Money In PoliTex:

A Guide to Money in the 2010
Texas Elections

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Senator John Whitmire (D)
District 15

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 $1,132,704
Primary Result 100% Total Spent $437,320
General Result 59% Cash on Hand $4,914,148

Identified Contributions by Economic Interest
Contributions by Check Size

Top Source Cities
City Total
Houston $587,050
Austin $199,900
Mcallen $68,500
Dallas $61,000
Beaumont $17,750

Top Donors
Name City Total Employer
Bob & Doylene Perry Houston $115,000 Perry Homes
Border Health PAC (BHPAC) Mcallen $50,000 Border Health PAC
Michael Brown Dallas $35,000 UT Southwestern
F. Kenneth Bailey Jr. Houston $25,000 Williams Bailey Law Firm,
Tilman J. Fertitta Houston $25,000 Landry's Restaurants
AT&T, Inc. PAC Austin $18,500 AT&T
Roger David Houston $15,000 Eagle Electronic Resources
Gallagher Law Firm (Gallagher Serafin Kim & Lewis) Houston $15,000 Gallagher Law Firm
Joseph Dahr Jamail Jr. Houston $15,000 Jamail & Kolius
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA) Austin $15,000 Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC) Austin $11,000 Associated General Contractors
Friends of the University of Houston Houston $11,000 Friends of the University of Houston
Texas Bail Association PAC / Texas Bail PAC Dallas $10,500 Texas Bail PAC
Beer Alliance of Texas PAC Austin $10,000 Beer Alliance of Texas
Eric G. Carter Jr. Pearland $10,000 Eric G. Carter & Associates
Houston Police Officers Union PAC Houston $10,000 Houston Police Officers Union PAC
John Steven & Amber Anderson Mostyn Houston $10,000 Mostyn Law Firm
Mostyn Law Firm Houston $10,000 Mostyn Law Firm
John L. & Barbara E. Nau III Houston $10,000 Silver Eagle Distributors
Provost & Umphrey Law Firm L.L.P. Beaumont $10,000 Provost & Umphrey Law Firm
Nelson James Roach Daingerfield $10,000 Nix Patterson & Roach
John & Lindy Rydman Houston $10,000 Spec's Liquor Warehouse
Don Sanders Houston $10,000 Sanders Morris Harris
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
Williams Kherkher Hart & Boundas LLP Houston $10,000 Williams Kherkher Hart & Boundas
Val & William D. Peisen Mcallen $9,500
Joe V. LaMantia Jr. Mcallen $8,500 L&F Distributors
Robert E. & Gordon R. Johnson Austin $7,500 Johnson & Johnson Law Firm
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson Austin $7,500 Linebarger Heard Goggan Blair Graham Pena & Samson
Union Pacific Fund Washington $7,500 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Energy Future Holdings Dallas $7,000 Energy Future Holdings
Michael C. AInbinder Houston $6,000 The Ainbinder Company
Licensed Beverage Distributors PAC Austin $6,000 Licensed Beverage Distributors
Texas Medical Association TEXPAC Austin $6,000 Texas Medical Association
Vinson & Elkins Texas Houston $6,000 Vinson & Elkins
Allen Boone Humphries LLP Houston $5,500 Allen Boone Humphries
Texas GEO Group Inc. PAC New Braunfels $5,500 GEO Group
Leslie L. Alexander Boca Raton $5,000 Houston Rockets
Earl Austin Riverside $5,000 Quanta Services
Blackridge Consulting LLP Austin $5,000 Blackridge Consulting
Charles C. Butt San Antonio $5,000 HEB Grocery
BYRD LAW FIRM PC Beaumont $5,000
CenterPoint Energy Inc. Houston $5,000 CenterPoint Energy
Chickasaw Nation Ada $5,000 Chickasaw Nation
Doyle Raizner L.L.P. Houston $5,000 Doyle Raizner
James F. Erwin Houston $5,000 Partners Title Company
Fort Worth Police Officers Association Committee for Public Safety Fort Worth $5,000 Fort Worth Police Officers Association
Ramsay Gillman Houston $5,000 Gillman Companies
Richard Gonzalez Houston $5,000 USA Auto Collision
Wayne Hays Houston $5,000 Metro National
Heard Robins Cloud Lubel & Greenwood LLP Houston $5,000 Heard Robins Cloud Lubel & Greenwood
Edward Heil Miami Beach $5,000 E.F. Heil
Peter & Julianna Hawn Holt Blanco $5,000 Holt Companies/San Antonio Spurs
Houston Fire Fighters PAC Houston $5,000 Houston Fire Fighters PAC
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IMPACT) Austin $5,000 Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
David Kelley Houston $5,000 Metro National
Jack L. Martin Austin $5,000 Public Strategies
Drayton McLane Jr. Temple $5,000 McLane Company
Rise Montrell Houston $5,000 REM Services Inc
William Mosley Houston $5,000 Metro National Corporation
Randy Nerren Houston $5,000 MetroNational
Albert Ortiz Houston $5,000 Anchor
Parker Law Firm P.C. Houston $5,000 Parker Law Firm P.C.
Gerry E. Pate Houston $5,000 Pate Engineers
James Doug Pitcock Jr. Houston $5,000 Williams Brothers Construction
George & Laura Pontikes Houston $5,000 Satterfield & Pontikes Construction
Ryan & Co. Texas PAC Dallas $5,000 Ryan & Company
Randall O. Sorrels Houston $5,000 Abraham Watkins Nichols Sorrels. Mathews & Friend
Texans for Economic Development (TED PAC) Austin $5,000 Texans for Economic Development PAC
Texas Classroom Teachers Association (TCTA) Austin $5,000 Texas Classroom Teachers Association
Texas Package Stores Association Beverage Alliance Austin $5,000 Texas Package Stores Association
Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) Austin $5,000 Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
Larry Vanderwoude Dallas $5,000 Recovery Healthcare Corp