Sen. John Cornyn outraised his Republican primary opponents again in the last quarter of 2025, posting the biggest three-month fundraising haul of his career as he attempts to fend off a challenge from Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Campaign finance disclosures due Saturday showed Cornyn raising over $7 million from October through December between his campaign account and two joint fundraising committees, which allow candidates to raise money alongside other candidates or organizations and split the profits.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee — Senate Republicans’ campaign arm — recently pioneered a strategy to buy ad time at the discounted rate typically reserved for candidates through joint committees, like the one it set up with Cornyn. That means the money raised through the Cornyn Victory Committee can be used similarly to the funds raised directly by Cornyn’s campaign.
