I’ve spent the last week counting down the Top 25 Donors to Texas Politics in the 2022 Cycle on TikTok. Here is a thread of all 25, who they are, and where they gave.
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
25 is Kelcy Warren, Energy Trading Partners CEO.
$1,705,000
Greg Abbott - $1.25m
George P Bush - $300k
Glenn Hegar - $100k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
24 is Alan Hassenflu, Fidelis Realty Partners CEO.
$1,761,000
Greg Abbott - $1.35m
Texans for Lawsuit Reform - $500k
Eva Guzman - $400k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
23 is Bobby Cox, Bobby Cox Companies executive.
$1,775,000
Greg Abbott - $1.62m
Dan Patrick - $150k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
22 is Trevor Rees-Jones, Chief Oil & Gas CEO.
$1,890,000
Greg Abbott - $500k
Coalition Por For Texas - $500k
Texans for Lawsuit Reform - $350k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle
21 is Ashley Watt, owner of the Antina Cattle Company.
$2,027,000
Sarah Stogner - $2m
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
20 is Charles Butt, HEB CEO. $2,053,000
Charles Butt Public Education PAC - $1.5m
H-E-B PAC - $250k
Jay Kleberg - $250k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
19 is James Pitcock, Williams Brothers Construction CEO
$2,095,000
Greg Abbott - $1.5m
Dan Patrick - $400k
Robert Nichols - $100k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
18 is Edward Roski, Majestic Realty Co. President.
$2,260,000
Greg Abbott - $2m
Dan Patrick - $175k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
17 is Joe “Rusty” Walter, CEO of Walter Oil & Gas.
$2,565,000
Texans for Lawsuit Reform - $2m
Associated Republicans of Texas - $500k
Greg Abbott - $35k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
16 is Robert Rowling, CEO of TRT Holdings (OMNI Hotels).
$2,675,000
Eva Guzman - $850k
Greg Abbott - $750k
Dan Patrick - $350k
Coalition Por For Texas - $250k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
15 is Phillip Huffines, CEO of Huffines Communities.
$2,718,000
Don Huffines - $2.2m
Defend Texas Liberty - $500k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
14 is Harlan Crow, Chairman of Crow Holdings.
$3,084,000
Eva Guzman - $800k
Coalition Por For Texas - $750k
Texans for Lawsuit Reform - $500k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
13 is Mayes Middleton, President of Middleton Oil Company and TX State Senator.
$3,288,000
His campaign - $1.7m
Conservatives for Law Enforcement & Border Security - $500k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
12 is Miriam Adelson, Majority Owner of Las Vegas Sands
$3,300,000
Texas Sands PAC - $2.3m
Greg Abbott - $1.0m
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
11 is Jeffery Hildebrand, Hilcorp Energy Chairman.
$3,385,000
Texans for Lawsuit Reform - $1.5m
Greg Abbott - $1.03m
Dan Patrick - $250k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
10 is George Soros, Soros Fund Management Executive.
$3,442,000
Texas Justice & Public Safety PAC - $1.94m
Beto O’Rourke - $1.5m
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
9 is Farris Wilks, Wilks Brothers LLC Owner.
$3,477,000
Defend Texas Liberty - $3.1m
Don Huffines - $100k
Michael Olcott - $75k
Ken Paxton - $50k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
8 is John Nau, Silver Eagle Beverages (Anheuser-Busch Distributor) CEO.
$3,483,000
Associated Republicans of Texas - $1.87m
Greg Abbott - $767k
Dawn Buckingham - $170k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
7 is Kenny Troutt, Mount Vernon Investments CEO.
$3,575,000
Greg Abbott - $2m
Texans for Lawsuit Reform - $1m
Dan Patrick - $300k
Ken Paxton - $200k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
6 is H. Ross Perot Jr., Hillwood Development Chairman.
$3,866,000
Texans for Lawsuit Reform - $2m
Greg Abbott - $1m
Dan Patrick - $250k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
5 is Michael & Mary Porter, Cross Creek Ranch Owners.
$4,186,000
Texans for Responsible Government - $2m
Greg Abbott - $1.25m
Dawn Buckingham $400k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
4 is S. Javaid Anwar, Midland Energy President.
$4,988,000
Greg Abbott - $3m
Texans for Lawsuit Reform - $750k
Dan Patrick - $450k
Ken Paxton - $375k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
3 is Richard Weekley, Weekley Properties CEO, Texans for Lawsuit Reform CEO.
$5,408,000
Texans for Lawsuit Reform - $2m
Eva Guzman - $1.1m
Coalition Por For Texas - $750k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
2 is Jan Duncan, widow of Dan Duncan, founder of Enterprise Product Partners (pipelines).
$7,049,000
Texans for Lawsuit Reform - $6m
Greg Abbott - $510k
Eva Guzman - $275k
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Counting down the top 25 individual donors to Texas politics in the 2022 cycle.
1 is Tim Dunn, CrownQuest Operating CEO, Empower Texans Chairman, Texas Public Policy Foundation Vice Chair.
$7,872,000
Defend Texas Liberty - $7.1m
Dan Patrick - $257k
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When you look at what the 25 top individual donors gave in the 2022 cycle in aggregate, it's $83.9 million.
Who raked it in?
Greg Abbott - $18.6m
Texans for Lawsuit Reform - $16.8m
Defend Texas Liberty - $10.7m
Dan Patrick - $3.5m
Eva Guzman - $3.4m
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