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Texans for Joe Straus
$2,182,466Cash on Hand
$0Total Contributions
$857,457Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $187,538.47 | LHP + Company Inc |
| $168,000.00 | Gordon Johnson Consult |
| $107,500.00 | Embry Communications |
| $93,661.41 | Department of US Treasury IRS |
| $68,100.82 | Meredith Brewer |
| $59,308.52 | Tara Korstad |
| $36,000.00 | Davis Kaufman, PLLC |
| $21,262.50 | Nueces Marketing Partners Ltd |
| $21,000.00 | Mary Bush |
| $20,000.00 | Texas State History Museum |
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