HD5: Cole Hefner out-raised Jay Misenheimer. $86K to $55K, and outspent him, $86K to $57K. Misenheimer has a $32K edge in cash on hand.
Cole Hefner
Campaign Finance Summary
$47,733 – Cash on Hand
$85,982 – Contributions (2/21-5/14)
$85,690 – Expenditures (2/21-5/14)
$190,181 – Total Contributions (2015-16)
$177,592 – Total Expenditures (2015-16)
$10,000 – Loan Principal
Top Contributors Since the Primary
$18,582 – Empower Texans PAC
$17,500 – Texas Home School Coalition PAC
$10,000 – Texas Right to Life PAC
$5,000 – Stacy Hock, Texas Assoc. of Realtors TREPAC
$3,000 – Bo Pilgrim
$2,500 – Rep. James Frank, Lisa Hefner, Mayes Middleton, Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
$2,000 – Monty Bennett
Jay Misenheimer
Campaign Finance Summary
$79,618 – Cash on Hand
$55,045 – Contributions (2/21-5/14)
$57,350 – Expenditures (2/21-5/14)
$144,212 – Total Contributions (2015-16)
$141,733 – Total Expenditures (2015-16)
$75,000 – Loan Principal
Top Contributors Since the Primary
$5,000 – Associated Republicans of Texas, Ricky and Kelly Baker, Ruben Martin III
$2,500 – John and Gail Martin
Over half of Hefner’s contributions came from three sources: Empower Texans PAC ($19K), Texas Home School Coalition PAC ($17.5K) and Texas Right to Life PAC ($10K). Empower Texans PAC has contributed at least $33.5K to Hefner this cycle.
HD18: Ernest Bailes narrowly out-raised Keith Strahan, $165K to $139K, and Strahan narrowly out-spent Bailes, $147K to $131K. Bailes has a $33.5K advantage in cash on hand.
Keith Strahan
Campaign Finance Summary
$1,405 – Cash on Hand
$138,873 – Contributions (2/21-5/14)
$146,531 – Expenditures (2/21-5/14)
$236,518 – Total Contributions (2015-16)
$273,601 – Total Expenditures (2015-16)
$16,203 – Loan Principal
Top Contributors Since the Primary
$45,000 – Empower Texans PAC
$34,713 – Texas Right to Life PAC
$18,450 – Texas Home School Coalition PAC
$10,000 – Stacy Hock
$5,710 – Mayes Middleton
$2,000 – Monty Bennett
Ernest Bailes
Campaign Finance Summary
$34,936 – Cash on Hand
$164,687 – Contributions (2/21-5/14)
$130,525 – Expenditures (2/21-5/14)
$332,941 – Total Contributions (2015-16)
$328,028 – Total Expenditures (2015-16)
$85,000 – Loan Principal
Top Contributors Since the Primary
$25,000 – Associated Republicans of Texas
$23,342 – Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$20,000 – Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
$15,000 – Charles Butt
$10,000 – Rep. John Otto, Texas Deer Assoc. PAC
$5,000 – Texas Assoc. of Realtors TREPAC
$3,500 – Houston Fire Fighters PAC
$3,250 – Jeff Bradley
$3,048 – Texas Medical Assoc. TEXPAC
$2,750 – Texas Land Developers Assoc. PAC
$2,500 – Assoc. of Texas Professional Educators, Texas Parent PAC
$2,000 – Texas Hospital Assoc. HOSPAC, Texas Oil and Gas Assoc. PAC
Empower Texans PAC ($45K), Texas Right to Life PAC ($35K) and Texas Home School Coalition PAC ($18.5K) combined represent more than 70% of Strahan’s contributions since the primary. Empower Texans PAC contributed $15K prior to the primary. The Texas Farm Bureau’s AGFUND has contributed $40K so far to Bailes.
HD33: John Keating and Justin Holland were fairly even in fundraising ($172K and $185K, respectively), and both candidates have substantial war chests going into the campaign’s final week. Holland has $185K on hand, and Keating has $155K on hand.
