Thread by @cjtackett

Did you watch the @CNN documentary "Deep In The Pockets Of Texas"? If so, you saw two Texas billionaires featured, Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks. What will follow is where the money they gave from January 1, 2015 to Current went, directly and via PAC's where they are major donors

In the list below, the "Primary" PACs list for Wilks and Dunn I'm leveraging:
Empower Texans
Texas Right to Life
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Texas Homeschool Coalition

There are a whole host of other PACs they and those who share ideology with utilize, but keeping it simple

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / & primary PACs
1. Defend Texas Liberty - $7,475,000
2. Empower Texans - $5,809,500
3. Don Huffines - $3,747,117
4. Texas Right to Life - $2,500,133
5. Shelley Luther - $2,067,936
6. Ken Paxton - $1,181,000
7. Jon Francis - $1,152,500
(1 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
8. Bob Hall - $879,267
9. Jonathan Stickland - $812,279
10. Jeff Cason - $745,500
11. Thomas McNutt - $710,769
12. Konni Burton - $678,707
13. Mike Lang - 662,307
14. Bryan Slaton - $654,038
(2 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
15. Tony Tinderholt - $626,046
16. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility - $602,400
17. Matt Rinaldi - $549,169
18. Dan Patrick - $543,401
19. Bo French - $442,612
20. Mike Canon - $392,780
(3 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
21. Texas Homeschool Coalition - $337,500
26. Kyle Biedermann - $302,756
22. Matt Beebe - $262,646
23. Republican Party of Texas - $261,500
24. Stuart Spitzer - $240,318
25. Deanna Metzger - $235,500
(4 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
27. Texas Republican Party - $223,975
28. David Lowe - $208,734
29. Jonathan Boos - $205,800
30. Conservative Republicans of Texas - $194,500
31. Jill Wolfskill - $183,840
32. Emily Kebodeaux Cook - $177,548
(5 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
33. Nate Schatzline - $175,509
34. Jeff Younger - $175,223
35. Briscoe Cain - $166,787
35. Armin Minzani - $160,600
36. Valoree Swanson - $157,750
36. Brent Lawson - $138,546
37. Susanna Dokupil - $137,281
(6 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
38. Adam Strahan - $126,506
39. Jay Wiley - $126,169
40. Michael Toth - $119,500
41. Bryan Hughes - $114,500
42. True Texas Project / NE Tarrant Tea Party - $108,232
43. Angela Paxton - $105,000
(7 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
44. Molly White - $103,000
45. Damon Rambo - $102,800
46. Texans for Vaccine Choice - $90,000
47. Chris Fails - $87,800
48. Garrett Boersma - $87,543
49. Cole Hefner - $86,405
50. Wayne Christian - $85,500
(8 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
51. Stewart Spitzer - $82,655
52. Chris Evans - $78,525
53. John Keating - $78,160
54. Jeff Judson - $78,000
55. Matt Shaheen - $75,500
56. James Landtroop - $75,000
57. Mike Olcott - $75,000
(9 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
58. Texas Freedom Caucus - $75,000
59. Lisa Luby Ryan - $74,275
60. Matt Schaefer - $73,738
61. Jason Huddleston - $72,671
62. Jess Fields - $72,500
63. Mike Massengale - $70,000
64. Steve Toth - $68,500
(10 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
65. Jared Patterson - $64,738
66. Kevin Sparks - $60,000
67. Terry Wilson - $58,000
68. Bill Zedler - $57,000
69. Stephen Hopper - $55,000
70. Sid Miller - $55,000
71. Constituents Focus - $55,000
(11 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
72. Kevin Fulton - $48,367
73. Dawn Buckingham - $45,000
74. Matt Krause - $44,000
75. Daniel Morenoff - $42,209
76. Read King - $39,575
77. Raymond Wheless - $37,500
78. Texas Federation for Children - $37,500
(12 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
79. Jeff Leach - $36,000
80. Christi Craddick - $36,000
81. Young Conservatives of Texas - $35,000
82. Drew Brassfield - $32,800
83. Mark Roy - $32,600
84. Parker County Conservatives - $32,500
(13 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
85. Principios - $31,951
86. David Watts - $29,000
87. Josh Crawford - $27,500
88. Dustin Burrows - $27,000
89. Pete Flores - $25,203
90. Brian Harrison - $25,000
91. Ryan Sitton - $25,000
92. Philip Eby - $23,000
(14 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
93. Chris Grisham - $22,800
94. Brent Webster - $21,000
95. Sarah Laningham - $20,699
96. Tarrant County Republicans - $20,450
97. Christine Kalmbach - $20,000
98. James Wright - $20,000
99. Victor Leal - $20,000
(15 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
100. Phillip Huffines - $20,000
101. Grassroots America - We The People - $18,897
102. Teresa Wilson - $17,000
103. Caroline Harris - $17,000
104. Greg Abbott - $15,500
105. James Dickey - $15,000
(16 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
106. James Munford - $15,000
107. Denton County Republicans - $15,000
108. Paul Bettencourt - $15,000
109. Texas Patriots State PAC - $15,000
110. Texans for Strong Borders - $15,000
111. Brandon Hall - $14,500
(17 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
112. Collin County Conservative Republicans - $14,000
113. Walter Bius - $13,700
114. Kelly Hancock - $13,000
115. Texas Gun Rights - $12,500
116. Carrie Isaac - $12,000
117. Claver Kamau-Imani - $11,709
(18 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
118. Richard Green - $11,500
119. Texans for Toll-free Highways - $10,653
120. Aaron Kinsey - $10,000
121. Evan Young - $10,000
122. United for Texas - $10,000
123. Jeff Boyd - $10,000
124. David Porter - $10,000
(19 of 20)

