This article is Part 4 of a four-part series demonstrating how the money in a lobby sector can impact state politics and legislation. Read the first three articles here, here, and here.
Cesar Blanco
Texas State Senate District 29
$620,092Cash on Hand
$1,806,566Total Contributions
$1,158,702Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $58,500.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $55,000.00 | Border Health PAC |
| $53,792.84 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $38,264.55 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
| $25,000.00 | The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action Committee |
| $24,500.00 | Woody L and Gayle Hunt |
| $23,500.00 | Texas Automobile Dealers Assn. PAC |
| $22,000.00 | Texas Nurse Practitioners PAC |
| $20,613.00 | AT&T Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $20,500.00 | Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $187,636.63 | Brian Hodgdon |
| $122,748.48 | Whitley Apartments |
| $95,250.00 | NP Consulting Inc |
| $50,107.50 | El Paso County Democratic Party (P) |
| $49,271.75 | Sisneros Strategies LLC |
| $44,388.70 | Message Audience & Presentation Inc |
| $34,850.00 | Texas Democratic Party |
| $30,250.00 | Mosaic Strategy Partners |
| $25,049.51 | Josh Reyna |
| $22,049.70 | Texas Capitol Gift Shop |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $7,250.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $5,367.96 | Elisa Tamayo | Tamayo, Elisa M. (Ms.) |
| $2,500.00 | House Democratic Campaign Committee | |
| $2,500.00 | Pete Gallego | Gallego, Pete (The Honorable) |
| $2,000.00 | Rowland Garza | Garza, Rowland (Mr.) |
| $1,000.00 | Peter "Art" Fierro | Fierro, Peter A. (Mr.) |
| $1,000.00 | Trey Martinez Fischer | Martinez Fischer, Trey (Mr.) |
| $500.00 | Martin Golando | Golando, Martin (Mr.) |
| $250.00 | Texas House Democrats Incumbent Fund | |
| $250.00 | Brandy Voss | Voss, Brandy (Mrs.) |
Related Articles
This article is Part 3 of a four-part series demonstrating how the money in a lobby sector can impact state politics and legislation. We’ve selected the Green Energy sector due to a resurgence of interest in a behind-the-scenes look at renewables following the 2021 snowstorms, but you can follow the money in any industry of interest that is spending lobbying dollars in Austin.
Does spending the most money during a campaign win elections? Historically, Texas has shown a strong correlation between a candidate’s ability to outspend their opponent(s) and victory on Election Day.