The general election for Governor of Texas will take place on Nov. 7, 2022. In total, candidates running for Texas governor have raised $72.7 million, received $5.0 million in loans, and spent $62.7 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 14, 2022.
Independent Texans PAC
Texas Committee
$579Cash on Hand
$4,083Total Contributions
$4,253Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $1,000.00 | Coleen Waring |
| $1,000.00 | Colleen Waring |
| $850.00 | Aggregated Unitemized Contributions |
| $208.00 | Jeff Harper |
| $200.00 | Brian Rogers |
| $200.00 | Kevin Reichle |
| $200.00 | Linda Curtis |
| $200.00 | Robert/Margie Raborn |
| $125.00 | Tamera Bounds |
| $100.00 | Robert And Margie Raborn |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $718.40 | Bastrop Advertisor Cox Newspaper |
| $668.52 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $500.00 | Linda Curtis |
| $377.50 | William Hamblin |
| $250.00 | Michael Watson |
| $218.68 | US Postal Service |
| $217.50 | Lexington Leader |
| $127.74 | Thebumpers |
| $108.25 | Genesis Forms |
| $100.00 | Farfa |
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