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.
Linda Koop
$7,720Cash on Hand
$2,563,083Total Contributions
$1,506,897Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $472,589.80 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $467,192.59 | Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund |
| $146,043.24 | Greg Abbott |
| $128,772.98 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $111,379.36 | Republican State Leadership Committee Federal |
| $100,955.00 | Texas Republican Representatives Campaign Committee (DISSOLVED) |
| $79,728.80 | Texas House Republican Caucus PAC |
| $40,000.00 | Texas House Leadership Fund (INACTIVE) |
| $25,504.46 | Republican Party of Texas |
| $25,000.00 | Texas Leads PAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $1,183,319.60 | Murphy Nasica & Associates |
| $77,982.48 | Gear and Lever Consulting LLC |
| $50,062.58 | Dallas Police Officer's PAC |
| $30,905.65 | Lilly & Company |
| $19,857.51 | Linda Koop |
| $13,452.48 | Ryan E Sparks |
| $12,700.00 | Ragnar Research Partners LLC |
| $10,548.00 | Republican Party of Texas |
| $5,687.18 | Southwest Airlines |
| $5,622.83 | Texas House Republican Caucus 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 |
|---|---|---|
| $18,300.00 | Dallas Police Officer's PAC | |
| $1,000.00 | Angie Chen Button | Button, Angie C. (The Honorable) |
| $500.00 | Kronda Thimesch | Thimesch, Kronda (Mrs.) |
| $338.00 | Republican Party of Texas | |
| $250.00 | Texas Asian Republican Assembly | |
| $183.87 | Texas Federation of Republican Women Convention 2017 PAC | |
| $152.00 | Northwood Republican Women's Club | |
| $125.00 | Greg Abbott | Texans for Greg Abbott |
| $73.10 | Texas Federation of Republican Women PAC |
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