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'08
Rank
'06
Rank
'04
Rank
'02
Rank
'00
Rank
'98
Rank
 PAC Name
2008
Spending
 Interest Category
1
6
 TX Democratic Trust
$5,994,140
 Ideological/Single Issue
2
9
4
1
1
1
 TX Democratic Party
$5,846,116
 Ideological/Single Issue
3
4
3
2
2
2
 Republican Party Of TX
$4,436,230
 Ideological/Single Issue
4
1
1
4
5
5
 Texans For Lawsuit Reform
$4,305,212
 Ideological/Single Issue
5
2
2
5
4
6
 TX Assn. Of Realtors
$4,113,444
 Real Estate
6
20
115
196
 TX Assn. of Realtors Issues Mobilization
$3,118,794
 Real Estate
7
7
6
 Texans for Insurance Reform
$2,731,273
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
8
5
9
12
41
79
 Valero Energy Corp.
$2,436,203
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
9
14
12
 Stars Over TX PAC
$1,967,814
 Ideological/Single Issue
10
15
36
 House Democratic Campaign Committee
$1,902,322
 Ideological/Single Issue
11
13
30
 Annie's List
$1,621,838
 Ideological/Single Issue
12
8
5
7
8
12
 TX Medical Assn. PAC
$1,409,775
 Health
13
125
 Texans for Economic Development
$1,176,228
 Ideological/Single Issue
14
12
10
15
12
11
 AT&T, Inc. TX PAC
$1,152,778
 Communications
15
38
 TX Parent PAC
$1,076,559
 Ideological/Single Issue
16
 First Tuesday
$971,909
 Ideological/Single Issue
17
18
15
32
102
 HillCo PAC
$959,620
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
18
10
7
26
6
3
 Associated Republicans of TX
$942,353
 Ideological/Single Issue
19
25
 Border Health PAC
$940,440
 Health
20
 Blue TX
$919,892
 Ideological/Single Issue
21
22
8
3
9
7
 TX Trial Lawyers Assn.
$866,051
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
22
21
11
9
7
4
 Vinson & Elkins
$849,635
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
23
55
67
56
66
43
 Independent Insurance Agents of TX
$824,400
 Insurance
24
831
 ActBlue TX
$804,992
 Ideological/Single Issue
25
30
41
87
256
 Time Warner Cable
$740,014
 Communications
26
51
29
247
284
172
 Fort Worth Firefighters Committee
$706,235
 Labor
27
 Empower Texans PAC
$661,589
 Ideological/Single Issue
28
24
13
14
19
10
 Fulbright & Jaworski
$657,599
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
29
32
18
30
33
35
 TX Optometric PAC
$655,269
 Health
30
35
22
85
36
37
 Andrews & Kurth
$640,035
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
31
53
98
58
536
336
 Travis Co. Democratic Party
$636,657
 Ideological/Single Issue
32
93
206
 ConocoPhillips
$627,965
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
33
436
256
202
112
134
 Vote TX
$585,954
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
34
36
40
 TX Federation of Republican Women
$553,018
 Ideological/Single Issue
35
31
20
57
98
 Union Pacific Corp.
$547,809
 Transportation
36
43
47
61
65
45
 Winstead PC
$537,708
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
37
63
61
65
60
46
 Wholesale Beer Distributors of TX
$508,599
 Miscellaneous Business
38
34
32
27
25
22
 TX State Teachers Assn.
$496,298
 Labor
39
41
 TX Values in Action Coalition
$478,622
 Ideological/Single Issue
40
54
19
20
18
18
 TX Dental Assn.
$477,510
 Health
41
62
 TX Progress Council
$464,104
 Ideological/Single Issue
42
50
44
53
53
99
 TX Assn. of Builders HOME PAC
$463,766
 Construction
43
108
124
51
76
60
 TX Restaurant Assn.
$461,514
 Miscellaneous Business
44
37
27
25
28
24
 Farmers Employee & Agent PAC
$455,669
 Insurance
45
39
23
234
 Friends of Phil Gramm PAC
$442,937
 Ideological/Single Issue
46
46
35
16
16
13
 TX Automobile Dealers Assn. PAC
$442,772
 Transportation
47
44
25
28
34
28
 Bracewell & Patterson
$439,982
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
48
58
46
31
35
29
 TX Oil & Gas PAC
$436,431
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
49
94
70
125
62
59
 Energy Future Holdings Corp. Electric Delivery
$433,058
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
50
78
51
551
 MAXXAM Inc.
