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.
Trent Ashby
Texas House of Representatives District 9
$1,046,627Cash on Hand
$780,161Total Contributions
$742,651Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $73,000.00 | Alan Harper |
| $25,000.00 | John Peck Jr |
| $11,125.00 | Mark Hicks |
| $10,000.00 | Border Health PAC |
| $10,000.00 | The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action Committee |
| $10,000.00 | Corbin Robertson Jr |
| $10,000.00 | Lodging Dallas Akard Trs |
| $10,000.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $10,000.00 | Trevor Rees-Jones |
| $8,500.00 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $150,000.00 | Verabank - Investment |
| $64,306.96 | 404 Rio Grande Street Apartments |
| $59,907.87 | Murphy Nasica & Associates |
| $55,202.97 | Joseph O and Kristen Seeber IV |
| $33,283.52 | Department of US Treasury IRS |
| $32,516.75 | Judd Messer |
| $22,318.31 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $20,000.00 | Dade Phelan |
| $17,822.97 | Angelina County Fair |
| $14,722.32 | Linda Parker |
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 | Republican Women of Trinity County | |
| $270.00 | Republican Club of Polk County |
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Border Health PAC (BHPAC) is the premier supporter of Democrats from the Rio Grande Valley and border region of Texas. They exist to “promote issues of the medical profession along the border of the State of Texas” and spend large amounts of money to do so. Rather than seeking influence on legislation statewide, BHPAC centers its focus on what’s happening at home.