John Keating
Campaign Finance Summary
$155,091 – Cash on Hand
$170,190 – Contributions (2/21-5/14)
$171,865 – Expenditures (2/21-5/14)
$326,448 – Total Contributions (2015-16)
$351,269 – Total Expenditures (2015-16)
$208,332 – Loan Principal
Top Contributors Since the Primary
$37,538 – Empower Texans PAC
$22,489 – Tony Ewing
$10,000 – Catherine Taylor, Texas Home School Coalition PAC, Texas Right to Life PAC
$7,500 – Rep. Scott Turner
$5,000 – Will Tolliver, James Webb
$3,000 – Je Anna Parker
$2,500 – Pat Lobb, Mayes Middleton
$2,000 – Stacy Hock
Justin Holland
Campaign Finance Summary
$184,571 – Cash on Hand
$184,825 – Contributions (2/21-5/14)
$148,709 – Expenditures (2/21-5/14)
$494,796 – Total Contributions (2015-16)
$339,749 – Total Expenditures (2015-16)
$10,000 – Loan Principal
Top Contributors Since the Primary
$75,240 – Texas Assoc. of Realtors TREPAC
$25,000 – Associated Republicans of Texas
$15,000 – Charles Butt
$12,760 – Garland Firefighters Community Interest
$5,000 – Dallas Fire Fighters Assoc. PAC
$3,500 – Texas Ophthalmological Assoc. Eye PAC
$3,200 – Thomas Basich
$2,875 – H&H Legacy Partners LLC
$2,500 – Rockwall Co. Republican Mens Club
$2,051 – Texas Medical Assoc. TEXPAC
$2,000 – Texas Apartment Assoc. PAC, Texas Building Branch AGC PAC, Texas Hospital Assoc. HOSPAC, Texas Oil and Gas Assoc. PAC
The Texas Assoc. of Realtors TREPAC ($75K) accounted for 41% of Holland’s contributions. To date, TREPAC has contributed $158K to Holland, not quite a third of his total contributions. Frisco businessman Tony Ewing is Keating’s largest single contributor, having contributed $52.5K to Keating’s campaign. Outgoing Rep. Scott Turner (R-Frisco) has given Keating $27.5K from his campaign account.
HD54: Austin Ruiz nearly doubled up Scott Cosper’s contributions, $88K to $46K, but the two have roughly the same cash on hand entering the final week.
Scott Cosper
Campaign Finance Summary
$36,118 – Cash on Hand
$46,213 – Contributions (2/21-5/14)
$69,979 – Expenditures (2/21-5/14)
$151,469 – Total Contributions (2015-16)
$165,487 – Total Expenditures (2015-16)
$30,000 – Loan Principal
Top Contributors Since the Primary
$10,000 – Texas Medical Assoc. TEXPAC
$4,000 – Texas Ophthalmological Assoc. EYE-PAC
$2,500 – Eula Beck, Wayne & Arlene Cosper, Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
$2,000 – Texas Assoc. of Builders HOMEPAC
Austin Ruiz
Campaign Finance Summary
$30,100 – Cash on Hand
$88,158 – Contributions (2/21-5/14)
$87,044 – Expenditures (2/21-5/14)
$205,746 – Total Contributions (2015-16)
$169,877 – Total Expenditures (2015-16)
$0 – Loan Principal
Top Contributors Since the Primary
$3,578 – Texas Optometric PAC
$3,000 – Beverly Newhouse
$2,500 – William Drost
$2,020 – Charles or Phuong Nguyen, JT Roberts, David Tybor, David or Sharon Way
$2,000 – Carey or Mark Patrick
The absence of conservative groups and their large contributions has kept this contest among the least expensive (contested) seats in the House. The Texas Medical Assoc. TEXPAC ($20K) is Cosper’s single largest contributor for the cycle, while the Texas Optometric PAC ($12K) is Ruiz’s (an optometrist) largest contributor.
HD64: Lynn Stucky raised more since the primary ($131K) than he had before the primary ($93K), and he has $32K on hand. Read King’s campaign finance report was not yet available online.
Lynn Stucky
Campaign Finance Summary
$32,006 – Cash on Hand
$131,314 – Contributions (2/21-5/14)
$111,711 – Expenditures (2/21-5/14)
$224,728 – Total Contributions (2015-16)
$197,091 – Total Expenditures (2015-16)
$20,100 – Loan Principal
Top Contributors Since the Primary
$19,461 – Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$15,000 – Charles Butt
$11,500 – Veterinary PAC
$9,461 – Associated Republicans of Texas
$7,000 – Texas Medical Assoc. TEXPAC
$5,240 – Texas Assoc. of Realtors TREPAC
$5,000 – Jennifer Hulcher, Linda McNatt, Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
$2,800 – Lisa Basich
$2,500 – Texas Ophthalmological Assoc. EYE-PAC
$2,000 – Texas Architects Committee, Texas Hospital Assoc. HOSPAC
Read King
Campaign Finance Summary
Report not available.
Top Contributors Since the Primary
Report not available.
We’ll have more information on this race when King’s campaign finance report becomes available.
