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.
David L Cook
Texas House of Representatives District 96
$179,436Cash on Hand
$134,903Total Donations
$103,573Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Donors
Total Donations | Name |
|---|---|
| $25,000.00 | Sally and Stephen Lockwood |
| $10,000.00 | Erick McCallum |
| $10,000.00 | Hanover Property Company LLC |
| $10,000.00 | Iliac LLC |
| $10,000.00 | Melanie Rhodes |
| $10,000.00 | Ron Carroll |
| $10,000.00 | Zane Arrott |
| $6,562.50 | Todd Tonore |
| $5,000.00 | Hon Larry Broseh |
| $5,000.00 | Jerry Donald |
Top Expenditures
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $31,273.13 | Murphy Nasica & Associates |
| $6,366.54 | Michael Vallee |
| $5,880.58 | The Print Place |
| $5,541.00 | Matthew Posey |
| $5,000.00 | Margins PAC |
| $3,911.81 | Charles W Green Inc |
| $3,750.00 | Tarrant County Republican Party (P) |
| $2,612.64 | Texas Federation of Republican Women PAC |
| $2,500.00 | Dade Phelan |
| $2,286.46 | Best Buy Co Inc |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $2,000.00 | Dallas/Fort Worth Conservative Voters | |
| $1,000.00 | Debra Lehrmann | Judge Debra Lehrmann for Texas Supreme Court |
| $25.00 | Greg Abbott | Texans for Greg Abbott |
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