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Royce West
Texas State Senate District 23
$1,705,441Cash on Hand
$265,113Total Contributions
$589,575Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $20,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $10,000.00 | John Carona |
| $7,500.00 | Charter Communications Inc Texas PAC |
| $5,000.00 | The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action Committee |
| $5,000.00 | Frank Branson |
| $5,000.00 | Friends of UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| $5,000.00 | Greg Arnold |
| $5,000.00 | Harold Ginsburg |
| $5,000.00 | John Matthews |
| $5,000.00 | Lauril and Erle A Nye Jr |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $74,891.54 | Doris Lewis |
| $48,810.22 | Department of US Treasury IRS |
| $37,650.00 | Metro Realty |
| $35,868.23 | Oxley Leasing LLC |
| $28,794.96 | Arnulfo Garza |
| $28,745.54 | Daniel L Buda |
| $24,105.26 | AMLI Eastside Apartments |
| $23,620.77 | GM Financial Leasing |
| $22,601.92 | Joycelyn Johnson |
| $22,120.00 | Ross Fischer Law PLLC |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $13,865.00 | Dallas County Democratic PAC - State & Local (CEC) | |
| $300.00 | Senate District 16 PAC |
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