Money In PoliTex:

A Guide to Money in the 2010
Texas Elections

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Senate Brian Birdwell John Carona Wendy Davis Bob Deuell Robert L. Duncan Rodney Ellis Kevin P. Eltife Craig Estes Troy Fraser Mario Gallegos Chris Harris Glenn Hegar Juan Hinojosa Joan Huffman James M. Jackson Eddie Lucio Jr. Jane Nelson Robert Nichols Steve Ogden Dan Patrick Jose Rodriguez Kel G. Seliger Florence Shapiro Carlos Uresti Leticia Van De Putte Kirk Watson Jeff Wentworth Royce West John Whitmire Tommy Williams Judith Zaffirini
Senator Kevin P. Eltife (R)
District 1

State Website    Contributions

(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 $436,628
Primary Result 100% Total Spent $199,013
General Result 100% Cash on Hand $1,298,456

Identified Contributions by Economic Interest
Contributions by Check Size

Top Source Cities
City Total
Austin $183,900
Dallas $47,537
Tyler $46,100
Houston $41,550
San Antonio $10,750

Top Donors
Name City Total Employer
Texas Association of Realtors PAC (TREPAC) Austin $25,000 Texas Association of Realtors
Bob & Doylene Perry Houston $15,000 Perry Homes
Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable Houston $12,500 Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IMPACT) Austin $10,037 Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Blackridge Consulting LLP Austin $6,037 Blackridge Consulting
Texas Apartment Association PAC San Antonio $6,000 Texas Apartment Association
AT&T, Inc. PAC Austin $5,037 AT&T
Trevor Ahlberg Irving $5,000 Cottonwood Financial
Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC) Austin $5,000 Associated General Contractors
Charles C. Butt San Antonio $5,000 HEB Grocery
Chickasaw Nation Ada $5,000 Chickasaw Nation
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Durant $5,000 Choctaw Nation
PSEL PAC Fort Worth $5,000 PSEL PAC
Rural Friends of Texas Electric Cooperatives Austin $5,000 Rural Friends of Texas Electric Cooperatives
Ryan & Co. Texas PAC Dallas $5,000 Ryan & Company
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLR) Austin $5,000 Texans For Lawsuit Reform
Texas Mortgage Bankers Association FEDPAC Austin $5,000 Texas Mortgage Bankers Association FEDPAC
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA) Austin $5,000 Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Emergency Medicine PAC of Texas Austin $4,500 Emergency Medicine PAC of Texas
TXU Energy PAC Dallas $4,000 TXU Energy
American Electric Power Co. (AEP) Columbus $3,500 American Electric Power
HillCo PAC Austin $3,500 Hillco Partners
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson Austin $3,500 Linebarger Heard Goggan Blair Graham Pena & Samson
Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas Austin $3,037 Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas
Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) Austin $3,000 ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS
Texas Bankers Association (TBA) BankPac Austin $3,000 Texas Bankers Association
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) Dallas $3,000 Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) Austin $3,000 Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
United Parcel Service UPSPAC Atlanta $3,000 United Parcel Service UPSPAC
Compass BancPAC Austin $2,500 Compass Bank
Farmers Employee & Agent PAC Austin $2,500 Farmers Insurance Co
HeartPlace PAC Dallas $2,500 HeartPlace
Independent Bankers Association Austin $2,500 Independent Bankers Association
International Paper PAC (IP PAC) Washington $2,500 International Paper pac
Harold C. Simmons Dallas $2,500 Contran
Texas Association for Home Care (TAHC) Defense Fund Austin $2,500 Texas Association for Home Care
Texas Construction Association PAC Austin $2,500 Texas Construction Association
Texas Dental Association (DENPAC) Austin $2,500 Texas Dental Association
Texas Gaming Association (TGA) Austin $2,500 Texas Gaming Assoc. PAC
Texas Medical Association TEXPAC Austin $2,500 Texas Medical Association
Texas Statewide Telephone Cooperative PAC (TSTCI) Dallas $2,500 Texas Statewide Telephone Cooperative
Valero PAC San Antonio $2,500 Valero Energy Corp
Charles Young Redondo Beach $2,500 Tutors with Computers¿
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates LLP (K & L Gates) Dallas $2,037 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Eli Lilly & Co. PAC Indianapolis $2,000 Eli Lilly and
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Dallas $2,000 Gardere Wynne Sewell & Riggs
Larry Johnson Longview $2,000 Longview Bridge and Road
Hugh M. and Nancy McKean Rusk $2,000 Citizens First Bank
Robert E. Mead Dallas $2,000 Silverleaf Resorts
North American Coal Corp PAC Dallas $2,000 North American Coal Corp PAC
Old American Holdings LLC PAC Dallas $2,000
Pinnacle Anesthesia Consultants Dallas $2,000 Pinnacle Anesthesia Consultants
Robert I. Reich Deerfield Beach $2,000 Community Loans of America Inc
Richard C. Strauss Dallas $2,000 RCS Investments
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Fort Worth $2,000 Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Texas Association of Builders HOMEPAC Lubbock $2,000 Texas Association of Builders
Texas Classroom Teachers Association (TCTA) Austin $2,000 Texas Classroom Teachers Association
Texas Consumer Finance Association (TCFA) Austin $2,000 Texas Consumer Finance Association
Texas Credit Union League PAC Dallas $2,000 Texas Credit Union League
Texas Deer Association PAC San Antonio $2,000 Texas Deer Association
Texas Health Care Association PAC (THCA) Austin $2,000 Texas Health Care Association
Texas Manufactured Housing Association Austin $2,000 Texas Manufactured Housing Association
Texas Optometric PAC Austin $2,000 Texas Optometric PAC
Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA) PAC Austin $2,000 Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA)
Trinity Industries Employee PAC Dallas $2,000 Trinity Industries
United Services Automobile Association Group (USAA) San Antonio $2,000 United Services Automobile ASN
Waste Management PAC Washington $2,000 Waste Management
Richard W. Weekley Properties Houston $2,000