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
$3,655,444Total Contributions
$3,019,993Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $1,104,250.14 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $238,215.05 | Dade Phelan |
| $218,667.00 | Republican State Leadership Committee Federal |
| $201,248.53 | Greg Abbott |
| $109,435.13 | Texas House Republican Caucus PAC |
| $100,000.00 | Leading Texas Forward PAC (DISSOLVED) |
| $86,482.83 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $63,493.00 | Republican Party of Texas |
| $42,500.00 | Texas Leads PAC |
| $42,000.00 | Empower Texans PAC (DISSOLVED) |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $1,390,844.00 | Matt Shaheen |
| $389,042.81 | Berry Communications |
| $349,217.30 | Campaign Advocacy Management Professionals LLC |
| $121,267.00 | Strategic Media Placement |
| $85,000.00 | Go Big Media Inc |
| $79,319.17 | Advocacy Insight LLC |
| $59,500.00 | Ragnar Research Partners LLC |
| $49,493.00 | Camelback Strategy Group |
| $47,767.23 | MailPro USA |
| $40,000.00 | Drogin Group LLC |
Top Loans
Amount | Lender |
|---|---|
| $500,000.00 | Matt Shaheen |
| $187,000.00 | Matt Shaheen |
| $186,844.00 | Matt Shaheen |
| $37,000.00 | Matt Shaheen |
| $30,000.00 | Matt Shaheen |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $4,585.00 | Collin County Republican Party (CEC) | |
| $3,205.00 | Golden Corridor Republican Women's Club | |
| $1,500.00 | Kyle Biedermann | Biedermann, Kenneth K. (The Honorable) |
| $1,500.00 | Valoree Swanson | Swanson, Valoree H. (The Honorable) |
| $1,250.00 | Frisco Conservative Coalition | |
| $1,000.00 | Carrie Isaac | Isaac, Carrie (Mrs.) |
| $917.45 | Republican Women of Greater North Texas PAC | |
| $888.00 | Dallas Fort Worth Political Action Committee | |
| $500.00 | Texas Asian Republican Assembly | |
| $500.00 | Jared Patterson | Patterson, Jared L. (The Honorable) |
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