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.
Texas Equity PAC
Texas Committee
$3,350Cash on Hand
$6,805Total Contributions
$8,506Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $2,500.00 | Eric Johnson |
| $1,450.00 | Charles Smith |
| $1,200.00 | Chuck Smith |
| $850.00 | Jason Brunelle |
| $455.00 | Daniel Williams |
| $250.00 | Tori Adams |
| $75.00 | Aggregated Unitemized Contributions |
| $25.00 | Janice Thompson |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $1,300.00 | Blackbaud |
| $1,000.00 | Celia Israel |
| $1,000.00 | Michael Villarreal |
| $1,000.00 | Sylvester Turner |
| $1,000.00 | Victoria Neave |
| $924.68 | Transfirst LLC |
| $877.89 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $810.00 | Equality Federation |
| $270.00 | Equality Federation |
| $135.32 | Meta Platforms Inc / Facebook |
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Our “Money Behind the Committee Chair” series spotlights the Texas lawmakers chairing prominent committees during the 87th Legislative Session, as well as the individual donors and PACs who have supported their campaigns leading up to this session.
In session and out, lobbying is by far the biggest source of money in Texas politics. Taxpayers foot a sizable chunk of the bill, accounting for as much as $110 million (over 16 percent of the total reported lobbying money) during the 2020 election cycle time period. Another $70,429,959 (also around 16 percent of the total) has spent using taxpayer dollars in the 2021 so far.