This article details the five most expensive contested general elections in the State Senate.
Phil King
Texas State Senate District 10
$614,318Cash on Hand
$408,525Total Contributions
$425,753Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $15,000.00 | AT&T Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $10,000.00 | Jerry & Vickie Durant |
| $10,000.00 | Scott O'Neal |
| $8,500.00 | Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp. |
| $7,500.00 | Jack D Knox |
| $7,500.00 | Timothy Fleet |
| $6,000.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $5,821.41 | Vernon Lewis Jr |
| $5,300.00 | Paul Andrews |
| $5,000.00 | Charter Communications Inc Texas PAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $43,886.70 | Gables at the Terrace |
| $39,355.44 | Graphics Management |
| $27,776.92 | Phil King |
| $25,000.00 | Leading Texas Forward PAC (DISSOLVED) |
| $17,785.03 | Ashley Westenhover |
| $17,600.00 | Doner Fundraising Inc |
| $14,813.23 | Ford Motor Credit |
| $13,101.46 | Fossil Pointe Sporting Grounds |
| $11,518.00 | Republican Party of Texas |
| $8,500.00 | Flanagin Management Co 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 |
|---|---|---|
| $5,000.00 | Parker County Republicans for Conservative Government PAC | |
| $4,000.00 | Parker County Republican Party (CEC) | |
| $3,701.00 | Republican Party of Texas | |
| $2,500.00 | Angie Chen Button | Button, Angie C. (The Honorable) |
| $2,500.00 | Craig Goldman | Goldman, Craig (The Honorable) |
| $2,500.00 | Jeff Leach | Leach, Jeff C. (The Honorable) |
| $2,500.00 | Lynn Stucky | Stucky, Lynn D. (The Honorable) |
| $2,500.00 | Steve Allison | Allison, Stephen P. (The Honorable) |
| $2,500.00 | Tony Tinderholt | Tinderholt, Tony D. (The Honorable) |
| $1,810.00 | Bush Legacy Republican Women of Weatherford, PAC |
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