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.
Dennis Paul
Texas House of Representatives District 129
$45,438Cash on Hand
$218,466Total Contributions
$169,341Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $7,640.00 | James & Shirley Dannenbaum |
| $7,000.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Richard Tomlinson |
| $5,000.00 | Texas Land Title Association PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Travis Clardy |
| $5,000.00 | University of Houston Political Action Committee |
| $4,000.00 | United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC |
| $3,500.00 | Ranney McDonough |
| $3,500.00 | S & B Engineers & Constructors, Ltd. PAC Texas Contribution Account |
| $3,500.00 | Texas Optometric PAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $59,192.14 | The Yates Company |
| $10,000.00 | Independent Conservative Republicans of Texas |
| $10,000.00 | Primary Strategies LLC |
| $9,183.88 | Risinger Consulting |
| $6,865.00 | Larry M Hicks CPA |
| $6,250.00 | Rebecca Hucker |
| $5,000.00 | Conservative Media Properties LLC |
| $5,000.00 | The What's Up Radio Program |
| $4,000.00 | Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership |
| $3,750.00 | Rebecca Hucker |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $1,070.00 | Bay Area Republican Women PAC | |
| $750.00 | San Jacinto Republican Women | |
| $647.00 | Republican Party of Texas | |
| $183.35 | Tri County Republican Women |
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Texas politicians and PACs are required to file reports with the Texas Ethics Commission listing all their campaign contributions and expenditures. The most recent reports — which include all transactions for the last half of 2018 — were just released. Two major things to pay attention to in these reports: 1) final numbers on both donations and spending for the 2018 Election Cycle, and 2) perhaps even more interesting, a list of all donations made to Texas politicians after the election.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) is in the business of electing politicians who will vote “correctly” on lawsuit & tort reform issues, while not rocking the boat in the Capitol. They’ve become one of the most powerful and well-known PACs in the state using this model, and show no signs of changing their game plan.