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John Keating
$477Cash on Hand
$363,375Total Contributions
$479,214Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $52,488.50 | Anthony Ewing |
| $52,160.01 | Empower Texans PAC (DISSOLVED) |
| $30,000.00 | Scott Turner |
| $20,000.00 | James H Webb |
| $16,000.00 | Texas Home School Coalition PAC |
| $10,000.00 | Catherine B Trinka Taylor |
| $10,000.00 | Texas Right To Life PAC |
| $7,500.00 | David Middleton II |
| $7,000.00 | Dean R Kennedy |
| $7,000.00 | Stacy and Joel Hock |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $115,022.40 | Graphics Management |
| $91,062.19 | US Postal Service |
| $54,846.00 | Anthem Media Inc |
| $29,354.00 | Baselice & Associates Inc |
| $24,239.40 | Kevin Brannon |
| $21,169.44 | Majority Strategies LLC |
| $19,260.52 | Annie Brown |
| $19,024.54 | Vici Media Group |
| $17,183.28 | Bunni Pounds & Associates Inc |
| $13,107.37 | Valentine Direct Marketing LLC |
Top Loans
Amount | Lender |
|---|---|
| $100,000.00 | John Leslie & Keating |
| $25,000.00 | John Keating |
| $25,000.00 | John Keating |
| $25,000.00 | John Keating |
| $25,000.00 | John Keating |
| $5,000.00 | John Keating |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $1,425.00 | Rockwall County Republican Women | |
| $840.00 | Republican Women of Greater North Texas PAC | |
| $500.00 | David Schenck | Schenck, David (The Honorable) |
| $500.00 | Lana Myers | Myers, Lana R. (The Honorable) |
| $100.00 | Texas State Rifle Assn. PAC |
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