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 $10,635,480
Primary Result 100% Total Spent $9,022,809
General Result 62% Cash on Hand $2,584,412

Identified Contributions by Economic Interest
Contributions by Check Size

Top Source Cities
City Total
Houston $2,730,317
Austin $1,937,527
Dallas $1,655,186
San Antonio $496,867
Fort Worth $330,341

Top Donors
Name City Total Employer
Bob & Doylene Perry Houston $250,000 Perry Homes
James Doug Pitcock Jr. Houston $200,000 Williams Brothers Construction
Mickey & Renee Long Midland $159,500 Westex Well Services
Border Health PAC (BHPAC) Mcallen $150,000 Border Health PAC
Curtis W. Mewbourne Tyler $125,000 Mewbourne Oil Company
EDWARDS GEREN LIMITED Fort Worth $100,000 EDWARDS GEREN LIMITED
Stevan Hammond Dallas $100,000 Marketing Investors
Gary R. Petersen Houston $100,000 EnCap Investments
Harold C. Simmons Dallas $100,000 Contran
Charles W. & Judy Tate Sugarland $100,000 Capital Royalty
Kenny & Lisa Troutt Dallas $100,000 Mt. Vernon Investments
Robert Waltrip Houston $100,000 Service Corporation International
Barry G. Andrews Dallas $97,637 Andrews Distributing
AT&T, Inc. PAC Austin $95,000 AT&T
Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC) Austin $88,000 Associated General Contractors
Peter & Julianna Hawn Holt Blanco $85,000 Holt Companies/San Antonio Spurs
Joe R. & Teresa Long Austin $80,500 First State Bank Central Texas
James D. & Shirley M. Dannenbaum Houston $80,000 Dannenbaum Engineering
J. Ralph & Joy Ellis Jr. Irving $75,000 Belmont Oil & Gas
Robert D. Gillikin Dallas $75,000 Cummins Southern Plains
Peter & Edith Jones O'Donnell Jr. Dallas $75,000 O'Donnell Foundation
Texas Association of Realtors PAC (TREPAC) Austin $75,000 Texas Association of Realtors
Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable Houston $65,000 Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable
Thomas Dan Friedkin Houston $60,000 Friedkin Companies
Ray L. Hunt Dallas $57,500 Hunt Consolidated
Woody L. & Gayle G. Hunt El Paso $56,283 Hunt
John L. & Barbara E. Nau III Houston $55,000 Silver Eagle Distributors
W. Marvin & Barbara Rush San Antonio $55,000 Rush Enterprise
Harlan R. & Katherine Crow Dallas $54,908 Crow Holdings
William E. Greehey San Antonio $52,718 NUStar Energy
Texas Consumer Finance Association (TCFA) Austin $52,500 Texas Consumer Finance Association
Texas Farm Bureau AgFund Waco $51,036 TEXAS FARM BUREAU AgFund
Jerry Durant Weatherford $50,500 Jerry's Chevrolet
Atmos Energy Dallas $50,000 Atmos Energy
Chickasaw Nation Ada $50,000 Chickasaw Nation
Dan L. Duncan Houston $50,000 Enterprise Products Partners
Paul L. Foster El Paso $50,000 Western Refining
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Houston $50,000 Fulbright & Jaworski
Gallagher Law Firm (Gallagher Serafin Kim & Lewis) Houston $50,000 Gallagher Law Firm
R. Steven & Donna Hicks Austin $50,000 Capstar Partners
Ned S. Holmes Houston $50,000 Parkway Investments/Texas
Steve LaMantia Laredo $50,000 L&F Distributors
W. Mark or Becky S. Lanier Houston $50,000 Lanier Law Firm P.C.
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson Austin $50,000 Linebarger Heard Goggan Blair Graham Pena & Samson
Drayton McLane Jr. Temple $50,000 McLane Company
Robert C. McNair Jr. Houston $50,000 Cogen Technologies/Houston Texans
James R. Moffett New Orleans $50,000 Freeport-McMoRan
North Cypress Medical Center Houston $50,000 North Cypress Medical Center
H. Ross Perot Jr. Plano $50,000 Hillwood Development Group/Dell Perot
George Brint & Amanda Ryan Dallas $50,000 Ryan & P.C.
Ryan & Co. Texas PAC Dallas $50,000 Ryan & Company
Texas Dental Association (DENPAC) Austin $50,000 Texas Dental Association
Texas Gaming Association (TGA) Austin $50,000 Texas Gaming Assoc. PAC
H. B. 'Bartell' Jr. & Mollie Zachry Jr. San Antonio $50,000 Zachry Construction
Jerry and Glenda Kane Corpus Christi $48,900 Sam Kane Beef Processors