Money In PoliTex:

A Guide to Money in the 2010
Texas Elections

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Senator Leticia Van De Putte (D)
District 26

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 $566,076
Primary Result Off Year Total Spent $497,074
General Result Off Year Cash on Hand $311,661

Identified Contributions by Economic Interest
Contributions by Check Size

Top Source Cities
City Total
Austin $222,922
San Antonio $115,113
Dallas $39,500
Mcallen $31,000
Houston $26,750

Top Donors
Name City Total Employer
AT&T, Inc. PAC Austin $34,500 AT&T
Border Health PAC (BHPAC) Mcallen $25,000 Border Health PAC
Texas Association of Realtors PAC (TREPAC) Austin $22,500 Texas Association of Realtors
Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable Houston $13,000 Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable
Charles C. Butt San Antonio $10,713 HEB Grocery
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IMPACT) Austin $10,500 Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
Texas Optometric PAC Austin $10,000 Texas Optometric PAC
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA) Austin $10,000 Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Texas Medical Association TEXPAC Austin $8,047 Texas Medical Association
Texans for Economic Development (TED PAC) Austin $7,500 Texans for Economic Development PAC
Texas Credit Union League PAC Dallas $7,500 Texas Credit Union League
Union Pacific Fund Washington $7,500 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) Austin $6,500 ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS
United Services Automobile Association Group (USAA) San Antonio $6,000 United Services Automobile ASN
San Antonio Fire Fighters PAC San Antonio $5,200 San Antonio Fire Fighters
Chickasaw Nation Ada $5,000 Chickasaw Nation
Johnny Gabriel San Antonio $5,000 Gabriel's
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Eagle Pass $5,000 Kickapoo Traditional Tribe
Service Employees International Union COPE (SEIU) Washington $5,000 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL
Texas Association for Home Care (TAHC) Defense Fund Austin $5,000 Texas Association for Home Care
Texas Pharmacy Association PHARMPAC Austin $5,000 Texas Pharmacy Association PAC
Webster Surgical Specialty Hospital Webster $5,000
H. B. Zachry Company PAC (ZACOPAC) San Antonio $4,750 H. B. Zachry Company PAC (ZACOPAC)
Old American Holdings LLC PAC Dallas $4,500
Texas Dental Association (DENPAC) Austin $4,500 Texas Dental Association
Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC) Austin $4,000 Associated General Contractors
Atmos Energy Dallas $4,000 Atmos Energy
Val & William D. Peisen Mcallen $4,000
Texas Apartment Association PAC San Antonio $4,000 Texas Apartment Association
Texas Construction Association PAC Austin $3,500 Texas Construction Association
H. B. 'Bartell' Jr. & Mollie Zachry Jr. San Antonio $3,500 Zachry Construction
American Electric Power Co. (AEP) Columbus $3,000 American Electric Power
Baker Botts Amicus Fund Houston $3,000 Baker Botts
Beer Alliance of Texas PAC Austin $3,000 Beer Alliance of Texas
Eli Lilly & Co. PAC Indianapolis $3,000 Eli Lilly and
Florida Power & Light Company Employees' PAC Juno Beach $3,000 Florida Power & Light
San Antonio Police Officers Association San Antonio $3,000 San Antonio Police Officers Association
Southwest Texas Water Resources General-Purpose Committee San Antonio $3,000
Texas Consumer Finance Association (TCFA) Austin $3,000 Texas Consumer Finance Association
Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA) PAC Austin $3,000 Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA)
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) Dallas $3,000 Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) Austin $3,000 Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
TXU Energy PAC Dallas $3,000 TXU Energy
United Transportation Union PAC (UTU PAC) Cleveland $3,000 Transportation PAC
Wal-Mart (WALPAC) Bentonville $3,000 Wal-Mart
Texas Chiropractic Association (TCA PAC) Austin $2,700 Texas Chiropractic Association
American Pharmacy Inc. GPAC San Antonio $2,500 American Pharmacy
Cerner Corporation PAC Kansas City $2,500
Compass BancPAC Austin $2,500 Compass Bank
HeartPlace PAC Dallas $2,500 HeartPlace
ING US PAC Atlanta $2,500 ING US 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
Q PAC Fort Worth $2,500 Q Funding,
Ryan & Co. Texas PAC Dallas $2,500 Ryan & Company
Texas Consumer Lenders PAC Arlington $2,500 Texas Consumer Lenders PAC
Texas Gaming Association (TGA) Austin $2,500 Texas Gaming Assoc. PAC
Touchstone - Communities San Antonio $2,500
Graham Weston San Antonio $2,500 Weston Centre