The first financial reports of the 2022 Texas Governor’s race show Gov. Abbott with a strong financial lead, but challengers may be able to use time to their advantage.
Samuel Smith
$20,661Cash on Hand
$74,245Total Contributions
$83,787Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | Darwin A Deason |
| $10,000.00 | David Johnson (Richardson) |
| $7,086.00 | Aggregated Unitemized Contributions |
| $5,000.00 | Doug Deason |
| $2,500.00 | H Ross Perot Jr |
| $2,500.00 | Ron & Patricia Witten |
| $1,100.00 | Phillip Huffines |
| $1,090.00 | Edward Smith |
| $1,000.00 | Dan Patterson |
| $1,000.00 | David Groves |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $21,120.96 | Dol Consulting |
| $16,315.42 | Meta Platforms Inc / Facebook |
| $8,002.20 | The Coefficient Group LLC |
| $7,500.00 | Callhub Gaglers Inc |
| $5,893.03 | Samuel Smith |
| $5,302.30 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $2,634.57 | UZ Marketing |
| $2,056.75 | Data Peace Corp |
| $2,000.00 | Bbe Consulting LLC |
| $2,000.00 | Macias Strategies LLC |
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