In Texas politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $956.4 million in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $47.9 million, or 5 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual contributors to Texas state-level candidates and committees in the 2022 …
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Governor: Greg Abbott (R)
Lieutenant Governor: Dan Patrick (R)
Attorney General: Ken Paxton (R)
Land Commissioner: Dawn Buckingham, M.D. (R)
Comptroller: Glenn Hegar (R)
Agriculture Commissioner: Sid Miller (R)
Railroad Commissioners: Christi Craddick (R), Wayne Christian (R), and Jim Wright (R). Railroad Commissioners are up for reelection every six years, in alternating terms.
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Candidate | Total Contributions |
---|---|
Greg Abbott | $274,197,106.56 |
Beto O'Rourke | $81,114,214.37 |
Dan Patrick | $73,559,974.45 |
Ken Paxton | $33,166,873.93 |
Dade Phelan | $22,114,370.48 |
George P Bush | $15,205,914.62 |
Donald Huffines | $14,220,660.63 |
Christi Craddick | $13,359,726.44 |
Joe Straus III | $11,732,550.84 |
Glenn Hegar | $11,421,136.52 |
Committee | Total Contributions |
---|---|
ActBlue Texas | $146,731,993.01 |
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC | $85,865,988.70 |
Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee | $47,374,710.06 |
The PAC for America's Future -TX | $31,930,883.96 |
Forward Majority Action (DISSOLVED) | $31,741,209.51 |
Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund | $29,810,059.56 |
Republican State Leadership Committee PAC and Individual Account | $21,460,109.51 |
Republican Party of Texas | $21,234,702.46 |
Defend Texas Liberty PAC | $16,478,100.93 |
The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action Committee | $15,153,358.73 |
Lobbyist | Max Amount |
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Andrea McWilliams | $42,048,095.73 |
Daniel Hodge | $35,999,487.90 |
Dean R McWilliams | $30,171,666.34 |
Neal T Jones Jr | $26,193,020.70 |
Mark Vane | $25,762,706.16 |
Robert D Miller | $24,450,477.06 |
Michael Toomey | $23,598,017.36 |
Royce Pabst Poinsett | $22,633,156.64 |
Brian G Yarbrough | $22,208,797.66 |
Carol McGarah | $21,197,856.88 |
Contributor | Contributions |
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Aggregated Unitemized Contributions | $64,420,286.25 |
Timothy M and Terri Dunn | $20,776,061.33 |
Charles C Butt | $20,096,468.20 |
Richard Weekley | $14,635,652.08 |
Farris & JoAnn Wilks | $14,614,660.45 |
George Soros | $13,356,037.08 |
S Javaid Anwar | $12,897,185.93 |
Republican State Leadership Committee Federal | $12,453,105.99 |
Janet L Duncan | $12,422,264.71 |
John L and Barbara Nau III | $10,635,635.49 |
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …
Elections for all 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held an 18-13 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 22 of 31 general elections were contested. The losing candidates …