Money In PoliTex:

A Guide to Money in the 2010
Texas Elections

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(Contributions & expenditure totals cover from January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2010. Cash on hand totals as of December 31, 2010)
Incumbency Status Incumbent Total Raised $5,828,869
Primary Result 100% Total Spent $5,197,447
General Result 64% Cash on Hand $9,212,699

Identified Contributions by Economic Interest
Contributions by Check Size

Top Source Cities
City Total
Houston $1,548,330
Dallas $1,119,340
Austin $810,716
Fort Worth $298,864
San Antonio $259,050

Top Donors
Name City Total Employer
Bob & Doylene Perry Houston $300,000 Perry Homes
Harold C. Simmons Dallas $125,000 Contran
Kenny & Lisa Troutt Dallas $125,000 Mt. Vernon Investments
Stevan Hammond Dallas $100,000 Marketing Investors
Republican State Leadership Committee Individual Account Washington $100,000 Republican State Leadership Committee
L. E. Simmons Houston $100,000 SCF Partners
Q PAC Fort Worth $70,000 Q Funding,
Dan L. Duncan Houston $56,472 Enterprise Products Partners
Peter & Edith Jones O'Donnell Jr. Dallas $55,000 O'Donnell Foundation
Andrews Kurth LLP Houston $50,000 Andrews & Kurth
Border Health PAC (BHPAC) Mcallen $50,000 Border Health PAC
James C. Flores Houston $50,000 Plains Exploration & Production
Ardon E. Moore III Fort Worth $50,000 Lee M. Bass
Vinson & Elkins Texas Houston $50,000 Vinson & Elkins
Dalton Lott Duncanville $47,200 Club Marketing Services
Harlan R. & Katherine Crow Dallas $45,000 Crow Holdings
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson Austin $45,000 Linebarger Heard Goggan Blair Graham Pena & Samson
Alice L. Walton Mineral Wells $45,000 Wal-Mart
H. Gary and Diane Heavin Gatesville $40,114 Curves International
Barry G. Andrews Dallas $35,000 Andrews Distributing
J. Ralph & Joy Ellis Jr. Irving $35,000 Belmont Oil & Gas
John Victor Lattimore Jr. Mckinney $35,000 Lattimore Materials
Charles Berndon Lawrence Houston $35,000 Kirby
Robert C. McNair Jr. Houston $35,000 Cogen Technologies/Houston Texans
James R. Moffett New Orleans $35,000 Freeport-McMoRan
Valero PAC San Antonio $35,000 Valero Energy Corp
AT&T, Inc. PAC Austin $30,000 AT&T
Bank of America PAC Austin $30,000 Bank of America
R. Steven & Donna Hicks Austin $28,302 Capstar Partners
Robert & Terry Rowling Irving $27,023 TRT Holdings
John Needham Austin $26,310 Riverside Resources Property Management
Morrie K. Abramson Houston $25,000 Kent Electronics
Hushang Ansary Houston $25,000 Stewart & Stevenson
Bobby D. and Leona Cox Fortworth $25,000 Bobby Cox Companies
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Houston $25,000 Fulbright & Jaworski
Good Government Fund [Ft Worth] Fort Worth $25,000 Good Government Fund
Gulf States Toyota Inc. PAC Houston $25,000 Gulf States Toyota
Stanley K. Harper Arlington $25,000 Lenders & Members Service Group
Laurence Hirsch Dallas $25,000 Highlander Partners
Peter & Julianna Hawn Holt Blanco $25,000 Holt Companies/San Antonio Spurs
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Eagle Pass $25,000 Kickapoo Traditional Tribe
Nancy Kinder $25,000 Kinder Foundation
John L. & Barbara E. Nau III Houston $25,000 Silver Eagle Distributors
RDM Enterprises Temple $25,000 McLane Company
John and Tally Scott Dallas $25,000 Scott Yung
Texas Apartment Association PAC San Antonio $25,000 Texas Apartment Association
Ruben Martin III Kilgore $24,909 Martin Gas Sales Incorporated
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Houston $23,585 Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
R. Michael Ward Dallas $23,052 Double Diamond Companies
BG Distribution Partners PAC Houston $20,000 BG Distribution Partners,
Charles C. Butt San Antonio $20,000 HEB Grocery
James D. & Shirley M. Dannenbaum Houston $20,000 Dannenbaum Engineering
Al G. Hill Jr. Dallas $20,000 Hill Holdings
Ned S. Holmes Houston $20,000 Parkway Investments/Texas
KOCH PAC Washington $20,000 Koch Industries
McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore LLP Austin $20,000 Mcginnis Lochridge & Kilgore
Texas Dental Association (DENPAC) Austin $20,000 Texas Dental Association
Texas Optometric PAC Austin $20,000 Texas Optometric PAC
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) Dallas $20,000 Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
United Services Automobile Association Group (USAA) San Antonio $20,000 United Services Automobile ASN
Kelcy Warren Dallas $20,000 Energy Transfer Partners