$432,461
 Finance
51
64
172
 TX 2020
$427,739
 Ideological/Single Issue
52
52
43
40
72
49
 TX Apartment Assn.
$424,000
 Real Estate
53
379
463
594
650
456
 Denton Co. Democratic Club
$423,475
 Ideological/Single Issue
54
17
49
142
623
 Ryan TX PAC
$411,837
 Finance
55
45
24
104
95
101
 CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
$408,819
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
56
148
 TX & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn.
$403,723
 Agriculture
57
567
 TX Builds Jobs&Opportunity For Secure Future
$403,538
 Ideological/Single Issue
58
68
34
35
49
123
 Houston Police Officers Union
$398,924
 Labor
59
33
48
34
42
32
 TX Farm Bureau
$398,031
 Agriculture
60
47
45
41
45
36
 K & L Gates LLP
$387,955
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
61
59
55
17
13
17
 United Services Automobile Assn.
$387,110
 Insurance
62
42
33
46
 Q PAC
$379,959
 Finance
63
275
 A&M PAC
$374,360
 Ideological/Single Issue
64
40
31
63
73
23
 Baker Botts
$369,905
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
65
65
63
37
59
 Haynes & Boone
$366,050
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
66
56
38
19
17
15
 Reliant Energy, Inc.
$362,425
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
67
 TX Business for Clean Air
$349,639
 Ideological/Single Issue
68
16
92
 BG Distribution Partners
$348,750
 Miscellaneous Business
69
81
74
98
77
107
 TX Credit Union League
$344,215
 Finance
70
72
129
 American Electric Power
$336,480
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
71
57
57
48
70
62
 Independent Bankers Assn. of TX
$333,049
 Finance
72
73
60
72
46
111
 Jackson Walker
$330,834
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
73
200
 TX Deer Assn.
$323,815
 Agriculture
74
137
187
140
105
163
 TX Pharmacy Assn.
$319,076
 Health
75
 Twenty-One PAC
$316,000
 Ideological/Single Issue
76
102
198
158
226
296
 HDR, Inc.
$314,597
 Construction
77
 Best for TX
$311,005
 Ideological/Single Issue
78
106
75
36
38
16
 TX Society of Certified Public Accountants
$309,780
 Finance
79
67
42
102
126
75
 Friends of The University
$308,573
 Ideological/Single Issue
80
79
94
68
71
50
 Associated General Contractors of TX
$308,525
 Construction
81
475
405
458
 Devon Energy Corp.
$301,900
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
82
634
 Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund
$301,719
 Ideological/Single Issue
83
87
119
152
151
192
 TX Consumer Finance Assn.
$299,539
 Finance
84
80
14
18
23
30
 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
$299,262
 Transportation
85
118
179
189
108
95
 Dow Chemical Co.
$297,688
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
86
157
 Compass Bancshares, Inc.
$289,550
 Finance
87
114
65
261
80
115
 Luminant Holding Co. LLC Power PAC
$286,279
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
88
85
66
77
82
81
 TX Classroom Teachers Assn.
$285,180
 Labor
89
271
 Lone Star Fund
$283,911
 Ideological/Single Issue
90
71
39
22
51
 Luminant Corp. TX Employee PAC
$283,375
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
91
70
88
129
223
104
 TX Architects Committee
$282,935
 Construction
92
82
83
112
175
144
 Great Houston HOME-PAC
$280,100
 Construction
93
89
87
93
224
265
 Kirby Corp.
$279,395
 Transportation
94
88
54
54
90
80
 Houston Apartment Assn.
$276,651
 Real Estate
95
171
325
 Atmos Energy Corp.
$275,406
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
96
29
28
29
30
42
 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
$273,122
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
97
195
284
388
384
317
 Williamson Co. Republican Party
$272,841
 Ideological/Single Issue
98
92
91
60
47
56
 Beef PAC
$272,411
 Agriculture
99
83
59
76
155
117
 Plumbers Local #68
$266,086
 Labor
100
103
103
49
92
82
 Assoc. Gen’l Contractors TX Building Branch
$264,400
 Construction
101
74
215
116
146
508
 Lyondell Petrochemical Co.
