Thirteen members of the Texas House and two members of the Texas Senate have already announced their intention to retire or to seek higher office, creating 15 open seats in the Texas legislature with redistricting underway ahead of the 2022 elections.
Texans for Chris Paddie
$15,330Cash on Hand
$1,035,403Total Contributions
$621,646Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $55,000.00 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $20,300.00 | Scott Stovall |
| $15,000.00 | AT&T Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $15,000.00 | Melinda and Jeffery D Hildebrand |
| $15,000.00 | Texas Leads PAC |
| $12,500.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $11,500.00 | The Beer Alliance of Texas Political Action Committee |
| $11,000.00 | Chesapeake Energy Corporation FED PAC (DISSOLVED) |
| $10,000.00 | Alice Walton |
| $10,000.00 | Carriage House Partners LLC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $137,994.15 | Murphy Nasica & Associates |
| $97,996.92 | Lilly & Company |
| $77,000.00 | Chris Paddie |
| $55,938.31 | The Catherine Apartments |
| $50,000.00 | Leading Texas Forward PAC (DISSOLVED) |
| $31,404.59 | John Buxie II |
| $11,803.77 | Meta Platforms Inc / Facebook |
| $10,712.58 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $10,200.00 | Joe Crisp |
| $8,000.00 | Alison Smith |
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