Abbott is Governor of Texas and is running for re-election in 2022. Abbott raised $69.5 million and spent $68.0 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. According to Texas Ethics Commission reports, the following individual donors and PACs gave the most money to Abbott.
Gary Gates Jr
Texas House of Representatives District 28
$24,949Cash on Hand
$602,600Total Contributions
$897,736Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $589,000.00 | Gary Gates Jr |
| $2,500.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $2,500.00 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $1,500.00 | Tilman & Paige Fertitta |
| $1,383.95 | Dan Patrick |
| $1,000.00 | Beef PAC |
| $1,000.00 | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $1,000.00 | Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron Corporation |
| $1,000.00 | HOMEPAC of the Texas Assn. of Builders |
| $505.75 | Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $370,459.24 | Murphy Nasica & Associates |
| $70,520.13 | Neumann & Company |
| $51,295.40 | Mesa Media |
| $45,000.00 | Farrell Gjesdal Strategy Group |
| $35,000.00 | Conservative Media Properties LLC |
| $23,307.36 | Vasut Law PLLC |
| $20,000.00 | Sid Miller |
| $15,648.13 | Law Office of Briscoe Cain PLLC |
| $15,000.00 | Ken Paxton |
| $15,000.00 | The What's Up Radio Program |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $589,000.00 | Gary Gates Jr | Gates Jr., Gary W. (The Honorable) |
| $25,000.00 | Ken Paxton | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) |
| $10,000.00 | Caucus on Climate, Environment, and the Energy Industry | |
| $10,000.00 | Sid Miller | Miller, Sid (The Honorable) |
| $5,000.00 | Angela Paxton | Paxton, Angela (The Honorable) |
| $5,000.00 | David L Cook | Cook, David L. (The Honorable) |
| $5,000.00 | John Smithee | Smithee, John T. (The Honorable) |
| $5,000.00 | Reggie Smith | Smith, Reginald (The Honorable) |
| $3,000.00 | Jill S Dutton | Dutton, Jill S. (Mrs.) |
| $2,500.00 | Bob Hall | Hall III, Robert L. (The Honorable) |
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