Money In PoliTex:

A Guide to Money in the 2010
Texas Elections

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Senator Robert Nichols (R)
District 3

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 $715,080
Primary Result 100% Total Spent $648,295
General Result 89% Cash on Hand $298,174

Identified Contributions by Economic Interest
Contributions by Check Size

Top Source Cities
City Total
Austin $216,334
Houston $151,606
Tyler $45,225
Dallas $39,600
Jacksonville $20,400

Top Donors
Name City Total Employer
Bob & Doylene Perry Houston $51,000 Perry Homes
Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC) Austin $36,400 Associated General Contractors
James Doug Pitcock Jr. Houston $28,420 Williams Brothers Construction
Texas Spine & Joint Hospital PAC Tyler $25,000
Texas Association of Realtors PAC (TREPAC) Austin $20,000 Texas Association of Realtors
John & Anne Weisman Uvalde $20,000 Hunter Industries Ltd
Texas Medical Association TEXPAC Austin $10,333 Texas Medical Association
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLR) Austin $10,184 Texans For Lawsuit Reform
Border Health PAC (BHPAC) Mcallen $10,000 Border Health PAC
Allen Boone Humphries LLP Houston $8,063 Allen Boone Humphries
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IMPACT) Austin $6,000 Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Donald J. McNamara Dallas $6,000 FelCor Lodging Trust/Hampstead Group
Texas Association of Builders HOMEPAC Lubbock $6,000 Texas Association of Builders
AT&T, Inc. PAC Austin $5,000 AT&T
Larry Durrett Jacksonville $5,000 Southern MultiFoods
Farmers Employee & Agent PAC Austin $5,000 Farmers Insurance Co
Richie Ray Montgomery $5,000 PHARMACY/PHARMACIST
Temple Inland, Inc. Austin $5,000 Temple-Inland
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
Texas Optometric PAC Austin $5,000 Texas Optometric PAC
CenterPoint Energy Inc. Houston $4,500 CenterPoint Energy
James D. & Shirley M. Dannenbaum Houston $4,500 Dannenbaum Engineering
Texas Dental Association (DENPAC) Austin $4,500 Texas Dental Association
Atmos Energy Dallas $4,000 Atmos Energy
Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA) PAC Austin $4,000 Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA)
Jim Blair The Woodlands $3,750 Linebarger Heard Goggan Blair Graham Pena & Samson
American Electric Power Co. (AEP) Columbus $3,500 American Electric Power
ENTERGY ENPAC Austin $3,500 Entergy
Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas Austin $3,500 Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas
Blackridge Consulting LLP Austin $3,083 Blackridge Consulting
KOCH PAC Washington $3,000 Koch Industries
Rural Friends of Texas Electric Cooperatives Austin $3,000 Rural Friends of Texas Electric Cooperatives
Ryan & Co. Texas PAC Dallas $3,000 Ryan & Company
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Fort Worth $3,000 Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Texas Bankers Association (TBA) BankPac Austin $3,000 Texas Bankers Association
Texas Consumer Finance Association (TCFA) Austin $3,000 Texas Consumer Finance Association
Texas Health Care Association PAC (THCA) Austin $3,000 Texas Health Care Association
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) Dallas $3,000 Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Zeneca Inc. PAC Washington $3,000
Chesapeake Operating Inc. Oklahoma City $2,500 Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Conservative Republicans of Texas PAC (CRT) Houston $2,500
Eli Lilly & Co. PAC Indianapolis $2,500 Eli Lilly and
Frac Tech Services LLC Cisco $2,500
H. B. Zachry Company PAC (ZACOPAC) San Antonio $2,500 H. B. Zachry Company PAC (ZACOPAC)
HeartPlace PAC Dallas $2,500 HeartPlace
International Paper PAC (IP PAC) Washington $2,500 International Paper pac
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
MEDCO HEALTH PAC Mill Valley $2,500 Medco Health PAC
Johnny Rudisill Jr. Nacogdoches $2,500 denny oil
Texas Association for Home Care (TAHC) Defense Fund Austin $2,500 Texas Association for Home Care
Texas Farm Bureau AgFund Waco $2,500 TEXAS FARM BUREAU AgFund
Texas State Farm Agents PAC Austin $2,500 State Farm Insurance
Union Pacific Fund Washington $2,500 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Valero PAC San Antonio $2,500 Valero Energy Corp
Charles Young Redondo Beach $2,500 Tutors with Computers¿
Larry Johnson Longview $2,400 Longview Bridge and Road