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 Craig Estes (R)
District 30

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 $421,512
Primary Result Off Year Total Spent $480,944
General Result Off Year Cash on Hand $290,459

Identified Contributions by Economic Interest
Contributions by Check Size

Top Source Cities
City Total
Austin $154,332
Houston $60,500
Dallas $39,550
Wichita Falls $32,040
Fort Worth $16,500

Top Donors
Name City Total Employer
Bob & Doylene Perry Houston $40,000 Perry Homes
Texas Association of Realtors PAC (TREPAC) Austin $12,500 Texas Association of Realtors
Border Health PAC (BHPAC) Mcallen $10,000 Border Health PAC
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLR) Austin $10,000 Texans For Lawsuit Reform
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IMPACT) Austin $9,000 Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable Houston $7,500 Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable
Michael Patterson Arlington $6,500 Peirson & Patterson
Danny Bartel Wichita Falls $5,000 Self
Chickasaw Nation Ada $5,000 Chickasaw Nation
Custard Pitts Land & Cattle Co LP Dallas $5,000
Exelon PAC Chicago $5,000 Exelon
Frac Tech Services LLC Cisco $5,000
G. Malcolm Louden Fort Worth $5,000 Walsh Holdings
Harry and Brenda Patterson Jr. Wichita Falls $5,000 Patterson Auto Center
Texas Apartment Association PAC San Antonio $5,000 Texas Apartment Association
Texas Medical Association TEXPAC Austin $5,000 Texas Medical Association
Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas Austin $5,000 Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas
Trevor Ahlberg Irving $4,500 Cottonwood Financial
American Electric Power Co. (AEP) Columbus $4,000 American Electric Power
HillCo PAC Austin $3,500 Hillco Partners
Allen Boone Humphries LLP Houston $3,000 Allen Boone Humphries
Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC) Austin $3,000 Associated General Contractors
Atmos Energy Dallas $3,000 Atmos Energy
LLOYD GOSSELINK BLEVINS ROCHELLE & TOWNSEND P.C. Austin $3,000 Lloyd Gosselink Blevins Rochelle & Townsend PC
Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Oil & Gas PAC Wichita Falls $3,000 Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
Texas Bankers Association (TBA) BankPac Austin $3,000 Texas Bankers Association
Texas Dental Association (DENPAC) Austin $3,000 Texas Dental Association
TXU Energy PAC Dallas $3,000 TXU Energy
Union Pacific Fund Washington $3,000 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
United Services Automobile Association Group (USAA) San Antonio $3,000 United Services Automobile ASN
AT&T, Inc. PAC Austin $2,500 AT&T
Beef PAC - Texas Cattle Feeders Association Amarillo $2,500 Beef PAC
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Fort Worth $2,500 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
William M. Cameron Oklahoma City $2,500 American Fidelity Corp
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
Robert E. & Gordon R. Johnson Austin $2,500 Johnson & Johnson Law Firm
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson Austin $2,500 Linebarger Heard Goggan Blair Graham Pena & Samson
Ryan & Co. Texas PAC Dallas $2,500 Ryan & Company
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Fort Worth $2,500 Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
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 Credit Union League PAC Dallas $2,500 Texas Credit Union League
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA) Austin $2,500 Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Valero PAC San Antonio $2,500 Valero Energy Corp
Bank of America PAC Austin $2,000 Bank of America
Blackridge Consulting LLP Austin $2,000 Blackridge Consulting
CenterPoint Energy Inc. Houston $2,000 CenterPoint Energy
Dow Chemical Corp. (PACE pac of employees) Midland $2,000 Dow Chemical Company
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates LLP (K & L Gates) Dallas $2,000 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Jack & Lynn Knox Dallas $2,000 Sixx Holdings
Old American Holdings LLC PAC Dallas $2,000
Harold C. Simmons Dallas $2,000 Contran
Texas Association of Builders HOMEPAC Lubbock $2,000 Texas Association of Builders
Texas Consumer Finance Association (TCFA) Austin $2,000 Texas Consumer Finance Association
Texas Deer Association PAC San Antonio $2,000 Texas Deer Association
Texas Farm Bureau AgFund Waco $2,000 TEXAS FARM BUREAU AgFund
Texas Health Care Association PAC (THCA) Austin $2,000 Texas Health Care Association
Texas Rural Water PAC Austin $2,000 Texas Rural Water PAC
Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA) PAC Austin $2,000 Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA)
Texas Society of Architects Committee Austin $2,000 Texas Society of Architects
United Parcel Service UPSPAC Atlanta $2,000 United Parcel Service UPSPAC