As the 87th Texas legislative session resumes after a two week adjournment, efforts to ban taxpayer-funded (TPF) lobbying are back in the spotlight. Considered priority legislation by the Republican Party of Texas, bills were once again filed by State. Rep. Mayes Middleton (R—Wallisville) in the House, and State Sen. Bob Hall (R—Edgewood) in the Senate.
Matt Shaheen
Texas House of Representatives District 66
$552,171Cash on Hand
$138,019Total Contributions
$204,909Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | Jim Hillhouse |
| $5,000.00 | Nathan Sheets |
| $5,000.00 | Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice Inc. - Texas Home Care and Hospice PAC - State |
| $3,500.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $3,000.00 | Apartment Association of Greater Dallas Political Action Committee |
| $3,000.00 | Michael Olcott |
| $2,500.00 | Raytheon Company PAC |
| $2,500.00 | Texas Optometric PAC |
| $2,500.00 | Timothy M and Terri Dunn |
| $2,049.00 | Jeff Leach |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $170,000.00 | Matt Shaheen |
| $14,343.13 | The Warwick Hotel |
| $3,820.63 | MailPro USA |
| $2,500.00 | Texas Right To Life PAC |
| $2,000.00 | Chris Paxton |
| $1,400.00 | MailChimp |
| $1,295.22 | Dickey's Barbecue Pit |
| $1,000.00 | Casey Wright |
| $1,000.00 | Mikael Garcia |
| $1,000.00 | Ryan Data & Research |
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 | Collin County Republican Party (CEC) | |
| $650.00 | Republican Women of Greater North Texas PAC | |
| $500.00 | John Keating | Keating, John P. (Mr.) |
| $300.00 | Golden Corridor Republican Women's Club | |
| $85.39 | Texas Federation of Republican Women PAC | |
| $20.00 | Republican Women of North Collin County | |
| $7.78 | Texas Beverage Alliance of the Texas Package Stores Association |
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