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 $2,716,730
Primary Result 100% Total Spent $1,217,468
General Result 83% Cash on Hand $5,019,508

Identified Contributions by Economic Interest
Contributions by Check Size

Top Source Cities
City Total
Austin $684,684
Houston $478,006
Dallas $349,887
San Antonio $153,550
Fort Worth $100,400

Top Donors
Name City Total Employer
Bob & Doylene Perry Houston $200,000 Perry Homes
Grass Roots Institute of Texas (GRIT) Arlington $75,000 Grass Roots Institute of Texas (GRIT)
Ryan & Co. Texas PAC Dallas $75,000 Ryan & Company
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson Austin $50,000 Linebarger Heard Goggan Blair Graham Pena & Samson
Drayton McLane Jr. Temple $50,000 McLane Company
George Brint & Amanda Ryan Dallas $35,331 Ryan & P.C.
AT&T, Inc. PAC Austin $35,000 AT&T
Peter & Julianna Hawn Holt Blanco $35,000 Holt Companies/San Antonio Spurs
Independent Bankers Association Austin $35,000 Independent Bankers Association
Bank of America PAC Austin $30,000 Bank of America
Texas Association of Realtors PAC (TREPAC) Austin $30,000 Texas Association of Realtors
John L. & Barbara E. Nau III Houston $28,070 Silver Eagle Distributors
Texas Apartment Association PAC San Antonio $25,000 Texas Apartment Association
Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas Austin $24,944 Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas
Texas Farm Bureau AgFund Waco $20,036 TEXAS FARM BUREAU AgFund
Clark Thomas & Winters Austin $20,000 Clark Thomas & Winters
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Houston $20,000 Fulbright & Jaworski
Dian Owen Graves Stai Abilene $20,000 Owen Healthcare
Peter & Edith Jones O'Donnell Jr. Dallas $20,000 O'Donnell Foundation
Donald Sloan Chicago $20,000 Inspired Development
Texas Association of Builders HOMEPAC Lubbock $20,000 Texas Association of Builders
Texas Dental Association (DENPAC) Austin $20,000 Texas Dental Association
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) Dallas $20,000 Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Union Pacific Fund Washington $20,000 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Baker Botts Amicus Fund Houston $18,000 Baker Botts
Julia Jones Matthews Abilene $17,500 Dodge Jones Foundation
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Houston $15,785 Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
Blackridge Consulting LLP Austin $15,000 Blackridge Consulting
Compass BancPAC Austin $15,000 Compass Bank
Mark W. Eidman Austin $15,000 Scott Douglas & McConnico
Good Government Fund [Ft Worth] Fort Worth $15,000 Good Government Fund
Q PAC Fort Worth $15,000 Q Funding,
Charles W. & Judy Tate Sugarland $15,000 Capital Royalty
Texas Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) Austin $15,000 Texas Automobile Dealers Association
Texas Events Political Action Committee Fort Worth $15,000
Texas Gaming Association (TGA) Austin $15,000 Texas Gaming Assoc. PAC
Texas Oil & Gas PAC (TXOGA) Austin $15,000 Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA)
Harlan R. & Katherine Crow Dallas $13,154 Crow Holdings
Stanley K. Harper Arlington $12,500 Lenders & Members Service Group
Jackson Walker L.L.P. Dallas $12,500 Jackson Walker
Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP Austin $12,500 Scott Douglas & McConnico
Temple Inland, Inc. Austin $12,500 Temple-Inland
Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC) Austin $12,000 Associated General Contractors
United Services Automobile Association Group (USAA) San Antonio $12,000 United Services Automobile ASN
Paul L. Foster El Paso $10,800 Western Refining
Louis A. & Julie Beecherl III Dallas $10,500 Beecherl Companies
Texas Package Stores Association Beverage Alliance Austin $10,500 Texas Package Stores Association
Allen Boone Humphries LLP Houston $10,000 Allen Boone Humphries
Andrews Kurth LLP Houston $10,000 Andrews & Kurth
Border Health PAC (BHPAC) Mcallen $10,000 Border Health PAC
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Fort Worth $10,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Charles C. Butt San Antonio $10,000 HEB Grocery
Jerry Cargill Richardson $10,000 Glazers Distributors
Julie Chronis Addison $10,000 Ryan & Company P. C.
Damon Chronis Plano $10,000 Ryan &
Dan Martinez & Associates L.P. Sugar Land $10,000 Dan Martinez & Associates
Deloitte and Touche Texas PAC Austin $10,000 Deloitte and Touche
J. Ralph & Joy Ellis Jr. Irving $10,000 Belmont Oil & Gas
EZCORP Inc PAC Austin $10,000 EZCORP
Tilman J. Fertitta Houston $10,000 Landry's Restaurants
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Dallas $10,000 Gardere Wynne Sewell & Riggs
Woody L. & Gayle G. Hunt El Paso $10,000 Hunt
JPMorgan Chase Bank Houston $10,000 JP Morgan Chase
Jerry and Glenda Kane Corpus Christi $10,000 Sam Kane Beef Processors
Noel Lopez Corpus Christi $10,000 STS Consultants LCC
Robert C. McNair Jr. Houston $10,000 Cogen Technologies/Houston Texans
Medicare and CHIP payment and Access Commission MAC PAC Texas Temple $10,000
PERDUE BRANDON FIELDER COLLINS & MOTT LLP Lubbock $10,000 Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott
James Doug Pitcock Jr. Houston $10,000 Williams Brothers Construction
W. Marvin & Barbara Rush San Antonio $10,000 Rush Enterprise
Richard & Jill Salwen Austin $10,000 Dell Inc
Harold C. Simmons Dallas $10,000 Contran
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Fort Worth $10,000 Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Texas Consumer Finance Association (TCFA) Austin $10,000 Texas Consumer Finance Association
Texas Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association Austin $10,000 Texas Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association
Texas Society of Architects Committee Austin $10,000 Texas Society of Architects
Michael Toomey Austin $10,000 Texas Lobby Group
Thomas N. Tourtellote Driftwood $10,000 Hance Scarborough Wright Woodward & Weisbart
Valero PAC San Antonio $10,000 Valero Energy Corp
Vinson & Elkins Texas Houston $10,000 Vinson & Elkins
John & Anne Weisman Uvalde $10,000 Hunter Industries Ltd
Clayton W. & Modesta Williams Jr. Midland $10,000 Clayton Williams Energy
Corbin Baumel Plano $9,750 CFO
Michael Stevens Robbins Dallas $9,750 Management