Three incumbent representatives did not win their multi-way primaries outright and now face runoff challengers. The two Republican incumbents raised more than $800K combined since the primary, and each significantly out-raised his opponent. The lone Democratic incumbent’s report was not available.
HD73: Rep. Doug Miller (R-New Braunfels) raised $384K and spent $232K since the March 1 primary, both well ahead of challenger Kyle Biedermann’s $101K raised and $113K spent. Miller has out-raised Biedermann more than 5-to-1 for the election cycle, and Miller holds a $168K advantage in cash on hand.
Rep. Doug Miller
Campaign Finance Summary
$207,767 – Cash on Hand
$383,955 – Contributions (2/21-5/14)
$231,828 – Expenditures (2/21-5/14)
$1,059,634 – Total Contributions (2015-16)
$1,083,407 – Total Expenditures (2015-16)
$0 – Loan Principal
Top Contributors Since the Primary
$47,997 – Texas Assoc. of Realtors TREPAC
$40,000 – Charles Butt
$25,700 – Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$10,047 – Blackridge
$10,000 – Texans for Education Reform PAC
$5,000 – Robert Briggs, John Nau III, Texas Assoc. of Builders HOMEPAC, Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
$4,634 – Associated Republicans of Texas
$4,000 – Texas Telephone Assoc. PAC
$3,500 – Larry Johnson, Texas Restaurant Assoc. PAC, Texas Wildlife Assoc. PAC
$3,333 – Mike Calvert, Berto Guerra, Vic Vaughan
$3,000 – AT&T Texas PAC, Beer Alliance of Texas PAC, USAA Employee PAC
Kyle Biedermann
Campaign Finance Summary
$39,921 – Cash on Hand
$101,102 – Contributions (2/21-5/14)
$112,787 – Expenditures (2/21-5/14)
$200,152 – Total Contributions (2015-16)
$254,830 – Total Expenditures (2015-16)
$47,700 – Loan Principal
Top Contributors Since the Primary
$15,000 – Empower Texans PAC, Texas Right to Life PAC
$13,000 – Texas Home School Coalition PAC
$10,000 – Ron Urbanczyk
$6,000 – John McCrae or McRae
$5,000 – Stacy Hock
$2,500 – Mayes Middleton
$2,000 – Mike Olcott
Four individuals or entities have given Miller at least $50K this cycle: Texans for Lawsuit Reform ($75.5K), Texas Assoc. of Realtors TREPAC ($70.5K), Charles Butt ($65K) and Michael Porter ($50K). Empower Texans PAC is Biedermann’s largest single donor ($40K). Going into the primary, 70% of Biedermann’s contributions came from district zip codes. In the runoff report, Biedermann received contributions from at least 140 district residents. We will take a closer look at district contributions later this week.
HD128: Wayne Smith (R-Baytown) out-raised challenger Briscoe Cain more than 5-to-1 since the primary and outspent him more than 8-to-1. Smith enters the campaign’s final days with nearly $200K more on hand.
Briscoe Cain
Campaign Finance Summary
$30,507 – Cash on Hand
$80,043 – Contributions (2/21-5/14)
$65,551 – Expenditures (2/21-5/14)
$207,036 – Total Contributions (2015-16)
$164,695 – Total Expenditures (2015-16)
$0 – Loan Principal
Top Contributors Since the Primary
$21,212 – Empower Texans PAC
$13,000 – Texas Home School Coalition PAC
$10,000 – Al Hartman
$5,737 – Mayes Middleton
$3,000 – Conservative Republicans of Texas PAC
$2,500 – David Middleton, Jason Webster
Rep. Wayne Smith
Campaign Finance Summary
$229,611 – Cash on Hand
$422,064 – Contributions (2/21-5/14)
$540,728 – Expenditures (2/21-5/14)
$930,676 – Total Contributions (2015-16)
$1,043,656 – Total Expenditures (2015-16)
$0 – Loan Principal
Top Contributors Since the Primary
$50,000 – Charles Butt
$30,433 – Associated Republicans of Texas
$25,116 – Texas Assoc. of Realtors TREPAC
$25,000 – Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$15,000 – Texans for Education Reform PAC
$5,784 – Texas Alliance for Life PAC
$5,000 – Greg Angel, AT&T Texas PAC, Adam Draizin, Walter Johnson, Robert McNair Sr., John Nau, James Pitcock, Steve Stewart, Adam Tuton, James Tuton, Richard Weekley
$4,000 – Houston CPA Society PAC
$3,000 – Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC, John Floyd, Houston Fire Fighters PAC
Empower Texans PAC has given Cain $36K so far this cycle, making it his largest single contributor. Smith’s top contributors for the election cycle are Charles Butt ($80K), Texas Assoc. of Realtors TREPAC ($63K) and Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC ($54K).
HD27: Challenger Angelique Bartholomew raised more since the primary ($53K) than before it ($44K), including $17K from Annie’s List and $15K from Amber Mostyn, the group’s former chair. She has $16K on hand. Rep. Ron Reynolds’ (D-Missouri City) report was not yet available. We will have more on this race once his report becomes available.
