Manuel Vela

Individual

Also gave $35 to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

Grouped by the exact name reported to the FEC, which has no ID for individual donors. Other people with this name may be included.

Total Contributed

$31K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $19KR $842

Top States

TX$19K

DC$8K

PA$2K

WV$500

WA$500

Giving Trend

↑ 50%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

VALLEY BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEM

Summary

VELA, MANUEL is an individual political donor based in TX. They have contributed $31K across 92 contributions to 20 recipients. Their average contribution is $333.435. Top recipients include FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC, FILEMON VELA FOR CONGRESS, RUBEN HINOJOSA FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $7K in 2016.

Giving Pattern by Cycle

Contribution amounts per election cycle, colored by recipient party

All Recipients

Committees and candidates receiving contributions, all cycles

#	Name	Party	State	Total	Contributions
1	FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC	UNK	DC	$8,000	6
2	FILEMON VELA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$5,000	2
3	RUBEN HINOJOSA FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$4,000	3
4	FRIENDS OF PETE GALLEGO	Democratic	TX	$3,500	4
5	TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	TX	$2,418	29
6	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,600	4
7	BILL WHITE FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$1,256	3
8	BOBBY PULIDO FOR TEXAS	—	—	$750	3
9	KEEP NICK RAHALL IN CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	WV	$500	1
10	VICENTE GONZALEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$500	1
11	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Republican	TX	$500	1
12	DAN SANCHEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$500	1
13	TEXANS FOR PETE	Democratic	TX	$500	1
14	FRIENDS OF MARIA	Democratic	WA	$500	1
15	BETO FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$500	1
16	TODD LITTON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$250	1
17	MCSALLY PAC	Republican	AZ	$157	16
18	TED CRUZ FOR SENATE	Republican	TX	$140	9
19	COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE PRESIDENT	—	VA	$60	3
20	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$45	2

Source: FEC bulk data

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