As the 87th Texas legislative session resumes after a two week adjournment, efforts to ban taxpayer-funded (TPF) lobbying are back in the spotlight. Considered priority legislation by the Republican Party of Texas, bills were once again filed by State. Rep. Mayes Middleton (R—Wallisville) in the House, and State Sen. Bob Hall (R—Edgewood) in the Senate.
Bob Hall
Texas State Senate District 2
$104,522Cash on Hand
$97,358Total Donations
$164,111Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Donors
Total Donations | Name |
---|---|
$10,000.00 | Farris & JoAnn Wilks |
$10,000.00 | Timothy M and Terri Dunn |
$7,500.00 | Defend Texas Liberty PAC |
$5,000.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
$5,000.00 | Tom Reed |
$3,500.00 | Charter Schools Now PAC |
$2,500.00 | Amy Offutt |
$2,500.00 | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
$2,500.00 | Jeffrey Carter |
$2,500.00 | Kyle L and Jamie Stallings |
Top Expenditures
Total Expenditures | Payee |
---|---|
$12,665.01 | Law Office of Tony McDonald |
$12,513.21 | Gables Park Tower |
$6,721.25 | Texas Senate |
$6,255.00 | Fundraising Solutions Inc |
$5,750.58 | Amazon Inc |
$5,094.18 | Rockwall County Republican Party (P) |
$5,000.00 | Texas Republican Party (P) |
$4,861.72 | TDCJ- Texas Department of Criminal Justice Manufacturing and Logistics |
$4,570.00 | Campaign Financial Services |
$4,500.00 | Macias Strategies LLC |
Top Personal Donations
From reports filed by the recipients of these funds, it appears these transactions originated from personal rather than campaign accounts.
Total Contributions | Candidate | PAC |
---|---|---|
$4,570.00 | Rockwall Republican Executive Committee General Purpose PAC (CEC) | |
$530.00 | Rockwall County Republican Women | |
$300.00 | Fannin County Republican Women | |
$250.00 | Collin County Republican Party (CEC) | |
$250.00 | Grassroots America - We the People PAC | |
$200.00 | Golden Corridor Republican Women's Club | |
$150.00 | Kaufman County GOP PAC |
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