Why Texans Should Care About Redistricting
Citizens for Rational Government
Texas Committee
$1,109Cash on Hand
$3,735Total Contributions
$3,125Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $3,185.00 | Russ Olivier |
| $250.00 | Jeff Diskin |
| $100.00 | Jim Balsam |
| $100.00 | Sam Cofllins |
| $50.00 | Craig Karr |
| $50.00 | Steve Kenney |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $2,675.26 | Meta Platforms Inc / Facebook |
| $450.00 | L2 Analytics |
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Cries for “Campaign Finance Reform” come from both sides of the political aisle. It’s popular for candidates and interest groups to claim that we need to “get money out of politics” — and that limiting the amount of money citizens can donate to politicians and political causes is the way to do it.
Texas politicians and PACs are required to file reports with the Texas Ethics Commission listing all their campaign contributions and expenditures. The most recent reports — which include all transactions for the last half of 2018 — were just released. Two major things to pay attention to in these reports: 1) final numbers on both donations and spending for the 2018 Election Cycle, and 2) perhaps even more interesting, a list of all donations made to Texas politicians after the election.