This article is Part 3 of a four-part series demonstrating how the money in a lobby sector can impact state politics and legislation. We’ve selected the Green Energy sector due to a resurgence of interest in a behind-the-scenes look at renewables following the 2021 snowstorms, but you can follow the money in any industry of interest that is spending lobbying dollars in Austin.
Sylvester Turner
$1,160,813Cash on Hand
$763,092Total Donations
$602,641Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Donors
Total Donations | Name |
|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | Communications Workers of America Cwa Cope PAC Federal |
| $10,000.00 | Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Texas Committee |
| $10,000.00 | Houston Police Officers Union PAC |
| $10,000.00 | Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 341 Super PAC |
| $10,000.00 | International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union 450 |
| $10,000.00 | Kenneth & Jane Valach |
| $10,000.00 | Plumbers Local #68 PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Anthony Chase |
| $5,000.00 | AT&T Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $5,000.00 | Bill Baldwin |
Top Expenditures
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $177,443.74 | Grant Martin Campaigns dba Storefront Politics |
| $40,288.78 | Wells Fargo Bank |
| $39,250.82 | Strong Strategies LLC |
| $34,000.00 | Sue Davis Communications |
| $27,146.04 | HEB Grocery Company LP |
| $26,530.00 | Fairbank Maslin Maullin Metz & Assoc |
| $21,818.56 | Benjamin Tyson |
| $16,500.00 | Royce Brooks |
| $13,660.21 | Nicholas Pressley |
| $13,098.00 | Skyhouse Austin LLC |
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