This article is Part 4 of a four-part series demonstrating how the money in a lobby sector can impact state politics and legislation. Read the first three articles here, here, and here.
Cesar Blanco
Texas State Senate District 29
$638,088Cash on Hand
$1,734,433Total Contributions
$1,068,807Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $55,000.00 | Border Health PAC |
| $53,792.84 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $53,500.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $38,264.55 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
| $25,000.00 | The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action Committee |
| $24,500.00 | Woody L and Gayle Hunt |
| $22,000.00 | Texas Nurse Practitioners PAC |
| $20,613.00 | AT&T Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $20,250.00 | Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee |
| $20,000.00 | Paul L Foster |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $187,636.63 | Brian Hodgdon |
| $102,303.00 | Whitley Apartments |
| $95,250.00 | NP Consulting Inc |
| $49,271.75 | Sisneros Strategies LLC |
| $44,857.50 | El Paso County Democratic Party (P) |
| $44,388.70 | Message Audience & Presentation Inc |
| $30,250.00 | Mosaic Strategy Partners |
| $22,008.56 | Texas Capitol Gift Shop |
| $20,000.00 | Texas Senate Democratic Caucus |
| $19,850.00 | Texas Democratic Party |
Top Personal Contributions
From reports filed by the recipients of these funds, it appears these transactions originated from personal rather than campaign accounts.
Total Contributions | Candidate | Committee |
|---|---|---|
| $7,250.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $5,367.96 | Elisa Tamayo | Tamayo, Elisa M. (Ms.) |
| $2,500.00 | House Democratic Campaign Committee | |
| $2,500.00 | Pete Gallego | Gallego, Pete (The Honorable) |
| $2,000.00 | Rowland Garza | Garza, Rowland (Mr.) |
| $1,000.00 | Peter "Art" Fierro | Fierro, Peter A. (Mr.) |
| $1,000.00 | Trey Martinez Fischer | Martinez Fischer, Trey (Mr.) |
| $500.00 | Martin Golando | Golando, Martin (Mr.) |
| $250.00 | Texas House Democrats Incumbent Fund | |
| $250.00 | Brandy Voss | Voss, Brandy (Mrs.) |
Related Articles
This article is Part 3 of a four-part series demonstrating how the money in a lobby sector can impact state politics and legislation. We’ve selected the Green Energy sector due to a resurgence of interest in a behind-the-scenes look at renewables following the 2021 snowstorms, but you can follow the money in any industry of interest that is spending lobbying dollars in Austin.
Does spending the most money during a campaign win elections? Historically, Texas has shown a strong correlation between a candidate’s ability to outspend their opponent(s) and victory on Election Day.