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
$438,346Total Contributions
$877,446Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $122,500.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $40,000.00 | Empower Texans PAC (DISSOLVED) |
| $28,636.00 | Greg Abbott |
| $23,159.96 | Texas House Republican Caucus PAC |
| $15,000.00 | Texans for Fiscal Responsibility PAC |
| $10,239.85 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $9,987.00 | Sam Ware |
| $5,000.00 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
| $5,000.00 | James Frank |
| $5,000.00 | Kairoi Development |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $466,844.00 | Matt Shaheen |
| $128,496.20 | Berry Communications |
| $85,000.00 | Go Big Media Inc |
| $79,319.17 | Advocacy Insight LLC |
| $31,500.00 | Ragnar Research Partners LLC |
| $9,905.70 | Meta Platforms Inc / Facebook |
| $8,594.00 | Morgan McComb |
| $6,013.51 | MailPro USA |
| $5,067.76 | Fundraising Solutions LLC |
| $5,000.00 | Texas Freedom Caucus |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $1,500.00 | Kyle Biedermann | Biedermann, Kenneth K. (The Honorable) |
| $1,500.00 | Valoree Swanson | Swanson, Valoree H. (The Honorable) |
| $1,085.00 | Collin County Republican Party (CEC) | |
| $888.00 | Dallas Fort Worth Political Action Committee | |
| $500.00 | Texas Asian Republican Assembly | |
| $500.00 | Matthew Rinaldi | Rinaldi, Matthew D. (The Honorable) |
| $267.45 | Republican Women of Greater North Texas PAC | |
| $250.00 | Collin County Conservative Republicans | |
| $160.00 | Golden Corridor Republican Women's Club | |
| $100.00 | Steven Toth | Toth, Steven H. (Mr.) |
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