James Talarico

Democrat · Candidate for Texas U.S. Senate · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Strongly left, from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty). From their roll-call votes in the Texas House, 2019–2022.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately left.

AI read of their current public record: strongly left.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxesStrongly left
Health careModerately left

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $22M supporting and $207M opposing James Talarico.

For
Lone Star Rising PAC · Single-candidate super PAC (supports James Talarico)$6.6M
Lower Costs Now · Unknown (no stated mission)$5.8M
AB PAC · Progressive advocacy$3.8M
Evangelicals for a Better Future · Single-candidate super PAC (supports James Talarico)$1.5M
Cffe PAC · Progressive advocacy$841K
New American Jobs Fund · Environment / climate$790K
Against
Texas PAC · Republican Senate leadership super PAC$112M
MAGA Inc. · Trump-aligned super PAC$30M
America PAC · Conservative advocacy$28M
Lone Star Liberty PAC · Single-candidate super PAC (supports Ken Paxton)$16M
Defend US PAC · Unknown (no stated mission)$10M
Truth and Courage PAC · Unknown (no stated mission)$3.7M

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

  • U.S. senators: Martin Heinrich, Chris Coons, Kirsten Gillibrand, Jon Ossoff, Adam Schiff, Chuck Schumer
  • U.S. representatives: Julie Johnson, Colin Allred, Jake Auchincloss, Greg Casar, Jasmine Crockett, Lizzie Fletcher and 5 more
  • State officials: 4 members of the Texas State Board of Education
  • State legislators: Sarah Eckhardt, Roland Gutierrez, 28 state representatives, Jimmie Don Aycock (Republican), Rodney Ellis, Susan King (Republican) and 4 more
  • Local officials: Kirk Watson, Steve Bartlett (Republican), Michael Bloomberg, Jim Ross (Independent), Glen Whitley (Republican)
  • Individuals: Jackson Browne, Brad Garrett, Olivia Julianna, Dave Matthews, Richard Plepler, Bobby Pulido and 23 more
  • Labor unions: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 278, Southern Regional Council of Carpenters, Actors' Equity Association, American Federation of Government Employees, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, American Federation of Teachers Texas and 1 more
  • Organizations: College Democrats of America, High School Democrats of America, Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, State Tejano Democrats, Texas A&M College Democrats and 10 more
  • Newspapers: Austin American-Statesman, The Austin Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Houston Chronicle
  • Executive branch officials: Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama
  • Statewide officials: Deborah Hankinson (Republican), Thomas R. Phillips (Republican), JB Pritzker, Andrew Sansom (Republican)
  • Newspapers and media: Daily Kos, The Dallas Morning News

More about James Talarico

Campaign website · Wikipedia · Ballotpedia

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Quick answers

What party is James Talarico?
James Talarico is running as a Democrat.
Who is James Talarico running against?
Ken Paxton, for Texas U.S. Senate.
Is James Talarico liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, James Talarico is strongly left, from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
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