Money In PoliTex:

A Guide to Money in the 2010
Texas Elections

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Senator Steve Ogden (R)
District 5

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 $609,247
Primary Result 68% Total Spent $859,964
General Result 71% Cash on Hand $535,380

Identified Contributions by Economic Interest
Contributions by Check Size

Top Source Cities
City Total
Austin $269,037
Dallas $55,250
Houston $45,000
Bryan $29,542
San Antonio $24,950

Top Donors
Name City Total Employer
Erle A. & Alice Nye Dallas $13,000 TXU Energy
Texas Dental Association (DENPAC) Austin $11,000 Texas Dental Association
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLR) Austin $10,631 Texans For Lawsuit Reform
Border Health PAC (BHPAC) Mcallen $10,000 Border Health PAC
Chickasaw Nation Ada $10,000 Chickasaw Nation
Bob & Doylene Perry Houston $10,000 Perry Homes
James Doug Pitcock Jr. Houston $10,000 Williams Brothers Construction
Texans for Economic Development (TED PAC) Austin $10,000 Texans for Economic Development PAC
Texas Association for Home Care (TAHC) Defense Fund Austin $10,000 Texas Association for Home Care
Texas Association of Realtors PAC (TREPAC) Austin $10,000 Texas Association of Realtors
Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable Houston $10,000 Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable
Texas Oil & Gas PAC (TXOGA) Austin $10,000 Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA)
Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) Austin $10,000 Texas Restaurant Association
Charles Young Redondo Beach $10,000 Tutors with Computers¿
Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC) Austin $8,500 Associated General Contractors
Texas Health Care Association PAC (THCA) Austin $7,500 Texas Health Care Association
Texas Medical Association TEXPAC Austin $7,500 Texas Medical Association
Blackridge Consulting LLP Austin $6,028 Blackridge Consulting
Texas Apartment Association PAC San Antonio $6,000 Texas Apartment Association
AT&T, Inc. PAC Austin $5,028 AT&T
A&M PAC Austin $5,000 PAC
Charles C. Butt San Antonio $5,000 HEB Grocery
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Durant $5,000 Choctaw Nation
Delisi Communications Austin $5,000 Delisi Communications
Robert E. & Gordon R. Johnson Austin $5,000 Johnson & Johnson Law Firm
Ryan & Co. Texas PAC Dallas $5,000 Ryan & Company
Harold C. Simmons Dallas $5,000 Contran
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Fort Worth $5,000 Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Oil & Gas PAC Wichita Falls $5,000 Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
Texas Consumer Finance Association (TCFA) Austin $5,000 Texas Consumer Finance Association
Texas Tech Alumni & Friends PAC Georgetown $5,000 Texas Tech Alumni & Friends PAC
Union Pacific Fund Washington $5,000 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Atmos Energy Dallas $4,500 Atmos Energy
Bank of America PAC Austin $4,500 Bank of America
NUStar PAC San Antonio $4,000 NuStar Energy
Texas Optometric PAC Austin $4,000 Texas Optometric PAC
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) Dallas $4,000 Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
United Services Automobile Association Group (USAA) San Antonio $4,000 United Services Automobile ASN
Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas Austin $3,528 Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas
Phil D Adams Bryan $3,500 Phil Adams Company
Beef PAC - Texas Cattle Feeders Association Amarillo $3,500 Beef PAC
Chesapeake Operating Inc. Oklahoma City $3,500 Chesapeake Energy Corporation
W. H. Giesenschlag Jr. Somerville $3,500 Blinn College
HillCo PAC Austin $3,500 Hillco Partners
Independent Bankers Association Austin $3,500 Independent Bankers Association
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IMPACT) Austin $3,500 Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Winstead P.C. Dallas $3,500 Winstead PC
Texas Farm Bureau AgFund Waco $3,073 TEXAS FARM BUREAU AgFund
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Fort Worth $3,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Friends of the University of Houston Houston $3,000 Friends of the University of Houston
Texas Association of Health Underwriters PAC Duncanville $3,000 Texas Assoc of Health Underwriters PAC
Texas Construction Association PAC Austin $3,000 Texas Construction Association
Texas Credit Union League PAC Dallas $3,000 Texas Credit Union League
Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA) PAC Austin $3,000 Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA)