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Texas Committee
$6,108Cash on Hand
$8,950Total Contributions
$5,607Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $3,000.00 | Weaver & Jacobs Construction |
| $2,000.00 | DBR Engineering Consultants Inc |
| $1,500.00 | Dunaway Associates |
| $750.00 | Pap-Dawson Engineers |
| $400.00 | Coshunda Fanning |
| $300.00 | Michael Monjaras |
| $250.00 | Beeville Youth Sports Association |
| $150.00 | Ambee |
| $100.00 | ac Jones Tvo |
| $100.00 | Art Gamez |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $2,600.00 | Targeting Cloud |
| $1,527.24 | Meta Platforms Inc / Facebook |
| $625.00 | South Texas News Inc |
| $375.00 | Bee County Chamber of Commerce |
| $161.94 | HEB Grocery Company LP |
| $148.32 | Bee Royalty Printing Services |
| $97.93 | Ricardo Munoz |
| $71.61 | Ricardo Munoz |
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