Texas Finance Summary
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Texas Government:

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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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Total Contributions
Candidate Contributions
Committee Contributions
Total Expenditures
Candidate Expenditures
Committee Expenditures
Top Candidates
Candidate
Total Contributions
Total Expenditures
Greg Abbott $33,075,086.99$39,590,246.06
Dan Patrick $13,163,234.46$3,563,906.19
Joe Straus III $9,333,712.96$7,501,094.68
Ken Paxton $3,479,074.19$1,300,625.64
Glenn Hegar $2,767,479.49$2,948,691.57
Jose Menendez $1,759,815.30$1,535,629.16
Bryan Hughes $1,748,800.08$1,555,886.80
Todd Hunter $1,632,934.12$844,945.92
Dawn Buckingham $1,578,961.76$2,118,050.76
Charles Geren $1,540,449.39$1,428,801.80
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Top Committees
Committee
Total Contributions
Total Expenditures
Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee $8,887,224.04$28,802,874.63
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $8,317,710.83$4,821,222.16
Texas REALTORS Issues Political Action Committee $7,920,947.61$16,410,561.53
BNSF Railway Company RAILPAC $3,492,473.02$437,879.64
Union Pacific Corp. Fund For Effective Government $3,295,476.51$635,398.66
United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC $3,081,700.51$770,604.34
Republican State Leadership Committee PAC and Individual Account $2,680,014.00$2,112,898.51
Border Health PAC $2,617,775.65$2,573,849.47
Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund $2,617,261.31$2,541,522.92
Annie's List $2,358,168.45$1,952,105.27
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Top Lobbyists
Lobbyist
Lobbyist Business
Min Amount
Max Amount
Mark Vane Attorney$2,620,029.00$5,514,999.03
Andrea McWilliams McWilliams Governmental Affairs Consultants$2,700,003.00$5,229,999.43
Royce Pabst Poinsett Lobbyist$2,420,051.00$5,209,998.93
Stan Schlueter Political Consultant$3,160,000.00$4,874,999.63
Dean R McWilliams MCWILLIAMS STRATEGIES LLC$2,490,011.00$4,759,999.42
Michael Toomey lobbyist$2,375,002.00$4,419,999.49
Todd M Smith Impact Texas Communicaions, LLP$3,320,001.00$4,259,999.78
William G Phenix Government Affairs Consultant$2,160,001.00$4,109,999.45
Christopher S Shields Lobbying$2,180,000.00$4,099,999.48
Ron E Lewis Ron Lewis & Associates$1,975,003.00$4,029,999.42
View All Lobbying
Recent Articles
Transparency USA | 02/27/2023

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 …

Transparency USA | 02/27/2023

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. …

Transparency USA | 02/27/2023

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. …

Transparency USA | 02/27/2023

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. …

Joel Williams | 01/03/2023

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 …