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Fraser for Texas Senate
Texas Committee
$48,022Cash on Hand
$0Total Contributions
$1,708,774Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $1,002,000.00 | Texas Scottish Rite Hospital |
| $234,210.48 | Abilene Aero |
| $101,222.32 | Horseshoe Bay Aviation |
| $87,183.65 | The Monarch Apartments |
| $32,077.45 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $25,643.96 | Toyota Motor North America Inc |
| $25,000.00 | Boy Scouts of America |
| $18,735.50 | Escondido |
| $15,026.28 | Lake Area Storage |
| $14,580.00 | HSB Resort |
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