As the 87th Texas legislative session resumes after a two week adjournment, efforts to ban taxpayer-funded (TPF) lobbying are back in the spotlight. Considered priority legislation by the Republican Party of Texas, bills were once again filed by State. Rep. Mayes Middleton (R—Wallisville) in the House, and State Sen. Bob Hall (R—Edgewood) in the Senate.
Matt Shaheen
Texas House of Representatives District 66
$518,332Cash on Hand
$1,558,124Total Contributions
$752,633Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $520,250.94 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $218,667.00 | Republican State Leadership Committee Federal |
| $100,000.00 | Leading Texas Forward PAC (DISSOLVED) |
| $98,005.04 | Greg Abbott |
| $63,493.00 | Republican Party of Texas |
| $60,275.17 | Texas House Republican Caucus PAC |
| $41,500.00 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $40,000.00 | Texas Leads PAC |
| $24,737.00 | Texas Federation for Children PAC Inc Federal |
| $19,890.00 | Dennis Bonnen |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $217,000.00 | Matt Shaheen |
| $139,346.00 | Campaign Advocacy Management Professionals LLC |
| $100,376.61 | Berry Communications |
| $81,267.00 | Strategic Media Placement |
| $49,493.00 | Camelback Strategy Group |
| $40,000.00 | Drogin Group LLC |
| $28,599.00 | Campaign Headquarters Inc |
| $20,231.63 | Ashley Biard |
| $19,991.42 | MailPro USA |
| $7,311.93 | Meta Platforms Inc / Facebook |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $500.00 | Jared Patterson | Patterson, Jared L. (The Honorable) |
| $400.00 | Golden Corridor Republican Women's Club | |
| $150.00 | Collin County Conservative Republicans |
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