Political ad filings/eop-ad-0o3ht1h
FEC independent expenditure · Texas District 8

DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS

supporting Jessica Hart Steinmann

SUPPORT$499,376.00February 24, 2026
Direct answer

What did this FEC row report?

SUPPORT

DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS reported $499,376.00 in independent-expenditure activity supporting Jessica Hart Steinmann. The filer supplied purpose text IE-Steinmann-Media Buy and named payee Main Street Media Group.

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Reported communication-spending record

Spender
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS
Spender FEC ID
C00836221
Named candidate
Jessica Hart Steinmann
Candidate FEC ID
H6TX08209
Reported position
SUPPORT
Amount
$499,376.00
Purpose text
IE-Steinmann-Media Buy
Payee
Main Street Media Group
Expenditure date
February 19, 2026
Dissemination date
February 24, 2026
Receipt date
February 25, 2026
Election type
P
Office
H · Texas District 8
Candidate party
REPUBLICAN PARTY
FEC file number
1950529
Transaction ID
SE.4652
Amendment indicator
N
Election.org ID
eop-ad-0o3ht1h
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