Nearly $70 million has already been pumped into the accounts of Texas candidates and PACs for the 2020 elections. Who’s giving all that money? Lots of everyday Texans. Ninety-seven percent of all contributions so far have been for $1,000 or less. But there are lots of big checks flying around. Meet the big-dollar donors who …
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Who’s conspicuously absent from the first campaign finance reports of 2020? Texas Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen. We just released a list of the top ten candidates who have taken in the most money so far (You can find all the data here). Most of the list is no surprise — Greg Abbott is …
The first campaign finance reports of 2020 are live. Here’s a look at the ten candidates who have collected the most campaign cash so far: On paper, challengers have had the financial advantage. While incumbents were subject to a moratorium on fundraising for almost six months, political hopefuls have been able to raise money all …
And Other Important Numbers From the First Campaign Finance Reports of 2020 The first campaign finance reports for the 2020 election cycle are here! These reports include all contributions to, and expenditures by, Texas candidates and Political Action Committees (PACs) from January 1 – June 30, 2019, making them the first complete reports of political …
Texas candidates and PACs are required to submit reports of all their contributions and expenditures for the first half of 2019 to the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) today. These reports are effectively the first window into political money for 2020. The TEC will likely release those reports sometime later this week. The minute they do, …