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 Chris Harris (R)
District 9

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 $422,837
Primary Result Off Year Total Spent $296,313
General Result Off Year Cash on Hand $617,617

Identified Contributions by Economic Interest
Contributions by Check Size

Top Source Cities
City Total
Austin $156,126
Dallas $68,850
Fort Worth $28,250
Houston $23,200
Beaumont $20,000

Top Donors
Name City Total Employer
CJH 1992 TRUST Arlington $12,000
Texas Medical Association TEXPAC Austin $10,038 Texas Medical Association
Baron & Budd P.C. Dallas $10,000 Baron & Budd PC
Chickasaw Nation Ada $10,000 Chickasaw Nation
Michael Ramsey PC Beaumont $10,000 Michael Ramsey PC
Provost & Umphrey Law Firm L.L.P. Beaumont $10,000 Provost & Umphrey Law Firm
Nelson James Roach Daingerfield $10,000 Nix Patterson & Roach
Texans for Economic Development (TED PAC) Austin $10,000 Texans for Economic Development PAC
Texas Association of Realtors PAC (TREPAC) Austin $10,000 Texas Association of Realtors
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA) Austin $10,000 Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Williams Kherkher Hart & Boundas LLP Houston $10,000 Williams Kherkher Hart & Boundas
HillCo PAC Austin $9,548 Hillco Partners
PSEL PAC Fort Worth $7,500 PSEL PAC
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IMPACT) Austin $6,038 Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
TXU Energy PAC Dallas $6,000 TXU Energy
Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas Austin $5,048 Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas
Trevor Ahlberg Irving $5,000 Cottonwood Financial
Charles C. Butt San Antonio $5,000 HEB Grocery
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Durant $5,000 Choctaw Nation
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson Austin $5,000 Linebarger Heard Goggan Blair Graham Pena & Samson
Parker Law Firm P.C. Houston $5,000 Parker Law Firm P.C.
Gerry E. Pate Houston $5,000 Pate Engineers
Robert E. Johnson Campaign Account Austin $5,000
Simon Eddins & Greenstone LLP Dallas $5,000 Simon Eddins & Greenstone
Texas Apartment Association PAC San Antonio $5,000 Texas Apartment Association
Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable Houston $5,000 Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable
Webster Surgical Specialty Hospital Webster $5,000
Atmos Energy Dallas $4,000 Atmos Energy
CASH AMERICA INC. PAC Fort Worth $3,500 Cash America International
Texas Consumer Lenders PAC Arlington $3,500 Texas Consumer Lenders PAC
Texas Credit Union League PAC Dallas $3,500 Texas Credit Union League
AT&T, Inc. PAC Austin $3,048 AT&T
Coalition for Better Transportation Dallas $3,000 Coalition for Better Transportation
Pinnacle Anesthesia Consultants Dallas $3,000 Pinnacle Anesthesia Consultants
Texas Association of Builders HOMEPAC Lubbock $3,000 Texas Association of Builders
Texas Dental Association (DENPAC) Austin $3,000 Texas Dental Association
Texas Land Title Association (TLTA) PAC Austin $3,000 TEXAS LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION
Texas Package Stores Association Beverage Alliance Austin $3,000 Texas Package Stores Association
Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA) PAC Austin $3,000 Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA)
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) Dallas $3,000 Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Rick L. Wessel Colleyville $3,000 FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.
Texas Chiropractic Association (TCA PAC) Austin $2,700 Texas Chiropractic Association
Compass BancPAC Austin $2,500 Compass Bank
Energy Future Holdings Dallas $2,500 Energy Future Holdings
Good Government Fund [Ft Worth] Fort Worth $2,500 Good Government Fund
HeartPlace PAC Dallas $2,500 HeartPlace
Q PAC Fort Worth $2,500 Q Funding,
Ryan & Co. Texas PAC Dallas $2,500 Ryan & Company
Texas Bankers Association (TBA) BankPac Austin $2,500 Texas Bankers Association
Texas Construction Association PAC Austin $2,500 Texas Construction Association
Texas Events Political Action Committee Fort Worth $2,500
Texas Gaming Association (TGA) Austin $2,500 Texas Gaming Assoc. PAC
Winstead P.C. Dallas $2,500 Winstead PC