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 …
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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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Candidate | Total Contributions |
---|---|
Greg Abbott | $32,037,290.42 |
Dan Patrick | $8,385,684.00 |
Ken Paxton | $2,897,128.63 |
Christi Craddick | $1,225,960.00 |
Dade Phelan | $754,400.00 |
Richard Pena Raymond | $583,882.12 |
John Whitmire | $470,921.00 |
Jill S Dutton | $391,349.72 |
Angela Paxton | $385,501.72 |
Jeff Leach | $299,850.00 |
Committee | Total Contributions |
---|---|
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC | $9,877,100.00 |
ActBlue Texas | $7,286,742.18 |
Defend Texas Liberty PAC | $4,613,921.71 |
Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee | $2,808,430.63 |
Coalition Por For Texas PAC | $1,837,500.00 |
Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund | $1,605,061.72 |
The PAC for America's Future -TX | $1,400,521.17 |
Texans for More Top Ranked Texas Universities PAC | $1,397,769.00 |
Right2Farm Texas PAC | $1,208,420.64 |
Houstonians for Working Families | $977,975.80 |
Lobbyist | Max Amount |
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Daniel Hodge | $7,197,599.65 |
Andrea McWilliams | $5,832,899.46 |
John R Clay Jr | $4,468,159.60 |
Logan T Spence | $4,316,489.44 |
Neal T Jones Jr | $4,063,878.99 |
C Jake Posey | $3,649,319.45 |
Carol McGarah | $3,608,859.48 |
Craig Preston Chick | $3,487,619.62 |
Michael Toomey | $3,457,259.69 |
Robert D Miller | $3,437,029.66 |
Contributor | Contributions |
---|---|
Aggregated Unitemized Contributions | $2,929,180.96 |
Timothy M and Terri Dunn | $2,766,000.00 |
Kenneth Fisher | $2,511,000.00 |
Richard Weekley | $2,262,600.00 |
Farris & JoAnn Wilks | $1,750,150.00 |
H Ross Perot Jr | $1,419,864.18 |
Douglas Scharbauer | $1,250,000.00 |
Melinda and Jeffery D Hildebrand | $1,135,000.00 |
John L and Barbara Nau III | $1,067,710.67 |
Mayfair Investments | $1,000,002.00 |
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …
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