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BETTS, DANIEL

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FEC candidate id
H6TX21285
Internal id
3ba4877c-7fee-48d0-92a1-68e65d9ce828
Status
open seat

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here β€” American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-21. Source.

CategoryMetricValue
PeoplePopulation810,199
PeopleMedian age41
IncomeMedian household income$95,646
IncomePer-capita income$53,163
IncomeIn poverty8.1%
IncomeUnemployed4.2%
IncomeGini inequality index0.467
RaceWhite alone66.2%
RaceBlack alone3.5%
RaceAsian alone2.4%
RaceHispanic or Latino31.9%
RaceTwo or more races21.3%
OriginForeign-born8.9%
LanguageSpeaks English only at home80.9%
LanguageSpeaks Spanish at home15.8%
EducationHigh school or higher65.9%
EducationBachelor's or higher47.0%
EducationAdvanced degree18.1%
HouseholdFamily households66.7%
HouseholdAvg household size2.47
HouseholdNever married (15+)27.8%
HousingMedian home value$411,900
HousingMedian gross rent$1,477
HousingSingle-family detached68.3%
HousingBuilt before 19401.7%
HousingOvercrowded (>1 per room)2.6%
HousingVacant units9.0%
ServiceVeterans (18+)9.8%
HealthWith a disability13.0%
ConnectivityHouseholds with broadband94.1%
ConnectivityHouseholds with no internet3.6%
CommuteDrove alone68.6%
CommutePublic transit0.4%
CommuteWorked from home19.9%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

CycleRaisedSpentCash on handDebtsIndiv. contribs.
2026$177,457$112,319$65,138$0$177,132

Elections

Committees

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 20.1%

FeatureΞ” P(win)
Base rate (historical)15.1%
R (major party)+10.0%
open seat-5.0%

Baseline model (incumbency Γ— party Γ— office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

CycleSupportOpposeIEs
2026$24,312$04

Recent (latest 25)

DateSpenderFor / againstAmountPurpose
2026-02-26GATORPACsupport$5,000Text Messaging
2026-02-25GATORPACsupport$1,000Digital Ads
2026-02-24GATORPACsupport$1,762Text Messaging
2026-02-12COURAGEOUS CONSERVATIVES PACsupport$16,550Radio Advertising

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

DateFrom committeeTypeAmount
2026-02-26GATORPAC24E$5,000
2026-02-25GATORPAC24E$1,000
2026-02-24GATORPAC24E$1,761
2026-02-12COURAGEOUS CONSERVATIVES PAC24E$16,550

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee BETTS FOR TEXAS.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

DonorEmployer / occupationCity, STGiftsTotal
DOUGLAS, SCHARBAUERRETIRED Β· RETIREDMIDLAND, TX3$10,500
EMERSON, SMITHBETTS REAL ESTATE ENTERPRISES, INC. Β· REAL ESTATE AGENTAUSTIN, TX2$5,000
TIMOTHY, HUSTONALLRISE CAPITAL Β· FINSNCESPICEWOOD, TX1$1,033

Connected on the graph

Inbound (8)

datefromtypeamountrolesource
2026-02-26GATORPACsupports_independently$5,000fec_ies
2026-02-26GATORPACcontributed_to$5,000pas2
2026-02-25GATORPACcontributed_to$1,000pas2
2026-02-25GATORPACsupports_independently$1,000fec_ies
2026-02-24GATORPACsupports_independently$1,762fec_ies
2026-02-24GATORPACcontributed_to$1,761pas2
2026-02-12COURAGEOUS CONSERVATIVES PACcontributed_to$16,550pas2
2026-02-12COURAGEOUS CONSERVATIVES PACsupports_independently$16,550fec_ies

Outbound (1)

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