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David L Cook
Texas House of Representatives District 96
$335,283Cash on Hand
$2,562,915Total Contributions
$1,086,560Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $632,300.89 | Republican State Leadership Committee Federal |
| $328,767.00 | Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund |
| $252,412.43 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $130,541.78 | Greg Abbott |
| $64,500.00 | Sally and Stephen Lockwood |
| $55,000.00 | Kathleen Long |
| $50,000.00 | Iliac LLC |
| $45,000.00 | Texas House Republican Caucus PAC |
| $40,000.00 | Mansfield Business Management LLC |
| $37,500.00 | Zane Arrott |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $530,684.31 | Murphy Nasica & Associates |
| $48,013.82 | Norfleet Strategies LLC |
| $27,500.00 | Dade Phelan |
| $23,000.00 | Keep Tarrant Red PAC |
| $22,700.00 | Tarrant County Republican Party (P) |
| $19,674.44 | Tarrant Campaign Services |
| $18,500.00 | Arlington Police Assn. PAC |
| $17,757.37 | US Postal Service |
| $16,732.81 | Michael Vallee |
| $10,203.31 | Charles W Green Inc |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | Keep Tarrant Red PAC | |
| $5,000.00 | Kimberly Newcomer-Fitzpatrick | Newcomer-Fitzpatrick, Kimberly (Mrs.) |
| $4,000.00 | Patricia Baca Bennett | Bennett, Patricia Baca (The Honorable) |
| $3,500.00 | Kenneth Newell | Newell, Kenneth E. (Mr.) |
| $2,500.00 | Candy Noble | Noble, Candace T. (The Honorable) |
| $2,000.00 | Dallas/Fort Worth Conservative Voters | |
| $1,227.50 | Rick Barnes | Barnes, Rick D. (Mr.) |
| $1,100.00 | Republican Women of Arlington | |
| $1,100.00 | Debra Lehrmann | Judge Debra Lehrmann for Texas Supreme Court |
| $1,000.00 | Dawn Buckingham | Buckingham M.D., Dawn C. (The Honorable) |
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