According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Texas Ethics Commission, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan has raised $2,905,247 and spent $2,536,948 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Feb. 19, 2021. Phelan is the number nine fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far.
Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund
Texas Political Action Committee
$2,094,064Cash on Hand
$21,486,293Total Contributions
$19,127,035Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Donors
Total Donations | Name |
|---|---|
| $3,227,332.51 | John L and Barbara Nau III |
| $1,411,773.00 | Woody L and Gayle Hunt |
| $1,350,000.00 | Andrew Beal |
| $800,026.33 | Joe Straus III |
| $705,000.00 | Republican State Leadership Committee Federal |
| $525,000.00 | Joe C Walter III |
| $518,385.20 | Harlan R Crow |
| $500,000.00 | Paul L Foster |
| $405,000.00 | Charles W Tate |
| $400,000.00 | James C Flores |
Top Expenditures
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $5,178,128.10 | Murphy Nasica & Associates |
| $1,298,426.15 | Jamie McWright |
| $633,734.77 | Strategic Media Placement |
| $613,100.00 | Ragnar Research Partners LLC |
| $512,577.77 | Upstream Communications LP |
| $475,723.40 | Olsen & Company, LP |
| $417,031.50 | Aaron De Leon |
| $414,330.77 | KC Strategies LLC |
| $412,600.05 | LHP + Company Inc |
| $401,850.00 | Convergence Media LLC |
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In Texas politics, non-candidate political action committees (PACs) have received $184.8 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and February 19, 2022. The top 10 PACs raised more than $76.5 million, or 41 percent of all donations made to state-level PACs.
**Editor’s Note: Since this article went live, the Texas House formally elected Dade Phelan as Speaker of the House.**