In Texas, state-level candidates have raised $215.4 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 14, 2022. Democratic candidates have raised $47.4 million and Republican candidates have raised $164.5 million.
John Whitmire
Texas State Senate District 15
$11,004,288Cash on Hand
$3,118,446Total Donations
$33,171,636Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Donors
Total Donations | Name |
|---|---|
| $125,000.00 | James D Pitcock Jr |
| $110,000.00 | Tilman & Paige Fertitta |
| $105,350.00 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $100,000.00 | Border Health PAC |
| $75,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $70,000.00 | Houston Police Officers Union PAC |
| $65,000.00 | Landry's Seafood Restaurants, Inc. PAC |
| $60,000.00 | The Gallagher Law Firm LLP |
| $50,000.00 | R Drayton McLane Jr |
| $47,500.00 | Laura Moore |
Top Expenditures
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $1,660,580.79 | Amazon Inc |
| $1,078,982.32 | Tesla Motors Inc |
| $1,056,824.41 | Elanco Animal Health Inc |
| $915,196.75 | Energy Transfer Partners |
| $879,933.80 | Main Street Capital |
| $871,160.50 | Salesforce.com |
| $851,086.90 | CVS Health Corp |
| $818,030.86 | Sanchez Energy Corp |
| $663,807.32 | United Continental Holdings Inc |
| $617,189.57 | Apple 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 |
|---|---|---|
| $10,500.00 | Houston Black American Democrats Political Action Committee | |
| $10,250.00 | Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) | |
| $8,715.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $7,500.00 | Houston GLBT Political Caucus PAC | |
| $5,000.00 | Annie's List | |
| $5,000.00 | Chuy Hinojosa | Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable) |
| $4,525.00 | Harris County Tejano Democrats | |
| $2,000.00 | Jarvis Johnson | Johnson, Jarvis (Mr.) |
| $1,500.00 | Travis County Democratic Party | |
| $1,460.50 | Texas Democratic Women of the Harris County Metro Area |
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