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
$635,541Total Contributions
$323,144Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $30,288.43 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $26,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $20,000.00 | Border Health PAC |
| $20,000.00 | Russell T Kelley |
| $10,000.00 | The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action Committee |
| $10,000.00 | Paul L Foster |
| $8,976.07 | AT&T Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $8,000.00 | Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee |
| $7,500.00 | Woody L and Gayle Hunt |
| $7,000.00 | Texas Automobile Dealers Assn. PAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $77,864.62 | Brian Hodgdon |
| $44,388.70 | Message Audience & Presentation Inc |
| $30,582.50 | El Paso County Democratic Party (P) |
| $30,250.00 | Mosaic Strategy Partners |
| $20,250.00 | NP Consulting Inc |
| $7,977.00 | Elisa Tamayo for Texas House |
| $6,397.53 | VistaPrint |
| $5,443.90 | Texas Capitol Gift Shop |
| $5,225.00 | Gary Bernhard |
| $5,000.00 | Corazon de la Frontera PAC |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $5,750.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $5,367.96 | Elisa Tamayo | Tamayo, Elisa M. (Ms.) |
| $2,000.00 | Rowland Garza | Garza, Rowland (Mr.) |
| $1,000.00 | Peter "Art" Fierro | Fierro, Peter A. (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.