U.S. House Candidate Profile

Terry Virts

Updated

DemocraticU.S. HouseTexas09

Background

Terry Virts is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Texas's 9th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. Virts previously declared candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Texas in 2025, but withdrew in November 2025 to run for the U.S. House. Virts is a retired astronaut and former commander of the International Space Station, having served in that role in 2014 and 2015. Virts holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with a French minor from the United States Air Force Academy and a Master of Science degree, and he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force after graduation. Virts's Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 cycle report total receipts of $666,754, total disbursements of $455,642, and cash on hand of $55,965.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; Federal Election Commission; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Virts; cbsnews.com/video/how-astronauts-prepare-to-make-hi…; foxnews.com/video/6392570621112; npr.org/2022/08/04/1115483902/russia-leaving-in…; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX09207/).

Last updated 2026-10-06.

Sourced summary

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Terry Virts raised $665,423, spent $454,248, reported $2,903 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Terry Virts raised $665,423, spent $421,710, reported $35,441 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Finance snapshot

Terry Virts's committee id is C00908897

Terry Virts's latest reported receipts $666,754, disbursements $455,642, cash on hand $55,965. fec.gov

Race and district

Other indexed profiles in this race.

Alexandra Mealer (Republican), Alexandria Butler (Republican), Briscoe Rowell Cain III (Republican), Crystal Sarmiento (Republican), Dan Mims (Republican), Dwayne Bradley Stovall (Republican), Earnest Clayton (Democratic), Jaimy Blanco (Republican).

Full Research & Receipts

Claim-level receipts, campaign-finance detail, donor-network analysis, and the full research book for this profile are reserved for signed-in, entitled OppIntell customers.

Unlock full profile

Free Sample Brief

See what a receipted OppIntell brief on Terry Virts looks like before you buy: a short sample of source-cited findings (plus campaign-finance totals where filings exist), delivered to your inbox after a one-step email confirmation.

Get a free sample brief

Terry Virts profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 23. Primary-source references 23. First seen 2026-05-05. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-06.

Published claim kinds: Background 11, Finance 2.

Other ids: Other sec-edgar:_run.

Same race

12 other indexed profiles returned with Terry Virts, the limit of this page's race query. Not a certified ballot.

Related hubs

How this profile is researched

A profile section follows the public method for that record.

Other candidates in this race

Related Research

root hub

OppIntell opposition research software

Opposition research software for campaigns, committees, and consultants. Votes, quotes, filings, and contradiction flags, each linked to the public record it came from.

strategic target

Opposition research

What opposition research is, how campaigns use it, which public records it draws on, and the sourcing standards that keep each claim defensible in a race.

strategic target

Public-record intelligence database

Source-cited candidate profiles for due diligence, litigation support, watchdog research, and journalists.

same race hub

Texas House candidates

Compare house candidate profiles and party breakdowns.

strategic target

Race candidate research

Explore candidate intelligence by race category, party, and state.

same state hub

Texas candidate research

Browse all-party candidate intelligence for Texas.