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Royce West
Texas State Senate District 23
$1,588,927Cash on Hand
$2,870,641Total Contributions
$3,005,071Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
---|---|
$80,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
$60,250.00 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
$55,000.00 | John Carona |
$44,953.93 | Lauril and Erle A Nye Jr |
$40,656.00 | Skyview Development LLC |
$40,000.00 | Ray L and Nancy Hunt |
$40,000.00 | Thomas Joyner |
$30,000.00 | Gerald J Ford |
$30,000.00 | Harold Ginsburg |
$30,000.00 | Randy Best |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
---|---|
$347,784.15 | Doris Lewis |
$232,565.80 | Department of US Treasury IRS |
$195,630.83 | Joycelyn Johnson |
$106,393.44 | Oxley Leasing LLC |
$106,097.27 | Metro Realty |
$101,234.46 | Arnulfo Garza |
$99,971.06 | Southwest Airlines |
$84,735.01 | AMLI Eastside Apartments |
$69,757.68 | GM Financial Leasing |
$52,273.00 | Texas Senate Democratic Caucus |
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 |
---|---|---|
$25,740.00 | Dallas County Democratic PAC - State & Local (CEC) | |
$1,000.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
$1,000.00 | TOP Political Action Committee | |
$300.00 | Senate District 16 PAC | |
$250.00 | Texas Justice Democrats PAC | |
$25.00 | Lake Highlands/White Rock Democrats PAC |
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