$263,613
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
102
75
64
33
69
40
 TX Aggregates & Concrete Assn.
$259,486
 Construction
103
131
135
99
144
139
 TX Electric Cooperatives
$259,200
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
104
96
80
95
93
90
 TX Society of Anesthesiologists
$258,229
 Health
105
111
127
166
636
 Houston Realty Breakfast Club
$255,930
 Real Estate
106
77
102
79
31
21
 TX Manufactured Housing Assn.
$244,532
 Construction
107
156
150
131
106
73
 TX  Health Care Assn.
$242,500
 Health
108
69
147
188
117
98
 Licensed Beverage Distributors
$239,500
 Miscellaneous Business
109
 Medical Defense PAC
$238,828
 Health
110
129
311
 Libertarian Party of TX
$236,046
 Ideological/Single Issue
111
91
189
96
136
124
 TX Bankers Assn.
$235,685
 Finance
112
143
195
82
48
68
 Teamsters Local #745
$235,226
 Labor
113
100
62
52
56
89
 TX Hospital Assn.
$233,185
 Health
114
151
89
97
58
66
 Brown McCarroll, LLP
$232,350
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
115
109
77
123
 Gulf States Toyota Inc.
$228,275
 Transportation
116
 Texans Together
$222,471
 Ideological/Single Issue
117
117
78
150
119
155
 San Antonio Firefighters
$216,959
 Labor
118
574
 NRG Energy, Inc.
$211,320
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
119
119
126
108
233
110
 Apartment Assn. of Greater Dallas
$211,134
 Real Estate
120
194
 Travis Republican Advisory Council
$208,755
 Ideological/Single Issue
121
 Gulf Greyhound Partners & Employees
$207,500
 Miscellaneous Business
122
123
254
239
218
286
 TX Land Title Assn.
$205,750
 Real Estate
123
222
282
179
409
322
 MetroTex Assn. of Realtors
$203,150
 Real Estate
124
105
144
527
559
665
 Deputy Sheriff's Assn. of Bexar Co.
$202,762
 Labor
125
155
37
10
14
9
 Compass Bancshares, Inc.
$202,623
 Finance
126
152
110
183
183
284
 Assn. of TX Professional Educators
$202,465
 Labor
127
141
109
 Heart Place
$200,000
 Health
128
84
56
45
103
85
 Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
$195,678
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
129
198
53
55
43
34
 Conservative Republicans of Harris Co.
$193,330
 Ideological/Single Issue
130
133
116
136
139
181
 Beer Alliance of TX, LLC
$191,901
 Miscellaneous Business
131
101
72
130
75
53
 San Antonio Police Officers Assn.
$190,936
 Labor
132
174
156
315
407
179
 TX Homecare
$189,978
 Health
133
220
288
 TX Radiological Society
$189,332
 Health
134
107
73
66
78
69
 TCB PAC
$189,327
 Construction
135
 TX Energy Future Capital Holdings
$180,525
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
136
66
58
103
 Landry's Seafood Restaurants, Inc.
$179,900
 Miscellaneous Business
137
227
259
311
373
229
 Contran Corp.
$179,239
 Finance
138
154
347
69
83
54
 Tarrant Co. Democratic Party
$178,857
 Ideological/Single Issue
139
 Texans for Better Education
$178,398
 Ideological/Single Issue
140
279
207
454
266
836
 Greater Austin HOMEPAC
$177,231
 Construction
141
112
145
307
 TX Right To Life
$174,517
 Ideological/Single Issue
142
633
 Maverick PAC USA
$172,558
 Ideological/Single Issue
143
90
117
105
131
159
 Thompson & Knight
$171,500
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
144
135
295
39
267
283
 El Paso Corp.
$171,233
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
145
76
52
59
52
38
 National Assn. of Insurance & Financial Advisors
$169,945
 Insurance
146
211
96
187
67
58
 TXU Energy Retail Co. LLC Energy PAC
$168,960
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
147
 TX Fed’n of Republican Women Convention '07
$167,051
 Ideological/Single Issue
148
 TX Consumer Lenders PAC
$165,985
 Finance
149
121
208
174
109
128
 Galveston Co. Democratic Party
$164,075
 Ideological/Single Issue
150
160
101
191
244
390
 Alliance of Dallas Educators United Teachers
$162,924
 Labor
151
360
604
501
633
 TX Construction Assn.
