In Texas politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $956.4 million in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $47.9 million, or 5 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual contributors to Texas state-level candidates and committees in the 2022 …
Political Profile
Texas Government:
Governor: Greg Abbott (R)
Lieutenant Governor: Dan Patrick (R)
Attorney General: Ken Paxton (R)
Land Commissioner: Dawn Buckingham, M.D. (R)
Comptroller: Glenn Hegar (R)
Agriculture Commissioner: Sid Miller (R)
Railroad Commissioners: Christi Craddick (R), Wayne Christian (R), and Jim Wright (R). Railroad Commissioners are up for reelection every six years, in alternating terms.
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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Top Candidates
Candidate | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Greg Abbott | $111,730,957.90 |
| Beto O'Rourke | $81,098,943.56 |
| Dan Patrick | $21,667,714.67 |
| Ken Paxton | $13,308,499.62 |
| Dade Phelan | $11,089,600.68 |
| Donald Huffines | $10,602,220.73 |
| Eva Guzman | $8,927,000.95 |
| George P Bush | $8,412,092.30 |
| Michael Collier | $5,208,539.66 |
| Dawn Buckingham | $4,218,491.87 |
Top Committees
Committee | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| ActBlue Texas | $98,996,671.31 |
| Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC | $37,117,607.49 |
| The PAC for America's Future -TX | $18,718,995.71 |
| Forward Majority Action | $14,324,562.25 |
| Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee | $12,750,666.28 |
| Defend Texas Liberty PAC | $11,646,121.03 |
| Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund | $8,126,288.00 |
| Powered by People | $7,867,481.80 |
| National Democratic Redistricting Committee | $6,597,269.20 |
| Judicial Fairness PAC | $6,327,408.13 |
Top Lobbyists
Lobbyist | Max Amount |
|---|---|
| Andrea McWilliams | $10,859,938.89 |
| Daniel Hodge | $10,828,479.43 |
| Dean R McWilliams | $8,344,509.01 |
| Jeffrey E Heckler | $7,355,609.38 |
| Neal T Jones Jr | $6,978,778.06 |
| Carol McGarah | $6,674,359.01 |
| Logan T Spence | $6,673,579.10 |
| John R Clay Jr | $6,448,259.34 |
| Craig Preston Chick | $6,338,099.36 |
| Russell T Kelley | $6,138,549.01 |
Top Contributors
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Aggregated Unitemized Contributions | $17,380,508.86 |
| Timothy M and Terri Dunn | $8,024,703.80 |
| Janet L Duncan | $6,688,692.96 |
| Richard Weekley | $5,723,511.27 |
| S Javaid Anwar | $5,499,500.00 |
| H Ross Perot Jr | $4,072,892.95 |
| RGA Right Direction PAC Federal | $4,000,000.00 |
| Michael & Mary Porter | $3,836,239.45 |
| Kenny A and Lisa Troutt | $3,699,400.51 |
| John L and Barbara Nau III | $3,479,355.09 |
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