Money In PoliTex:

A Guide to Money in the 2010
Texas Elections

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Representative Mark Strama (D)
District 50

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 $369,642
Primary Result 100% Total Spent $429,816
General Result 55% Cash on Hand $25,367

Identified Contributions by Economic Interest
Contributions by Check Size

Top Source Cities
City Total
Austin $227,657
San Antonio $48,280
Houston $13,080
Dallas $12,900
Washington D.C. $7,463

Top Donors
Name City Total Employer
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLR) Austin $42,500 Texans For Lawsuit Reform
Charles C. Butt San Antonio $40,000 HEB Grocery
United Services Automobile Association Group (USAA) San Antonio $6,030 United Services Automobile ASN
Chickasaw Nation Ada $6,000 Chickasaw Nation
AT&T, Inc. PAC Austin $5,378 AT&T
Border Health PAC (BHPAC) Mcallen $5,000 Border Health PAC
Bob & Doylene Perry Houston $5,000 Perry Homes
Texans for Economic Development (TED PAC) Austin $5,000 Texans for Economic Development PAC
Texas Oil & Gas PAC (TXOGA) Austin $5,000 Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA)
Texas Optometric PAC Austin $5,000 Texas Optometric PAC
Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable Houston $4,024 Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable
Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC) Austin $4,000 Associated General Contractors
Michael Klein Midland $3,500 Smith Robertson Elliott Glen Klein & Bell
Jack Roberts Austin $3,030 Government Affairs
Texas Medical Association TEXPAC Austin $3,030 Texas Medical Association
Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas Austin $3,030 Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas
David Claunch Austin $2,500 Liason Resources
Christine Mattsson Austin $2,500 TippingPoint Technologies
PSEL PAC Fort Worth $2,500 PSEL PAC
Ryan & Co. Texas PAC Dallas $2,500 Ryan & Company
Texas Classroom Teachers Association (TCTA) Austin $2,500 Texas Classroom Teachers Association
Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) Austin $2,500 Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
Winstead P.C. Dallas $2,500 Winstead PC
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IMPACT) Austin $2,280 Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) Austin $2,000 ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS
Atmos Energy Dallas $2,000 Atmos Energy
Career Colleges and Schools of Texas PAC Austin $2,000 Career Colleges and Schools of Tx PAC
Texas Chiropractic Association (TCA PAC) Austin $2,000 Texas Chiropractic Association
Texas Economic Development Council PAC Austin $2,000 Texas Economic Development Council
Blackridge Consulting LLP Austin $1,558 Blackridge Consulting
Texas Association of Realtors PAC (TREPAC) Austin $1,558 Texas Association of Realtors
ExxonMobil Corp PAC Irving $1,500 Exxon Mobil Corporation
HillCo PAC Austin $1,500 Hillco Partners
Texas Consumer Finance Association (TCFA) Austin $1,500 Texas Consumer Finance Association
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA) Austin $1,500 Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Michael Toomey Austin $1,500 Texas Lobby Group
Union Pacific Fund Washington $1,500 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Real Estate Council of Austin PAC Austin $1,250 Real Estate Council of Austin
Texas Apartment Association PAC San Antonio $1,250 Texas Apartment Association
Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) Austin $1,250 Texas Restaurant Association
Marc and Suzanne Winkelman Austin $1,250 Calendar Club
Graydon Group LLC Austin $1,058 Graydon Group
National Federation of Independent Business/ Save America's Free Enterprise Trust(NFIB) Washington $1,013 National Federation of Independent Business
Accenture Texas PAC Dayton $1,000
Stephen & Diane Land Adler Austin $1,000 DT Land Company
Allen Boone Humphries LLP Houston $1,000 Allen Boone Humphries
American Electric Power Co. (AEP) Columbus $1,000 American Electric Power
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. The Woodlands $1,000 ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Chris & Ruth Avery Fredericksburg $1,000 James Avery Craftsmen
