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February 14, 2007

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Merck PAC Contributions
in Texas (2005 and 2006)

Amount
 Candidate
Party
 Office
$6,000
 Rick Perry
R
 Governor
$2,500
 Susan Combs
R
 Comptroller
$2,500
 Tom Craddick
R
 H--82
$2,500
 David Dewhurst
R
 Lt. Governor
$2,000
 John Whitmire
D
 S-15
$1,000
 Kip Averitt
R
 S-22
$1,000
 †John Carona
R
 S-16
$1,000
 •John Davis
R
 H-129
$1,000
 †Dianne Delisi
R
 H-55
$1,000
 Robert L. Duncan
R
 S-28
$1,000
 Craig Estes
R
 S-30
$1,000
 Troy Fraser
R
 S-24
$1,000
 †Mario Gallegos
D
 S-6
$1,000
 Glenn Hegar
R
 S-18
$1,000
 †Kyle Janek
R
 S-17
$1,000
 *Frank Madla
D
 S-19
$1,000
 Jim Pitts
R
 H-10
$1,000
 Florence Shapiro
R
 S-8
$1,000
 Carlos Uresti
D
 S-19
$1,000
 Leticia Van De Putte
D
 S-26
$1,000
 Jeff Wentworth
R
 S-25
$1,000
 †Royce West
D
 S-23
$1,000
 †Judith Zaffirini
D
 S-21
$500
 Dan Branch
R
 H-108
$500
 •Betty Brown
R
 H-4
$500
 †Garnet Coleman
D
 H-147
$500
 Dawnna Dukes
D
 H-46
$500
 Craig Eiland
D
 H-23
$500
 Rob Eissler
R
 H-15
$500
 Dan Gattis
R
 H-20
$500
 Charlie Geren
R
 H-99
$500
 Helen Giddings
D
 H-109
$500
 Linda Harper-Brown
R
 H-105
$500
 •Carl Isett
R
 H-84
$500
 Lois Kolkhorst
R
 H-13
$500
 Mike Krusee
R
 H-52
$500
 Brian McCall
R
 H-52
$500
 †Jim McReynolds
D
 H-12
$500
 Geanie Morrison
R
 H-30
$500
 *Gene Seaman
R
 H-32
$500
 David Swinford
R
 H-87
$500
 •Larry Taylor
R
 H-24
$500
 †Vicki Truitt
R
 H-98
$500
 Beverley Woolley
R
 H-136
$500
 •†Bill Zedler
R
 H-96
$500
 •John Zerwas
R
 H-28
$250
 Alma Allen
D
 H-131
$250
 Kevin Bailey
D
 H-140
$250
 *'Rob' Beckham
R
 H-71
$250
 Leo Berman
R
 H-6
$250
 Bill Callegari
R
 H-132
$250
 *Scott Campbell
R
 H-72
$250
 Norma Chavez
D
 H-76
$250
 Byron Cook
R
 H-8
$250
 Joe Crabb
R
 H-127
$250
 •Myra Crownover
R
 H-64
$250
 Kirk England
R
 H-106
$250
 Kino Flores
D
H-36
$250
 •Dan Flynn
R
 H-2
$250
 Veronica Gonzales
D
 H-41
$250
 Ryan Guillen
D
 H-31
$250
 •Kelly Hancock
R
 H-91
$250
 *Talmadge Heflin
R
 H-149
$250
 •†Jim Jackson
R
 H-115
$250
 •Phillip King
R
 H-61
$250
 Susan King
R
 H-71
$250
 *Jim Landtroop
R
 H-85
$250
 Eddie Lucio III
D
 H-38
$250
 Jose Menendez
D
 H-124
$250
 Sid Miller
R
 H-59
$250
 •Jim Murphy
R
 H-133
$250
 Rene Oliveira
D
 H-37
$250
 •Rob Orr
R
 H-58
$250
 Diane Patrick
R
 H-94
$250
 Aaron Pena
D
 H-40
$250
 Larry Phillips
R
 H-62
$250
 Patrick Rose
D
 H-45
$250
 Mark Strama
D
 H-50
$250
 Yvonne Toureilles
D
 H-35
$250
 •Corbin Van Arsdale
R
 H-130
$250
 *Martha Wong
R
 H-134
$200
 Ana Hernandez
D
 H-143
$53,950
 TOTAL
•Signed letter urging governor to rescind vaccine order.
†Served on a major health committee last session.
*Lost 2006 election.

