Committee chair fundraising
Charles Geren
Texas House of Representatives District 99
$965,258Cash on Hand
$1,540,449Total Contributions
$1,428,802Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $70,771.82 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $62,500.00 | Charles C Butt |
| $40,000.00 | Alice Walton |
| $35,004.33 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $30,000.00 | Edward Bass |
| $27,500.00 | John B Kleinheinz |
| $27,000.00 | HillCo PAC |
| $25,000.00 | AT&T Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $20,000.00 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
| $20,000.00 | Good Government Fund (Fort Worth) |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $1,005,045.71 | Murphy Nasica & Associates |
| $44,500.74 | Citibank |
| $24,015.30 | Tarrant County Jr Livestock Show |
| $21,438.51 | Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate |
| $21,000.00 | The Prosper Group Corporation |
| $20,178.62 | Railhead Smokehouse |
| $16,000.00 | HF Custom Solutions |
| $15,000.00 | Sandy Garza |
| $13,000.00 | Texas Alliance for Life |
| $13,000.00 | Texas Association of Business 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 |
|---|---|---|
| $3,500.00 | Tarrant County Republican Campaign Fund (CEC) | |
| $2,500.00 | Linda Koop | Koop, Linda L. (The Honorable) |
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There’s a lot of talk about Texas’ Big Three — Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and new Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen. Considered the three most powerful politicians in Austin, and all conservative Republicans, they made headlines when they declared in January that they would be working as a team to reform property taxes and the school finance system.
1. Texas Association of REALTORS PAC ($35,867,910): The Realtors are the powerhouse of money in Texas politics. Yes, you might be surprised to find that your realtor’s professional dues support one of the most powerful — and certainly the most well-funded — PACs in Texas. What might be even more surprising is that the Texas Association of Realtors PAC (TREPAC) frequently uses its political heft to support liberal Republicans and the occasional Democrat. Apparently, this cycle, they believed their PAC account was too flush with cash, as they purchased more than $29 million of money market instrument mutual funds at Frost Bank. As for TREPAC’s donations directly to candidates, they appear to be motivated primarily by the desire to curry favor with those in power in Austin. They supported incumbents of every stripe in 2018, from the most conservative Republicans ($101,042 to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and $60,000 to State Sen. Don Huffines) to liberal Republicans and Democrats ($55,000 to State Rep. Charlie Geren and $50,000 to State Sen. John Whitmire). During the all-important and ideologically-revealing primary season, the Realtors tended to support the more moderate to liberal candidate in each race, including State Reps. Jason Villalba and Wayne Faircloth and State Sen. Kel Seliger this election season. TREPAC’s largest donation to a candidate this cycle was $140,000 to Cody Harris, a realtor himself, who won one of the most watched elections of the primary season to take the seat of retiring State Rep. Byron Cook. With more than $29 million in the bank, $6.7 million dollars cash-on-hand in their PAC account, and the proven willingness to spend it, the Realtors will be a formidable force in Texas politics for the foreseeable future.