Lobbying is big business in Austin. Over $667 million was spent by lobbyist clients to influence lawmakers during the 2020 election cycle (January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2020), with the vast majority of that spending occurring while the Texas legislature was convened in 2019. Yet only two percent of all those expenditures have a legislator’s name attached to them. That’s right. In the entire two-year cycle, only $12,944,291 ever made its way onto a detailed report filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.
Restore the Republic
Texas Committee
$1,823Total Contributions
$1,152Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $450.00 | Yolanda Gooch |
| $250.00 | Ann Bleeck |
| $200.00 | Cyndi Hanks |
| $200.00 | Tad Preston |
| $138.38 | Patrick Wamhoff |
| $100.00 | Paul Petkoff |
| $50.00 | Alexander & Associates |
| $50.00 | Carol Pazdernik |
| $50.00 | Crissi Stanfield |
| $50.00 | David Seals |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $234.29 | Minute Man Press Westchase |
| $200.00 | Denton Couunty Republican Party |
| $200.00 | Shephard's House |
| $180.00 | Debra Liva |
| $180.00 | Frost Bank |
| $80.00 | Towers Tap House |
| $77.34 | Anedot Inc |
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