Money In PoliTex:

A Guide to Money in the 2010
Texas Elections

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Senator Kel G. Seliger (R)
District 31

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 $406,487
Primary Result Off Year Total Spent $98,799
General Result Off Year Cash on Hand $1,094,520

Identified Contributions by Economic Interest
Contributions by Check Size

Top Source Cities
City Total
Austin $148,047
Amarillo $57,860
Dallas $34,000
Midland $28,700
Houston $19,750

Top Donors
Name City Total Employer
Texas Association of Realtors PAC (TREPAC) Austin $10,269 Texas Association of Realtors
Mickey & Renee Long Midland $10,000 Westex Well Services
Harold C. Simmons Dallas $7,500 Contran
Texans for Economic Development (TED PAC) Austin $7,500 Texans for Economic Development PAC
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLR) Austin $7,500 Texans For Lawsuit Reform
Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable Houston $7,500 Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable
Texas Medical Association TEXPAC Austin $7,500 Texas Medical Association
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IMPACT) Austin $7,269 Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas Austin $5,269 Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas
Charles C. Butt San Antonio $5,000 HEB Grocery
Chickasaw Nation Ada $5,000 Chickasaw Nation
Brian D. Pardo Waco $5,000 Life Partners Holdings
PSEL PAC Fort Worth $5,000 PSEL PAC
Texas Apartment Association PAC San Antonio $5,000 Texas Apartment Association
Licensed Beverage Distributors PAC Austin $4,000 Licensed Beverage Distributors
Val & William D. Peisen Mcallen $4,000
Southwestern Committee On Political Education (SCOPE) Amarillo $4,000 Southwestern Public Service
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson Austin $3,750 Linebarger Heard Goggan Blair Graham Pena & Samson
PERDUE BRANDON FIELDER COLLINS & MOTT LLP Lubbock $3,750 Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott
Trevor Ahlberg Irving $3,500 Cottonwood Financial
Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC) Austin $3,000 Associated General Contractors
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) Dallas $3,000 Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Compass BancPAC Austin $2,500 Compass Bank
Farmers Employee & Agent PAC Austin $2,500 Farmers Insurance Co
Frac Tech Services LLC Cisco $2,500
HS LAW PAC Austin $2,500 HS Law
Independent Bankers Association Austin $2,500 Independent Bankers Association
MAXXAM Inc.PAC Houston $2,500 MAXXAM
NUStar PAC San Antonio $2,500 NuStar Energy
Robert E. Johnson Campaign Account Austin $2,500
Ryan & Co. Texas PAC Dallas $2,500 Ryan & Company
Tenaska Employees Texas PAC Omaha $2,500 PAC
Texas Association for Home Care (TAHC) Defense Fund Austin $2,500 Texas Association for Home Care
Texas Association of Builders HOMEPAC Lubbock $2,500 Texas Association of Builders
Texas Dental Association (DENPAC) Austin $2,500 Texas Dental Association
Texas Gaming Association (TGA) Austin $2,500 Texas Gaming Assoc. PAC
Texas Tech Alumni & Friends PAC Georgetown $2,500 Texas Tech Alumni & Friends PAC
United Parcel Service UPSPAC Atlanta $2,500 United Parcel Service UPSPAC
Blackridge Consulting LLP Austin $2,269 Blackridge Consulting
Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) Austin $2,000 ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS
Atmos Energy Dallas $2,000 Atmos Energy
Beer Alliance of Texas PAC Austin $2,000 Beer Alliance of Texas
Eli Lilly & Co. PAC Indianapolis $2,000 Eli Lilly and
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Dallas $2,000 Gardere Wynne Sewell & Riggs
Graydon Group LLC Austin $2,000 Graydon Group
HillCo PAC Austin $2,000 Hillco Partners
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates LLP (K & L Gates) Dallas $2,000 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Steve LaMantia Laredo $2,000 L&F Distributors
Jennifer & Anthony LaMantia Corpus Christi $2,000 L&F Distributors
Joe V. LaMantia Jr. Mcallen $2,000 L&F Distributors
Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Oil & Gas PAC Wichita Falls $2,000 Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
Texas Construction Association PAC Austin $2,000 Texas Construction Association
Texas Consumer Finance Association (TCFA) Austin $2,000 Texas Consumer Finance Association
Texas Deer Association PAC San Antonio $2,000 Texas Deer Association
Texas Health Care Association PAC (THCA) Austin $2,000 Texas Health Care Association
Texas Optometric PAC Austin $2,000 Texas Optometric PAC
Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA) PAC Austin $2,000 Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA)
TXU Energy PAC Dallas $2,000 TXU Energy
United Services Automobile Association Group (USAA) San Antonio $2,000 United Services Automobile ASN
Valero PAC San Antonio $2,000 Valero Energy Corp