Jeff W. Bonham Austin $1,000 Centerpoint Energy Inc
BP NORTH AMERICA EMPLOYEE PAC Warrenville $1,000 BP America
Brown McCarroll LLP (BMcPAC) Austin $1,000 Brown McCarrol
Capitol Anethesiology Association Austin $1,000 Capitol Anesthesiology Association
Chesapeake Operating Inc. Oklahoma City $1,000 Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Communications Workers of America COPE PAC Washington $1,000 Communication Workers of America
Delisi Communications Austin $1,000 Delisi Communications
John Philip Donisi Austin $1,000 Bickerstaff Heath Smiley Pollan Kever & McDaniel
EDUCATION AUSTIN PAC (inactive) Austin $1,000 Education Austin PAC
Eli Lilly & Co. PAC Indianapolis $1,000 Eli Lilly and
jeff L. Eller Austin $1,000 Public Strategies
Energy Future Holdings Dallas $1,000 Energy Future Holdings
Florida Power & Light Company Employees' PAC Juno Beach $1,000 Florida Power & Light
Friends of the University PAC Austin $1,000 Friends of the University
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Dallas $1,000 Gardere Wynne Sewell & Riggs
Haynes & Boone LLP Dallas $1,000 Haynes & Boone
Hewlett-Packard Company PAC Palo Alto $1,000 Hewlett Packard
David W. Hilgers Austin $1,000 Brown McCarrol
Humana TX PAC Louisville $1,000 Humana
Independent Bankers Association Austin $1,000 Independent Bankers Association
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Eagle Pass $1,000 Kickapoo Traditional Tribe
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates LLP (K & L Gates) Dallas $1,000 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson Austin $1,000 Linebarger Heard Goggan Blair Graham Pena & Samson
Jack L. Martin Austin $1,000 Public Strategies
MAXXAM Inc.PAC Houston $1,000 MAXXAM
John McDonald Austin $1,000 Perficient
Stan McLelland Austin $1,000 NuStar Energy
Merck Employees PAC Washington $1,000 Merck Employees PAC
Thomas and Lynn Meredith Austin $1,000 Dell Inc
Thomas Minnick Marshall $1,000 National Counseling Group
National Semi Conductor Corp Employees PAC Austin $1,000 National Semi Conductor Corp
NRG Energy Political Action Committee Princeton $1,000 PAC
Lyndon & Kathleen Olson Jr. Waco $1,000 Citigroup
Oneok Employees PAC Tulsa $1,000 PAC
Pfizer PAC New York $1,000 Pfizer
T. Boone Pickens Dallas $1,000 BP Capital
Shannon & Gay Ratliff Austin $1,000 Ratliff Law Firm
Southwestern Committee On Political Education (SCOPE) Amarillo $1,000 Southwestern Public Service
Spectra Energy Corp. Houston $1,000 Spectra Energy
ROY M. SPENCE Jr. Austin $1,000 GSD&M
SprintNextel PAC Austin $1,000 Sprint PAC-Texas
Jennie & Richard Taraborelli Spring $1,000 Pate Transportation Partners
Tenaska Employees Texas PAC Omaha $1,000 PAC
Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Oil & Gas PAC Wichita Falls $1,000 Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
Texas Association of Builders HOMEPAC Lubbock $1,000 Texas Association of Builders
Texas Association of Defense Counsel PAC Austin $1,000 Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Texas Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) Austin $1,000 Texas Automobile Dealers Association
Texas Construction Association PAC Austin $1,000 Texas Construction Association
Texas Gaming Association (TGA) Austin $1,000 Texas Gaming Assoc. PAC
Texas Job Order Contractors PAC Austin $1,000 Texas Job Order Contractors PAC
Texas Licensed Child Care Association (TLCCA) PAC San Antonio $1,000 Texas Licensed Child Care Association (TLCCA)
Texas Lobby Group LLP Austin $1,000 Texas Lobby Group
Texas Pipleline Association PAC (Tex-pipe PAC) Austin $1,000 TEX-Pipe PAC
Texas Podiatric Medical Association, Inc. PAC Austin $1,000 Texas Podiatric Medical Association
Texas Society of Architects Committee Austin $1,000 Texas Society of Architects
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) Dallas $1,000 Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Judy Trabulsi Austin $1,000 GSD&M
Travis County Sheriffs Law Enforcement Association Austin $1,000 Travis County Sheriffs Law Enforcement Association
TXU Energy PAC Dallas $1,000 TXU Energy
United Parcel Service UPSPAC Atlanta $1,000 United Parcel Service UPSPAC
Valero PAC San Antonio $1,000 Valero Energy Corp
Wal-Mart (WALPAC) Bentonville $1,000 Wal-Mart