broader investigations and context for selected FEC matters above · do not add these counts together
Federal Election Commission · MUR 8238
Podcast-revenue complaint was dismissed
Dismissed
Action date
Jan 14, 2025
Conduct period
2023–2024 payments; complaint filed April 2024
Who the record concerns
Ted Cruz; Truth and Courage PAC; Kris Ozanus, as treasurer
Conduct described in the record
Campaign Legal Center and End Citizens United alleged that Cruz unlawfully directed iHeart-related podcast revenue to Truth and Courage PAC and that the PAC misreported the payments.
Outcome / procedural status
The FEC voted 5–1 to dismiss both allegations and close the file. This matter did not result in a violation finding or civil penalty.
The adopted analysis said the record did not appear to show Cruz solicited or directed the payments and treated them as commercial payments. This dismissal must accompany any account of the complaint.
What “dismissed” means
The authority closed or dismissed the allegations described. The specific grounds, rather than the label alone, explain the outcome.
Campaign misreported the source of bank-financed loans
Civil settlement
Action date
Feb 20, 2019
Conduct period
2012 Senate campaign
Who the record concerns
Ted Cruz for Senate and Bradley S. Knippa, as treasurer
Conduct described in the record
The campaign reported $1,064,000 in loans as Cruz’s personal funds, omitting the required disclosure that Goldman Sachs and Citibank were the underlying lenders.
Outcome / procedural status
The campaign and treasurer agreed to a $35,000 civil penalty and to correct the reports. The FEC accepted the agreement and closed the consolidated matters.
$35,000Civil penalty agreed by campaign and treasurer
This was a reporting violation by the campaign and treasurer. The FEC separately found no reason to believe Cruz personally violated the reporting provisions. The campaign described the omission as inadvertent.
What “civil settlement” means
A civil matter resolved by agreement. Read the record for admissions, terms, and which respondent agreed.
Reported receipts$10.2M
All incoming funds, including transfers
Reported spending$9.1M
Disbursements, including transfers
Cash on hand$3M
At the end of the reporting period
Debts owed$0
Outstanding reported obligations
WHERE CONTRIBUTIONS COME FROM
The funding mix
$8,772,799.39Total reported contributions
Individuals$8,297,999.3994.6%
Other political committees$474,8005.4%
The candidate$00.0%
Party committees$00.0%
Contributions exclude loans, transfers, and other receipts. Committee contributions include PACs and other political committees. See definitions ↗
BEYOND CONTRIBUTIONS
Loans, transfers & refunds
These categories help explain why total receipts differ from contributions.
Transfers from authorized committees
$1,409,795.99
Candidate loans
$0
Other loans
$0
Transfers to authorized committees
$0
Individual contribution refunds
$12,955
Committee contribution refunds
$5,000
Receipts and spending can include money moved between a candidate’s own committees. Refunds are listed separately; contributions above are gross reported amounts.
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Committee contribution records
The latest matching record from each of up to 12 committees, ordered by transaction date. Each amount is a single reported transaction, not that committee’s total giving. Filings may include amendments, memo entries, and negative adjustments.
Recent committee contribution records for Rafael Edward Ted Cruz
Source: FEC committee-to-candidate files, downloaded Sep 15, 2026. Reporting committee names come from the committee registry. These records exclude independent expenditures and do not reconcile to candidate-reported receipts. Selection methodology ↗