This article is Part 4 of a four-part series demonstrating how the money in a lobby sector can impact state politics and legislation. Read the first three articles here, here, and here.
True Texas Project PAC
Texas Committee
$4,144Cash on Hand
$95,811Total Contributions
$94,635Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
---|---|
$31,000.00 | Timothy M and Terri Dunn |
$12,000.00 | Charles Dick & Amelia Saulsbury Sr |
$4,685.00 | David Mason |
$4,500.00 | Empower Texans PAC (DISSOLVED) |
$1,500.00 | Anne Agura |
$1,500.00 | Scott Turner |
$1,250.00 | Jared Woodfill |
$1,000.00 | Jon Mark & Virginia Stickland |
$1,000.00 | Julianna Garrison |
$880.00 | Don Wood |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
---|---|
$16,994.32 | Digital Corporate Companies Inc |
$2,946.55 | Fran Rhodes |
$2,686.84 | Julie McCarty |
$2,465.97 | Briscoe Cain |
$2,395.77 | Matthew Rinaldi |
$2,395.77 | Read King |
$2,295.77 | Thomas M.N. McNutt |
$2,245.77 | Bo French |
$2,245.77 | Brent Goleman |
$2,245.77 | Brent Graves |
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