O’Rourke is running for Governor of Texas in 2022. O’Rourke raised $40.8 million and spent $15.9 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. According to Texas Ethics Commission reports, O’Rourke spent the most money with the following individual payees and PACs.
BASE POWER, INC. PAC
Texas Committee
$9,210Cash on Hand
$30,820Total Contributions
$11,000Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $10,610.31 | Base Power Inc |
| $10,000.00 | Zachary Dell |
| $5,000.00 | Corbin Van Arsdale |
| $5,000.00 | Justin Lopas |
| $210.00 | Blake Lieberman |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $5,000.00 | Charles Schwertner |
| $5,000.00 | Ken King |
| $1,000.00 | Todd Hunter |
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Over the course of the 2020 election cycle, more than $662.5 million dollars were reported as contributions to Texas state-level candidates and PACs. Of that total, an astounding $46.9 million in donations went to Governor Greg Abbott’s campaign account. To put that number in context, Abbott’s donations account for seven percent of all Texas campaign contributions — and over 15 percent of candidate contributions — in an election cycle when he was not up for election.