$161,066
 Construction
152
120
105
38
24
20
 Good Government Fund (Fort Worth)
$160,750
Energy/Nat’l Resources
153
97
85
114
91
55
 TX Ophthalmological Assn.
$160,690
 Health
154
203
168
 Deloitte & Touche TX
$160,020
 Finance
155
210
210
173
148
170
 TX Package Stores Assn. Beverage Alliance
$156,623
 Miscellaneous Business
156
127
120
 Occidental Petroleum Corp.
$156,505
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
157
139
140
62
44
61
 Verizon  Communications, Inc.
$152,409
 Communications
158
126
108
100
202
108
 Zachry Construction Corp.
$150,031
 Construction
159
142
100
83
74
112
 TX Petro. Marketers & Convenience Store Assn.
$148,871
 Miscellaneous Business
160
153
113
113
96
87
  Friends Of Baylor Med
$147,889
 Health
161
199
235
648
595
 Houston Council of Engineering Companies
$145,954
 Construction
162
61
21
23
10
48
 Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
$142,280
 Miscellaneous Business
163
207
779
872
671
141
 Owens Corning
$141,927
 Construction
164
147
90
84
110
316
 TX Industries, Inc.
$141,578
 Construction
165
169
82
238
425
275
 TX Podiatric Medical PAC
$141,500
 Health
166
208
176
146
154
152
 Real Estate Council of Austin, Inc.
$141,088
 Real Estate
167
281
449
 GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc.
$137,998
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
168
110
50
101
372
88
 C Club
$137,341
 Ideological/Single Issue
169
122
133
44
94
27
 PSEL PAC
$136,250
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
170
132
 Third Thursday Group
$136,100
 Ideological/Single Issue
171
128
79
70
101
130
 Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assn. #341
$136,082
 Labor
172
113
158
148
196
461
 Education Austin PAC
$135,607
 Labor
173
196
180
331
411
258
 New Braunfels Republican Women
$134,847
 Ideological/Single Issue
174
176
114
121
135
228
 Lockwood Andrews & Newnam, Inc.
$134,357
 Construction
175
 Faith in TX Fund
$133,332
 Ideological/Single Issue
176
650
 American Subcontractors Assn. of TX
$131,227
 Construction
177
346
 EZCORP, Inc.
$131,000
 Finance
178
 PBSJ Corp.
$129,200
 Construction
179
577
 Northside Bond Committee
$127,391
 Ideological/Single Issue
180
253
193
298
445
230
 Fort Worth Police Officer's Assn.
$125,581
 Labor
181
680
 Conservative Republicans of TX
$125,280
 Ideological/Single Issue
182
660
 TX Democratic Women of the Brazos Valley
$124,605
 Ideological/Single Issue
183
 Spectra Energy Corp.
$121,850
 Energy/Nat’l Resources
184
146
174
67
50
146
 Trinity Industries Employee PAC, Inc.
$121,514
 Construction
185
149
157
201
389
 Raba-Kistner PAC, Inc.
$121,325
 Construction
186
209
191
167
147
106
 United  Transportation Union
$120,350
 Labor
187
166
330
237
335
282
 Planned Parenthood of Houston & Southeast TX
$119,709
 Ideological/Single Issue
188
144
137
132
116
83
 TX Instruments, Inc.
$119,089
 Computers
189
233
 Pipe Fitters Local Union 211
$118,395
 Labor
190
224
201
290
354
378
 Temple Area Builders Assn.
$118,230
 Construction
191
 Human Rights Campaign TX Families
$118,060
 Ideological/Single Issue
192
187
335
154
253
203
 Halff Associates
$117,038
 Construction
193
162
154
221
347
340
 Greater Dallas Home PAC
$115,775
 Construction
194
95
104
506
272
 Citizens For a Better Fort Worth
$114,706
 Miscellaneous Business
195
418
345
569
 Teamsters Local 988
$112,531
 Labor
196
163
197
 TX Democratic Women
$110,402
 Ideological/Single Issue
197
223
162
194
220
250
 Houston Associated General Contractors
$109,550
 Construction
198
161
106
119
97
147
 Temple-Inland Forest Products Corp.
$109,364
 Agriculture
199
138
157
336
294
 PSI
$109,300
 Construction
200
124
68
75
85
70
 TX & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn. PAC
$108,488
 Agriculture