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Bob Hall
$286,638Cash on Hand
$1,657,876Total Contributions
$1,412,234Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $433,152.00 | Empower Texans PAC (DISSOLVED) |
| $247,471.00 | Dan Patrick |
| $125,000.00 | Farris & JoAnn Wilks |
| $114,915.00 | Texas Right To Life PAC |
| $50,000.00 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $38,500.00 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
| $35,000.00 | Darwin A Deason |
| $35,000.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $27,500.00 | Charles Dick & Amelia Saulsbury Sr |
| $20,000.00 | Timothy M and Terri Dunn |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $240,356.02 | Davis Lenz Media Inc |
| $220,174.02 | Primadata Inc |
| $123,047.39 | Bunni Pounds & Associates Inc |
| $109,590.58 | Raconteur Media Company |
| $57,027.64 | Anthem Media Inc |
| $56,737.65 | Wishlist Direct / VoterDirect Texas |
| $49,652.71 | Macias and Associates |
| $49,250.13 | Stampede Consulting LLC |
| $46,008.09 | Danwal Inc |
| $31,692.01 | Destin R Sensky |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $5,235.00 | Rockwall Republican Executive Committee General Purpose PAC (CEC) | |
| $1,500.00 | Kaufman County Tea Party | |
| $1,330.00 | Rockwall County Republican Women | |
| $750.00 | Rockwall County Republican Men's Club | |
| $578.00 | Republican Party of Texas | |
| $500.00 | Grassroots America - We the People PAC | |
| $200.00 | Golden Corridor Republican Women's Club | |
| $175.00 | Fannin County Republican Women | |
| $150.00 | Kaufman County GOP PAC |
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