Last week, Texas campaign finance reports were released. We’ve cleaned up the data and made it easy to search, so you can see for yourself who’s giving and who’s getting in Texas politics. Here are three surprising headlines to get you started:
East Texans for Liberty Political Action Committee
Texas Committee
$2,451Cash on Hand
$19,758Total Contributions
$25,427Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $7,678.10 | Aggregated Unitemized Contributions |
| $2,500.00 | Chris Spencer |
| $2,000.00 | Jana Russell & Sons |
| $2,000.00 | Sherry Breedlove |
| $1,100.00 | Neel & Partners LLC |
| $500.00 | Jay Dean |
| $500.00 | William Stoudt |
| $400.00 | The Republican Club of Gregg County Texas |
| $300.00 | Brandon Dodd |
| $300.00 | Kay Burton |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $6,812.36 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $1,875.00 | Stacy McMahan |
| $1,870.93 | Lennis Design |
| $1,593.32 | Dickey's Barbecue Pit |
| $1,544.70 | Chris Spencer |
| $960.57 | The Gilmer Mirror |
| $800.00 | Tammy Whitehurst |
| $729.63 | Hilton Hotels and Resorts |
| $700.00 | Barbwire Halo Cowboy Church |
| $636.83 | Walmart Stores Inc |
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