 

Texas Lobby Groups Contributions

Amount
 Recipient
Party
Office
$16,000
 Susan Combs
R
Comptroller
$12,500
 Greg Abbott
R
Attorney General
$7,300
 TX Opportunity PAC
R
$7,094
 David Dewhurst
R
Lt. Governor
$5,000
 TX Republican Leg. Caucus
R
$5,000
 •John Zerwas
R
H-28
$4,000
 †Dianne Delisi
R
H-55
$4,000
 Craig Estes
R
S-30
$4,000
 David Swinford
R
H-87
$3,500
 Norma Chavez
D
H-76
$3,015
 Dan Patrick
R
S-7
$3,000
 *Kevin Christian
R
H-71
$2,500
 *Terry Keel
R
Criminal Appeals
$2,500
 •Tommy Williams
R
S-4
$2,250
 *Ben Bentzin
R
H-48
$2,000
 Brandon Creighton
R
H-16
$2,000
 Kirk England
R
H-106
$2,000
 Glenn Hegar
R
S-18
$2,000
 †Kyle Janek
R
S-17
$2,000
 Edmund Kuempel
R
H-44
$2,000
 •Nathaniel 'Tan' Parker
R
H-63
$2,000
 Joe Straus
R
H-121
$2,000
 *Bill Welch
R
H-47
$1,500
 †Bob Deuell
R
S-2
$1,500
 Craig Eiland
D
H-23
$1,500
 Patrick Rose
D
H-45
$1,200
 Joe Driver
R
H-113
$1,000
 Rafael Anchia
D
H-103
$1,000
 Kip Averitt
R
S-22
$1,000
 *James 'Rob' Beckham
R
H-71
$1,000
 Warren Chisum
R
H-88
$1,000
 *Al Edwards
D
H-146
$1,000
 Kino Flores
D
H-36
$1,000
 Veronica Gonzales
D
H-41
$1,000
 Chris Harris
R
S-9
$1,000
 Juan Hinojosa
D
S-20
$1,000
 •Phillip King
R
H-61
$1,000
 •†Jodie Laubenberg
R
H-89
$1,000
 *Mercurio Martinez
D
H-42
$1,000
 Robert Nichols
R
S-3
$1,000
 Solomon Ortiz
D
H-33
$1,000
 *Lee Parsley
R
Appeals Court-3
$1,000
 Aaron Pena
D
H-40
$1,000
 Robert Puente
D
H-119
$1,000
 Richard Raymond
D
H-42
$1,000
 Republican Party of TX
R
$1,000
 *Laura M. Salinas
D
H-143
$1,000
 Michael Schneider
R
Dist. Judge-315
$1,000
 Eliot Shapleigh
D
S-29
$1,000
 Mike Villarreal
D
H-123
$1,000
 Michael Williams
R
Railroad Com.
$1,000
 Judith Zaffirini
D
S-21
$541
 Rick Perry
R
Governor
$500
 Kevin Bailey
D
H-140
$500
 Leo Berman
R
H-6
$500
 Dan Branch
R
H-108
$500
 John Davis
R
H-129
$500
 Ryan Guillen
D
H-31
$500
 •Patricia Harless
R
H-126
$500
 Linda Harper-Brown
R
H-105
$500
 Armando Martinez
D
H-39
$500
 •Jim Murphy
R
H-133
$500
 •Rob Orr
R
H-58
$500
 Inocente Quintanilla
D
H-75
$500
 Don Willett
R
Supreme Court
$500
 •†Bill Zedler
R
H-96
$300
 *Kent Grusendorf
R
H-94
$150
 TX Assoc. of Business PAC
$100
 HillCo PAC
$18
 John Otto
R
H-18
$135,968
 
TOTAL:
•Signed letter urging governor to rescind vaccine order.
†Served on a major health committee last session.
*Lost 2006 election.