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 Joan Huffman (R)
District 17

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 $537,984
Primary Result 100% Total Spent $198,105
General Result 83% Cash on Hand $663,729

Identified Contributions by Economic Interest
Contributions by Check Size

Top Source Cities
City Total
Austin $191,635
Houston $174,647
Dallas $38,250
Washington D.C. $17,513
San Antonio $13,250

Top Donors
Name City Total Employer
Bob & Doylene Perry Houston $55,000 Perry Homes
Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable Houston $12,500 Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable
Texas Medical Association TEXPAC Austin $10,047 Texas Medical Association
Border Health PAC (BHPAC) Mcallen $10,000 Border Health PAC
Houston Police Officers Union PAC Houston $10,000 Houston Police Officers Union PAC
Texans for Economic Development (TED PAC) Austin $10,000 Texans for Economic Development PAC
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLR) Austin $10,000 Texans For Lawsuit Reform
Texas Association of Realtors PAC (TREPAC) Austin $10,000 Texas Association of Realtors
Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC) Austin $7,750 Associated General Contractors
Union Pacific Fund Washington $7,500 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IMPACT) Austin $6,047 Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Blackridge Consulting LLP Austin $5,547 Blackridge Consulting
Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas Austin $5,047 Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas
Allen Boone Humphries LLP Houston $5,000 Allen Boone Humphries
AT&T, Inc. PAC Austin $5,000 AT&T
Charles C. Butt San Antonio $5,000 HEB Grocery
Chickasaw Nation Ada $5,000 Chickasaw Nation
Mischer Investments L.P. Houston $5,000 Mischer Investments
John L. & Barbara E. Nau III Houston $5,000 Silver Eagle Distributors
James Doug Pitcock Jr. Houston $5,000 Williams Brothers Construction
Jennie & Richard Taraborelli Spring $5,000 Pate Transportation Partners
Texas Optometric PAC Austin $5,000 Texas Optometric PAC
Webster Surgical Specialty Hospital Webster $5,000
HillCo PAC Austin $4,500 Hillco Partners
Texas College of Emergency Physicians Austin $4,500 Texas College of Emergency Physicians
Atmos Energy Dallas $4,000 Atmos Energy
John & Lindy Rydman Houston $4,000 Spec's Liquor Warehouse
Texas Apartment Association PAC San Antonio $4,000 Texas Apartment Association
Texas Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) Austin $4,000 Texas Automobile Dealers Association
Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA) PAC Austin $4,000 Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA)
United Services Automobile Association Group (USAA) San Antonio $4,000 United Services Automobile ASN
Beer Alliance of Texas PAC Austin $3,500 Beer Alliance of Texas
CenterPoint Energy Inc. Houston $3,500 CenterPoint Energy
ConocoPhillips Spirit PAC Houston $3,500 CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Eli Lilly & Co. PAC Indianapolis $3,500 Eli Lilly and
Texas Package Stores Association Beverage Alliance Austin $3,500 Texas Package Stores Association
Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) Austin $3,500 Texas Restaurant Association
University of Houston System Austin $3,500
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LP The Woodlands $3,000 Chevron Phillips Chemical Co
Houston Police Retired Officers Association PAC Houston $3,000 Houston Police Retired Officers Association PAC
Harold C. Simmons Dallas $3,000 Contran
Texas Association of Builders HOMEPAC Lubbock $3,000 Texas Association of Builders
Texas Dental Association (DENPAC) Austin $3,000 Texas Dental Association
Tilman J. Fertitta Houston $2,522 Landry's Restaurants
Trevor Ahlberg Irving $2,500 Cottonwood Financial
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Fort Worth $2,500 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Lawrence J. Del Papa Galveston $2,500 Del Papa Distributing Co
Dow Chemical Corp. (PACE pac of employees) Midland $2,500 Dow Chemical Company
Dan L. Duncan Houston $2,500 Enterprise Products Partners
Exelon PAC Chicago $2,500 Exelon
HCA Texas Good Government Fund Houston $2,500 HCA Hospital
HeartPlace PAC Dallas $2,500 HeartPlace
Glenna Hodge Austin $2,500 Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson
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 Bail Association PAC / Texas Bail PAC Dallas $2,500 Texas Bail PAC
Texas Bankers Association (TBA) BankPac Austin $2,500 Texas Bankers Association
Charles Young Redondo Beach $2,500 Tutors with Computers¿