January semiannual reports were due for state officeholders and candidates on Tuesday. They cover contributions received and expenditures made during the second half of 2017. For most primary challengers and open-seat candidates, they are the first window into their potential competitiveness in March. This report covers House races where incumbents face one or more primary opponents.
HD2: Primary challenger Bryan Slaton narrowly out-raised Rep. Dan Flynn (R-Van), $84K to $83K, during the second half of 2017, and Slaton has a $93K to $45K advantage in cash on hand. Empower Texans PAC ($50K) and Texas Right to Life PAC ($15K) accounted for 76% of Slaton’s total contributions.
HD18: Rep. Ernest Bailes (R-Shepherd) out-raised primary challenger Emily Cook, $141K to $62K, and he has a $47K to $35K advantage in cash on hand. Cook’s contributors include Texas Right to Life PAC ($25K). She is the group’s political director.
Mayes
Middleton
Rep. Wayne
Faircloth
HD23: Primary challenger Mayes Middleton has a $569K to $223K advantage in cash on hand over Rep. Wayne Faircloth (R-Dickinson), and he outspent the incumbent, $541K to $161K, during the second half of 2017. Middleton increased his campaign’s loan balance by $500K, bringing the total to $985K. Faircloth out-raised Middleton, $233K to $82K. Middleton’s detailed report is not yet available online.
HD25: Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) out-raised primary opponent Damon Rambo, $189K to $21K, and the incumbent has a $722K to $6K advantage in cash on hand. Nearly half of Rambo’s contribution total came from Flower Mound retiree Darlene Pendery ($10K).
HD27: Primary challenger Wilvin Carter reported raising $16K, and he reported the same amount on hand. No report is available online for Rep. Ron Reynolds (D-Missouri City), who otherwise last filed a campaign finance report in February 2016.
HD46: Rep. Dawnna Dukes (D-Austin) reported just over $2K in contributions, but she reported $211K on hand. Her loan balance increased to $738K from $150K in July. Sheryl Cole led the field of candidates with $91K in contributions, and she has $45K on hand. Chito Vela III was next with $30K in contributions and $22K on hand.
HD47: Rep. Paul Workman (R-Austin) out-raised primary challenger Jay Wiley, $129K to $77K, and the incumbent has a $135K to $74K advantage in cash on hand. Wiley’s top contributors include Empower Texans PAC ($25K), Texas Right to Life PAC ($20K), Flower Mound retiree Darlene Pendery and Midland oil and gas businessman Kyle Stallings ($4K).
HD55: Rep. Hugh Shine (R-Temple) raised $100K and has $249K on hand, well ahead of primary opponents C.J. Grisham and Brandon Hall, each of whom raised $36K and has $23K on hand.
HD73: Primary challenger Dave Campbell out-raised Rep. Kyle Biedermann (R-Fredericksburg), $88K to $41K, but the incumbent holds a narrow lead in cash on hand, $91K to $83K. Biedermann outspent Campbell, $48K to $1K, for the period. Campbell’s largest contributors include Doss rancher Michael Porter ($50K) and the Campbell family ($22K). Biedermann’s detailed report is not yet available online.
HD75: Primary challenger MarySue Femath out-raised Rep. Mary González (D-Clint), $111K to $92K, and the challenger has a $57K to $46K advantage in cash on hand. Femath’s largest contributor is the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo ($100K), for which she is the tribal development director. González’s detailed report is not yet available online.
HD88: Rep. Ken King (R-Canadian) leads his two primary rivals with $168K in contributions and $150K on hand. Jason Huddleston raised $38K, including $10K each from Empower Texans PAC and Texas Right to Life PAC, and has $38K on hand. Richard Beyea raised $20K but has a $200K loan balance. He reported having less than $8K on hand.
Rep. Giovanni Capriglione
Armin
Mizani
HD98: Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake) out-raised primary challenger Armin Mizani, $164K to $124K, but the challenger has the cash-on-hand advantage, $103K to $47K. Mizani’s largest contributors include Empower Texans PAC ($55K), Flower Mound retiree Darlene Pendery ($10K) and Keller attorney Robert Lovein ($8K). Mizani received 59 donations from Keller, 33 from Colleyville, 17 from Grapevine and five from Southlake, all cities within the district. Capriglione’s detailed report is not yet available.
HD99: Rep. Charlie Geren (R-Fort Worth) out-raised primary challenger Bo French, $215K to $92K, and the incumbent holds a $502K to $14K advantage in cash on hand. French’s largest contributors include Empower Texans PAC ($10K), Fort Worth hotel executive Robert McLean ($10K), Houston retiree Windi Grimes ($5K), Austin educator Jeff Sandefer ($5K), Fort Worth physician Gregory Scheideman ($5K) and Midland oil and gas businessman Kyle Stallings ($5K).
HD114: Primary challenger Lisa Luby Ryan out-raised Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Dallas), $218K to $155K, and she has a $213K to $60K advantage in cash on hand. Ryan’s detailed report is not yet available online. Ryan’s detailed report is not yet available online. Empower Texans PAC and Texas Right to Life PAC each contributed $10K, according to their reports.
HD116: Former Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-San Antonio) raised $113K and has $87K on hand for his primary challenge against Rep. Diana Arévalo (D-San Antonio), whose report is not yet available online. Martinez Fischer’s largest contributors include Austin lobbyist Rusty Kelley ($27K), Gallagher Law Firm ($15K), the LaMantia family ($15K), Provost Umphrey Law Firm ($10K) and Watts Guerra Craft LLP ($10K).
HD122: Rep. Lyle Larson (R-San Antonio) out-raised primary challenger Chris Fails, $176K to $52K, and the incumbent has a $557K to $37K advantage in cash on hamd. Fails’s largest contributors include Empower Texans PAC ($25K) and Flower Mound retiree Darlene Pendery ($5K).
HD134: Rep. Sarah Davis (R-Houston) narrowly out-raised primary challenger Susanna Dokupil, $163K to $148K, and the incumbent has a $126K to $95K advantage in cash on hand. Dokupil’s detailed report is not yet available online.
HD139: Primary challenger Randy Bates Jr. out-raised Rep. Jarvis Johnson (D-Houston), $40K to $8K, and he has a slight edge in cash on hand, $27K to $19K, over the incumbent.
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