Contributions from Dunn / Wilks / their primary PACs
125. Tarrant County Patriots - $10,000
126. Tom Glass - $10,000
Whew! That's everyone with $10k or more. There are another 68 with lower amounts.
(20 of 20)

Every person or group in the list above are compromised by the ideology of Wilks and Dunn, namely Christian nationalism. If you want to ensure religion isn't imposed upon us all, you need to vote out those in office, reject those groups they are supporting, and be vocal about it.

Here is the story from @CNN that goes with the #DeepInThePocketsOfTexas documentary to help explain why you need to know everyone Dunn and Wilks gave money to (all of the many tweets above). #txlege

cnn.com/2022/07/24/pol…

As you see in #DeepInThePocketsofTexas, I track campaign finance in Texas. I pull the state level data from the Texas Ethics Commission and turn it into various charts, making it all searchable for anyone who wants to use it. You can access it at christackettnow.com
#txlege

The 20 tweets of Dunn and Wilks campaign finance "giving", that's only from what they are giving to state level races. Local races, those aren't kept in Austin, but with the local entities (school district, city or county government). Those are harder to assemble. But Federal...

At the Federal level, the FEC does have info on Wilks and Dunn. From 2015 to Current, here is what is on file.
1. Keep The Promise III (Ted Cruz) - $15,000,000
2. Senate Reform Fund (Montana: against Jon Tester) - $2,256,000
3. Club for Growth Action - $1,000,000
(1 of 9)

Wilks and Dunn (Federal 2015 to Current)
4. Trump Victory - $600,000
5. Our American Century - $550,000
6. Republican National Committee - $527,000
7. Congressional Reform Fund - $325,000
8. Right Women PAC - $290,000
9. Believe Again - $250,000
(2 of 9)

Wilks and Dunn (Federal 2015 to Current)
10. Texans Are - $200,000
11. Ted Cruz - $105,000
12. Revitalizing Our American Dreams - $100,000
13. Team Graves - $100,000
14. American Greatness - $100,000
15. NRCC - $96,900
16. Republican Party of Texas - $70,000
(3 of 9)

Wilks and Dunn (Federal 2015 to Current)
17. Daines Montana Victory - $55,600
18. Stand With Texas - $50,000
19. Montana Republican State Central - $44,400
20. Palmer Victory - $43,000
21. Chip Roy for Congress - $38,030
22. Gianforte Victory Fund - $35,000
(4 of 9)

Wilks and Dunn (Federal 2015 to Current)
23. Texas Right to Life - $35,000
24. Van Taylor - $32,900
25. Donald J. Trump - $28,250
26. Ted Budd for Congress / Senate - $21,500
27. Rosendale Victory Fund - $20,800
28. John Cornyn - $20,000
(5 of 9)

Wilks and Dunn (Federal 2015 to Current)
29. Republican Party of Kentucky - $20,000
30. Stutzman For Senate - $20,000
31. Perdue For Senate - $16,800
32. Steve Daines for Montana - $16,600
33. Daines Big Sky Committee - $15,000
34. Georgia PAC - $15,000
(6 of 9)

Wilks and Dunn (Federal 2015 to Current)
35. Our Values PAC - $15,000
36. One Generation - $15,000
37. Greg For Montana - $13,100
38. Paul Gosar for Congress - $12,000
39. Ron Wright for Congress - $10,400
40. House Freedom Action - $10,000
(7 of 9)

Wilks and Dunn (Federal 2015 to Current)
41. Republican Party of Arkansas - $10,000
42. California Republican Party - $10,000
43. House Freedom Fund - $10,000
44. Arizona Republican Party - $10,000
45. Job Opportunity And New Ideas - $10,000
(8 of 9)

Wilks and Dunn (Federal 2015 to Current)
46. Your Voice Counts - $10,000
47. Tim Scott For Senate - $10,000
48. House Conservatives Fund - $10,000
49. Alabama Republican Party - $10,000
There are 83 more with less than $10k
(9 of 9)

As you can see in the tweets above, Wilks and Dunn are not just investing in Texas politicians. They are investing all over the country. We know what they are after. It’s “dominion”.
#DeepInThePocketsofTexas