Money In PoliTex:

A Guide to Money in the 2010
Texas Elections

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Representative Donald "Dee" Margo (R)
District 78

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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 $912,399
Primary Result 53% Total Spent $775,301
General Result 52% Cash on Hand $67,302

Identified Contributions by Economic Interest
Contributions by Check Size

Top Source Cities
City Total
El Paso $405,479
Austin $354,941
Houston $80,000
Dallas $22,681
Wichita Falls $5,150

Top Donors
Name City Total Employer
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLR) Austin $177,854 Texans For Lawsuit Reform
Associated Republicans of Texas Austin $122,800 Associated Republicans of Texas
Woody L. & Gayle G. Hunt El Paso $75,000 Hunt
Paul L. Foster El Paso $70,000 Western Refining
Conservative Republicans of Texas PAC (CRT) Houston $36,971
Bob & Doylene Perry Houston $22,500 Perry Homes
Bill Appleton Jr. El Paso $17,500 Deseret Forwarding International
J. Kirk Robison El Paso $10,100 Peter Piper Pizza
Trevor D. Rees-Jones Dallas $10,000 Chief Oil & Gas
John M Verlander El Paso $6,680 Verlander Enterprises
Charles Jordan III El Paso $5,750 CF Jordan Construction
Jack A. Cardwell El Paso $5,000 Petro Stopping Centers
Craig Estes For Texas Senate Campaign Wichita Falls $5,000 Craig Estes For Texas Senate Campaign
L. Frederick Francis El Paso $5,000 Bank of the West
HillCo PAC Austin $5,000 Hillco Partners
Medical Defense PAC Austin $5,000 Medical Defense PAC
Curtis W. Mewbourne Tyler $5,000 Mewbourne Oil Company
Jeff A. Stevens El Paso $5,000 Western Refining
Texas Oil & Gas PAC (TXOGA) Austin $5,000 Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA)
Scott D. Weaver El Paso $5,000 Western Refining
Betty Ruth Wakefield El Paso $4,100 Widow of Richard L. Haley
Empower Texans PAC Austin $3,585 Empower Texans PAC
Steve L. Fox El Paso $3,500 Hoy Fox Automotive Market
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IMPACT) Austin $3,500 Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Randy & Margo Kuykendall El Paso $3,500 Western Technical Institute
Bill and April Terrell Anthony $3,500 Western Technical Institute
Robert Wingo El Paso $3,500 Sanders Wingo Galvin & Morton Adverstisting
Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC) Austin $3,000 Associated General Contractors
Texas State Farm Agents PAC Austin $3,000 State Farm Insurance
James P. or Mary Jon Bryan Houston $2,744 Torch Energy Advisors
Julio Chiu El Paso $2,500 SEISA
Gary R. Petersen Houston $2,500 EnCap Investments
William D. Sanders El Paso $2,500 Verde Realty
Mark M Fenenbock El Paso $2,180 W Silver Inc
Alan Abbott El Paso $2,000 Sunland Optical
James D. & Shirley M. Dannenbaum Houston $2,000 Dannenbaum Engineering
Bill Hagan El Paso $2,000 Hagan-Hahn Investment
Harold & Beth A. Hahn El Paso $2,000 Rocky Mortgage Company
James Marchesano Tulsa $2,000 MIMCO Inc
Dede Rogers El Paso $2,000 DSTP Motor Sports Car Team
Maria Teran El Paso $2,000 Bank of the West
Independent Bankers Association Austin $1,500 Independent Bankers Association
William Lovelady Tornillo $1,500
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Fort Worth $1,500 Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Patrick R. Gordon El Paso $1,300 Gordon & Mott P.C.
Republican Party of Texas Austin $1,200 Republican Party of Texas
Patricia Holland-Branch El Paso $1,150 Facilities Connection
Ellen Lacy El Paso $1,100 Lacy & Company
Trevor Ahlberg Irving $1,000 Cottonwood Financial
AT&T, Inc. PAC Austin $1,000 AT&T
Patricia Bruce El Paso $1,000
ConocoPhillips Spirit PAC Houston $1,000 CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
Robert F. Foster El Paso $1,000 Schwartz-Foster
GoPAC America Mclean $1,000 PAC
Hispanic Republicans of Texas Austin $1,000 Hispanic Republicans of Texas
STANLEY P. JOBE El Paso $1,000 Jobe Concrete Products
Kemp Smith LLP El Paso $1,000 Kemp Smith
Fred and Maria Loya El Paso $1,000 Fred Loya Insurance
Tom Masters El Paso $1,000 Owner
Scott McLaughlin El Paso $1,000 Stagecoach Cartage & Distribution
John L. & Barbara E. Nau III Houston $1,000 Silver Eagle Distributors
Robert Navarro El Paso $1,000 Robert Navarro & Associates Engineering
Tom Niland El Paso $1,000 Niland Company - Streetlights
Patrick C. Oxford Houston $1,000 Bracewell & Giuliani
Caren H. Prothro Dallas $1,000 Dallas Semiconductor
Douglas A. Schwartz El Paso $1,000 Southwest Land Development
Texans for Kay Bailey Hutchison Austin $1,000 Texans for Kay Bailey Hutchison
Texas Apartment Association PAC San Antonio $1,000 Texas Apartment Association
Texas Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) Austin $1,000 Texas Automobile Dealers Association
Texas Bankers Association (TBA) BankPac Austin $1,000 Texas Bankers Association
Texas Civil Justice League PAC Austin $1,000 Texas Civil Justice League
Texas Construction Association PAC Austin $1,000 Texas Construction Association
Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable Houston $1,000 Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable
Texas Gaming Association (TGA) Austin $1,000 Texas Gaming Assoc. PAC
Texas Medical Association TEXPAC Austin $1,000 Texas Medical Association
Texas Optometric PAC Austin $1,000 Texas Optometric PAC
Tigua Indian Reservation Ysleta Del Sur El Paso $1,000 Tigua Indian Reservation Ysleta Del Sur