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David L Cook
Texas House of Representatives District 96
$155,432Cash on Hand
$2,874,640Total Contributions
$1,541,128Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $632,300.89 | Republican State Leadership Committee Federal |
| $328,767.00 | Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund |
| $317,312.43 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $130,541.78 | Greg Abbott |
| $89,500.00 | Sally and Stephen Lockwood |
| $55,000.00 | Iliac LLC |
| $55,000.00 | Kathleen Long |
| $45,000.00 | Texas House Republican Caucus PAC |
| $42,500.00 | Zane Arrott |
| $40,000.00 | Mansfield Business Management LLC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $534,684.31 | Murphy Nasica & Associates |
| $61,380.94 | US Postal Service |
| $48,013.82 | Norfleet Strategies LLC |
| $46,405.00 | Griffin Communications |
| $39,017.86 | PG Targeting LLC |
| $33,000.00 | Keep Tarrant Red PAC |
| $28,400.00 | Ragnar Research Partners LLC |
| $27,500.00 | Dade Phelan |
| $25,200.00 | Tarrant County Republican Party (P) |
| $20,025.00 | Mighty Warrior Media |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | Keep Tarrant Red PAC | |
| $5,000.00 | Kimberly Newcomer-Fitzpatrick | Newcomer-Fitzpatrick, Kimberly (Mrs.) |
| $4,000.00 | Patricia Baca Bennett | Bennett, Patricia Baca (The Honorable) |
| $3,500.00 | Kenneth Newell | Newell, Kenneth E. (Mr.) |
| $2,500.00 | Candy Noble | Noble, Candace T. (The Honorable) |
| $2,000.00 | Dallas/Fort Worth Conservative Voters | |
| $1,500.00 | Pat Gallagher | Gallagher, Joseph Patrick (The Honorable) |
| $1,227.50 | Rick Barnes | Barnes, Rick D. (Mr.) |
| $1,100.00 | Republican Women of Arlington | |
| $1,100.00 | Debra Lehrmann | Judge Debra Lehrmann for Texas Supreme Court |
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