These interactive bubble charts visualize office-related spending by members of the Texas Senate through fiscal years 2009-2010. The colored bubbles get larger according to senators' spending in several categories. Use the list box, drop-down menus and sortable table to explore the data and compare senators and the two political parties.
| Senator | Party | Payroll | Staff Travel | Supplies | Communications | Operations | Senator Travel | Services | Postage | Printing | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Averitt | Republican | $350,566 | $4,070 | $3,194 | $12,989 | $24,687 | $2,102 | $1,000 | $1,348 | $196 | $400,153 |
| Birdwell | Republican | $24,330 | $244 | $589 | $0 | $1,000 | $1,564 | $0 | $406 | $972 | $29,103 |
| Carona | Republican | $418,071 | $247 | $3,602 | $5,269 | $36,325 | $4,297 | $303 | $2,451 | $525 | $471,089 |
| Davis | Democrat | $414,277 | $10,387 | $3,969 | $11,528 | $37,765 | $12,938 | $1,438 | $1,477 | $888 | $494,666 |
| Deuell | Republican | $410,370 | $9,762 | $4,554 | $10,504 | $24,668 | $9,829 | $502 | $1,717 | $350 | $472,256 |
| Duncan | Republican | $394,493 | $19,512 | $4,890 | $8,667 | $46,813 | $11,349 | $348 | $1,123 | $70 | $487,264 |
| Ellis | Democrat | $421,574 | $5,666 | $4,910 | $24,549 | $94,521 | $9,066 | $625 | $9,582 | $3,356 | $573,850 |
| Eltife | Republican | $384,839 | $2,558 | $2,487 | $9,803 | $30,423 | $5,244 | $100 | $679 | $175 | $436,308 |
| Estes | Republican | $350,088 | $9,987 | $4,189 | $10,864 | $35,394 | $14,503 | $130 | $1,007 | $613 | $426,776 |
| Fraser | Republican | $407,371 | $5,599 | $4,058 | $6,231 | $38,591 | $8,458 | $1,255 | $868 | $180 | $472,611 |
| Gallegos | Democrat | $418,620 | $4,723 | $5,390 | $13,303 | $58,037 | $4,445 | $500 | $2,645 | $1,477 | $509,140 |
| Harris | Republican | $375,114 | $3,615 | $2,653 | $11,641 | $59,796 | $974 | $591 | $118 | $228 | $454,730 |
| Hegar | Republican | $403,260 | $3,801 | $2,182 | $3,360 | $14,535 | $12,558 | $0 | $1,609 | $819 | $442,124 |
| Hinojosa | Democrat | $417,379 | $6,390 | $1,968 | $6,249 | $37,732 | $18,719 | $250 | $769 | $935 | $490,392 |
| Huffman | Republican | $295,722 | $8,608 | $3,889 | $5,842 | $54,474 | $8,574 | $745 | $562 | $573 | $378,989 |
| Jackson | Republican | $415,191 | $5,853 | $1,886 | $7,699 | $38,540 | $11,024 | $760 | $1,414 | $681 | $483,049 |
| Lucio | Democrat | $417,637 | $7,258 | $4,148 | $9,157 | $47,915 | $20,267 | $1,119 | $868 | $1,176 | $509,494 |
| Nelson | Republican | $423,867 | $3,633 | $5,789 | $5,800 | $52,804 | $7,769 | $0 | $46,249 | $17,460 | $563,371 |
| Nichols | Republican | $416,680 | $9,190 | $2,859 | $14,718 | $39,106 | $15,832 | $429 | $3,088 | $338 | $502,241 |
| Ogden | Republican | $347,926 | $744 | $3,227 | $8,291 | $31,124 | $3,085 | $585 | $1,318 | $210 | $396,510 |
| Patrick | Republican | $372,917 | $3,153 | $1,210 | $6,303 | $39,668 | $9,154 | $700 | $1,606 | $425 | $435,135 |
| Seliger | Republican | $420,927 | $6,033 | $3,466 | $10,663 | $39,570 | $24,386 | $369 | $1,465 | $524 | $507,254 |
| Shapiro | Republican | $416,419 | $5,314 | $4,299 | $7,631 | $48,428 | $18,895 | $125 | $2,217 | $1,356 | $504,685 |
| Shapleigh | Democrat | $411,759 | $15,740 | $6,356 | $8,068 | $71,145 | $10,636 | $24 | $7,203 | $11,175 | $542,106 |
| Uresti | Democrat | $415,769 | $4,916 | $2,440 | $11,204 | $61,896 | $16,686 | $500 | $34,322 | $15,637 | $563,371 |
| Van De Putte | Democrat | $421,357 | $5,484 | $3,376 | $8,445 | $56,186 | $4,928 | $1,485 | $3,145 | $1,815 | $506,070 |
| Watson | Democrat | $425,336 | $1,426 | $2,543 | $2,475 | $0 | $510 | $595 | $1,040 | $520 | $434,443 |
| Wentworth | Republican | $422,478 | $3,386 | $3,727 | $6,910 | $46,343 | $22,694 | $633 | $3,027 | $15,131 | $524,328 |
| West | Democrat | $416,596 | $5,117 | $6,446 | $13,734 | $58,764 | $17,586 | $1,901 | $15,559 | $1,035 | $536,739 |
| Whitmire | Democrat | $418,790 | $5,467 | $4,501 | $10,791 | $46,209 | $9,532 | $734 | $2,917 | $9,558 | $507,899 |
| Williams | Republican | $396,303 | $8,357 | $3,609 | $10,147 | $60,332 | $15,892 | $990 | $32,009 | $12,840 | $540,479 |
| Zaffirini | Democrat | $412,101 | $13,847 | $7,499 | $11,463 | $32,828 | $23,960 | $1,104 | $2,050 | $1,033 | $505,886 |
| Senator | Party | Payroll | Staff Travel | Supplies | Communications | Operations | Senator Travel | Services | Postage | Printing | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Averitt | Republican | $433,040 | $5,946 | $4,982 | $6,619 | $34,482 | $6,648 | $235 | $43,966 | $16,822 | $552,741 |
| Carona | Republican | $441,903 | $2,062 | $7,432 | $5,949 | $36,259 | $3,115 | $235 | $3,371 | $1,284 | $501,610 |
| Davis | Democrat | $264,403 | $5,541 | $4,800 | $5,142 | $20,444 | $2,672 | $601 | $1,250 | $2,334 | $307,186 |
| Deuell | Republican | $415,226 | $20,314 | $6,476 | $11,141 | $24,895 | $6,004 | $454 | $44,852 | $12,973 | $542,335 |
| Duncan | Republican | $394,690 | $21,252 | $4,772 | $9,949 | $44,938 | $16,742 | $68 | $866 | $409 | $493,686 |
| Ellis | Democrat | $441,253 | $8,363 | $7,234 | $25,275 | $97,102 | $4,386 | $519 | $46,539 | $6,765 | $637,436 |
| Eltife | Republican | $422,086 | $7,575 | $3,928 | $10,584 | $30,341 | $8,812 | $0 | $652 | $11,286 | $495,264 |
| Estes | Republican | $421,152 | $19,120 | $6,592 | $12,068 | $35,944 | $9,057 | $0 | $1,046 | $674 | $505,653 |
| Fraser | Republican | $425,636 | $4,813 | $5,063 | $6,397 | $36,916 | $6,551 | $1,224 | $44,653 | $717 | $531,971 |
| Gallegos | Democrat | $435,785 | $11,430 | $6,687 | $17,965 | $57,434 | $6,008 | $499 | $2,443 | $992 | $539,244 |
| Harris | Republican | $430,562 | $2,232 | $5,849 | $11,907 | $60,345 | $2,631 | $751 | $980 | $521 | $515,778 |
| Hegar | Republican | $382,204 | $4,155 | $4,283 | $3,688 | $14,179 | $7,711 | $0 | $47,137 | $16,639 | $479,995 |
| Hinojosa | Democrat | $448,492 | $954 | $4,468 | $7,142 | $36,945 | $8,006 | $72 | $1,365 | $742 | $508,186 |
| Huffman | Republican | $194,921 | $3,442 | $2,483 | $1,952 | $1,043 | $138 | $0 | $504 | $1,047 | $205,530 |
| Jackson | Republican | $444,994 | $3,829 | $2,825 | $8,142 | $36,006 | $6,181 | $85 | $1,440 | $483 | $503,985 |
| Lucio | Democrat | $442,342 | $6,011 | $8,477 | $9,578 | $48,043 | $4,941 | $0 | $26,479 | $1,004 | $546,874 |
| Nelson | Republican | $436,472 | $10,620 | $6,454 | $7,574 | $51,876 | $5,102 | $0 | $41,771 | $20,706 | $580,575 |
| Nichols | Republican | $412,650 | $10,378 | $3,477 | $14,415 | $37,603 | $9,591 | $299 | $1,727 | $1,941 | $492,082 |
| Ogden | Republican | $386,467 | $1,838 | $3,564 | $8,615 | $31,550 | $10,552 | $235 | $1,596 | $629 | $445,046 |
| Patrick | Republican | $414,589 | $6,428 | $3,554 | $11,473 | $42,843 | $4,560 | $95 | $6,196 | $6,606 | $496,345 |
| Seliger | Republican | $433,571 | $8,478 | $4,404 | $10,729 | $33,208 | $11,523 | $525 | $41,486 | $2,016 | $545,939 |
| Shapiro | Republican | $444,456 | $3,615 | $6,305 | $7,975 | $42,712 | $9,712 | $575 | $52,429 | $2,919 | $570,696 |
| Shapleigh | Democrat | $425,517 | $18,952 | $10,237 | $12,247 | $71,722 | $13,402 | $270 | $23,163 | $16,684 | $592,195 |
| Uresti | Democrat | $442,744 | $5,993 | $4,405 | $12,022 | $61,740 | $5,123 | $192 | $5,216 | $15,386 | $552,820 |
| Van De Putte | Democrat | $437,549 | $7,217 | $3,600 | $14,537 | $55,181 | $3,772 | $734 | $31,645 | $1,609 | $555,844 |
| Watson | Democrat | $436,987 | $727 | $4,578 | $2,560 | $21 | $917 | $1,438 | $48,430 | $13,813 | $509,471 |
| Wentworth | Republican | $440,308 | $1,049 | $5,826 | $7,089 | $46,121 | $4,889 | $734 | $59,724 | $1,643 | $567,382 |
| West | Democrat | $438,703 | $4,703 | $8,632 | $15,056 | $30,921 | $6,070 | $499 | $51,083 | $3,817 | $559,484 |
| Whitmire | Democrat | $432,362 | $2,692 | $4,554 | $11,077 | $43,235 | $5,173 | $874 | $2,014 | $592 | $502,573 |
| Williams | Republican | $420,753 | $17,866 | $6,714 | $12,855 | $59,237 | $7,686 | $0 | $7,042 | $9,828 | $541,981 |
| Zaffirini | Democrat | $427,452 | $11,337 | $11,211 | $10,629 | $35,941 | $13,089 | $354 | $35,999 | $4,066 | $550,077 |
Source: Texas Senate | Download .csv: 2009 2010 | Created with Many Eyes
