This article is Part 3 of a four-part series demonstrating how the money in a lobby sector can impact state politics and legislation. We’ve selected the Green Energy sector due to a resurgence of interest in a behind-the-scenes look at renewables following the 2021 snowstorms, but you can follow the money in any industry of interest that is spending lobbying dollars in Austin.
Trent Ashby
Texas House of Representatives District 9
$918,125Cash on Hand
$526,694Total Contributions
$599,373Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $76,000.00 | Alan Harper |
| $10,000.00 | Andrew Beal |
| $10,000.00 | The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action Committee |
| $10,000.00 | Dee Winston |
| $7,800.00 | Mark Hicks |
| $7,509.00 | Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND |
| $7,500.00 | Rural Friends of Texas Electric Cooperatives |
| $6,500.00 | Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC |
| $5,836.68 | Focused Advocacy Political Action Committee (PAC) |
| $5,500.00 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $89,559.08 | Murphy Nasica & Associates |
| $63,795.85 | 404 Rio Grande Street Apartments |
| $59,326.97 | Judd Messer |
| $52,752.73 | Joseph O and Kristen Seeber IV |
| $35,000.00 | Leading Texas Forward PAC (DISSOLVED) |
| $34,708.80 | Department of US Treasury IRS |
| $25,000.00 | Dade Phelan |
| $14,995.38 | Angelina County Fair |
| $13,883.31 | Linda Parker |
| $10,846.61 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000.00 | Madison County Republican Party | |
| $250.00 | Republican Women of Trinity County |
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