Editor’s Note: This article has been updated from it’s original date range of January 1, 2021-March 24, 2021 to include the entirety of Q1 views.
Dan Patrick
Lieutenant Governor (R)
$19,448,009Cash on Hand
$13,386,030Total Donations
$3,425,870Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Donors
| Total Donations | Name |
|---|---|
| $400,000.00 | James D Pitcock Jr |
| $350,000.00 | Douglas Scharbauer |
| $300,000.00 | Border Health PAC |
| $300,000.00 | R Drayton McLane Jr |
| $250,000.00 | Ray L and Nancy Hunt |
| $246,638.64 | S Javaid Anwar |
| $225,000.00 | Gulf States Toyota Inc. State PAC |
| $200,000.00 | Arch Aplin III |
| $200,000.00 | Kelcy L Warren |
| $200,000.00 | Kenny A and Lisa Troutt |
Top Expenditures
| Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $726,463.23 | Blakemore & Associates |
| $413,785.11 | Raconteur Media Company |
| $217,607.12 | American Express |
| $199,679.54 | Fundraising Solutions Inc |
| $163,500.00 | Pete Flores |
| $160,814.92 | John Doner & Associates Inc |
| $109,766.49 | Dan Patrick |
| $105,739.00 | Baselice & Associates Inc |
| $105,000.00 | Dan Patrick |
| $91,479.89 | Right Lists of Texas |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $5,000.00 | North Shore Republican Women | |
| $913.50 | Texas Strong Republican Women | |
| $200.00 | Kingwood Area Republican Women's Club | |
| $150.00 | San Antonio Republican Women | |
| $130.00 | Brazoria County Republican Party PAC | |
| $115.00 | Canyon Lake Republican Women PAC | |
| $101.94 | Angie Chen Button | Button, Angie C. (The Honorable) |
| $101.94 | Jacey Jetton | Jetton, Jacey R. (The Honorable) |
| $100.00 | Grayson County Republican Party (CEC) | |
| $20.00 | Panola County Republican Women |
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