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Ben Leman
$8,350Cash on Hand
$18,051Total Contributions
$118,396Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $2,500.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $1,500.00 | Tilman & Paige Fertitta |
| $1,000.66 | Phillips 66 PAC |
| $1,000.00 | Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP |
| $1,000.00 | NuStarpac (DISSOLVED) |
| $1,000.00 | Texas Wildlife Assn. PAC |
| $1,000.00 | Wholesale Beer Distributors Of Texas PAC |
| $500.00 | Clyde Shannon |
| $500.00 | David Whitley |
| $500.00 | DTH Strategies LLC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $81,803.76 | Ben Leman |
| $4,300.00 | Ruth Mesta |
| $4,300.00 | Wesley Starnes |
| $3,500.00 | Jordan Overturf |
| $2,612.50 | The Gober Group |
| $2,200.00 | Smith Bonar PC |
| $1,600.00 | Leigh Linden |
| $1,526.34 | Abm Industry Groups LLC |
| $1,500.00 | David Spiller |
| $1,500.00 | KC Strategies LLC |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000.00 | Reggie Smith | Smith, Reginald (The Honorable) |
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