The first financial reports of the 2022 Texas Governor’s race show Gov. Abbott with a strong financial lead, but challengers may be able to use time to their advantage.
Phillip Huffines
$4,422Cash on Hand
$7,275,492Total Contributions
$8,552,722Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $5,824,122.83 | Phillip Huffines |
| $115,000.00 | Carl A Allen Jr |
| $100,000.00 | Donald Huffines |
| $50,000.00 | Andrew Beal |
| $37,002.30 | Huffines Management Partners, LP |
| $35,000.00 | Kenny A and Lisa Troutt |
| $35,000.00 | Mark E Humphreys |
| $30,000.00 | H Ross Perot Jr |
| $30,000.00 | James H Webb Jr Living Trust |
| $30,000.00 | Mehrdad Moayedi |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $4,338,763.00 | AxMedia |
| $1,202,863.30 | Axiom Strategies LLC |
| $1,175,877.17 | Phillip Huffines |
| $301,300.00 | Lincoln Strategy Group |
| $301,030.44 | Strategic Perception Inc |
| $110,325.00 | Vanguard Field Strategy |
| $103,426.00 | Baselice & Associates Inc |
| $93,000.00 | Doner Fundraising Inc |
| $75,000.00 | Conservative Republicans of Texas |
| $49,500.00 | Karl Voigtsberger |
Top Loans
Amount | Lender |
|---|---|
| $2,000,000.00 | Phiilip Huffines |
| $1,000,000.00 | Phiilip Huffines |
| $1,000,000.00 | Phiilip Huffines |
| $1,000,000.00 | Phiilip Huffines |
| $750,000.00 | Phiilip Huffines |
| $500,000.00 | Phiilip Huffines |
| $500,000.00 | Phiilip Huffines |
| $250,000.00 | Phiilip Huffines |
Top Personal Contributions
From reports filed by the recipients of these funds, it appears these transactions originated from personal rather than campaign accounts.
Total Contributions | Candidate | Committee |
|---|---|---|
| $5,824,122.83 | Phillip Huffines | Huffines, Phillip Wayne (Mr.) |
| $2,200,000.00 | Donald Huffines | Huffines, Donald B. (Mr.) |
| $500,000.00 | Defend Texas Liberty PAC | |
| $148,200.00 | Donald Huffines | Huffines, Donald B. (The Honorable) |
| $101,795.00 | Texans FIghting Corruption PAC | |
| $101,000.00 | Texas Prosperity PAC | |
| $100,000.00 | Judicial Fairness PAC | |
| $25,000.00 | Texans for the future PAC | |
| $18,000.00 | Alan Schoolcraft | Schoolcraft, Alan L. (Mr.) |
| $14,300.00 | Collin County Republican Party (CEC) |
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The last campaign finance reports to be filed by Texas state-level candidates before Election Tuesday were due October 26 to the Texas Ethics Commission. With that latest update, all available pre-election campaign finance data for the 2020 election cycle is now included in Transparency USA’s Texas database.
And these numbers may tell only part of the story. The totals don’t include any political donations these men and women have given to candidates in federal races, such as the O’Rourke vs. Cruz battle. Moreover, these numbers don’t reflect any donations given to 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) organizations. Courts have ruled that these groups do not have to divulge their donors in order to protect the donors’ rights to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly.