In mid-July, individuals, candidates and PACs filed itemized reports with the Texas Ethics Commission providing detailed breakdowns of each filer’s totals for fundraising, spending, outstanding loans and cash on hand.
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News App: Search Perry’s 2000-2011 Campaign Donors
We have updated our news application to include contributions from 2011 reported to the Texas Ethics Commission on July 15. Use our app to search campaign donations to Gov. Rick Perry from 2000 to 2011 to see who has financially supported the longest-serving governor in Texas history.
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News App: Search Texas Presidential Campaign Donors
Use our news application to search campaign donations by Texans to see who has provided financial support to the 2012 presidental candidates registered with the Federal Election Commission.
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On the Records: Diving Deeper Into Perry’s War Chest
We have prepared a series of graphics and tables that examine Gov. Rick Perry’s success in growing his war chest from year to year and from campaign to campaign, and which cities and individuals or entities have done the most to ensure the governor’s electoral success in Texas.
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Thompson’s Campaign Contributions (2010 Cycle)
Rep. Senfronia Thompson’s campaign contributions for the 2010 election cycle, classified by donor type.
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Interactive: Individual, Candidate and PAC Cash on Hand Totals
Texas politicians and political action committees, or PACS, regularly report their financial activities to the Texas Ethics Commission, and we’ve put some of their numbers into this sortable spreadsheet for comparison. This list includes a mix of what the former group had on hand on June 30 and what the latter group had on hand on July 31.
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State Government
Change in Campaign Law Would Eliminate Penalties For Violators
Texas politicians with mistakes on their campaign finance reports will be able to correct them without penalties if the governor signs a bill approved during the regular legislative session.
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News App: Search 2011 Congressional Campaign Donors, Contributions
Candidates running for U.S. House and Senate races in Texas have raised millions of dollars to fund their campaigns during the 2011-12 election cycle. Use this news application to see which individual donors are helping finance those contests — or download the raw data filed by the candidates to the Federal Election Commission.
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Politics
On the Records: Fundraising Outside Texas
Candidates in next year’s U.S. House and Senate elections in Texas raised more than $5 million in the first quarter from individuals. Most live in Texas. But a significant portion came from outside the Lone Star State, according to the Federal Election Commission. California led the way, followed by Virginia, Washington, D.C. and New York.
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Politics
For Congress, Fundraising Can Never Begin Too Early
Members of Congress from Texas — and potential candidates for those offices — have raised more than $9 million in the first quarter of this year in advance of the 2012 federal elections, campaign records show.
