Texas Republican State Senate candidates and officeholders have raised $18.7 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Dawn Buckingham has raised more than any other Republican.
Buckingham is the representative for Texas State Senate District 24 and is running for Texas Land Commissioner in 2022. Buckingham raised $2.8 million and spent $3.7 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. According to Texas Ethics Commission reports, the following individual donors and PACs gave the most money to Buckingham.
Dawn Buckingham’s Top 10 Donors, (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)
Of the $2.8 million in reported donations, $844,248 came from these 10 donors:
| Total Donations | Name | Type |
| $300,000 | Michael & Mary Porter | INDIVIDUAL |
| $103,000 | Cody Lee | INDIVIDUAL |
| $72,000 | John L and Barbara Nau III | INDIVIDUAL |
| $66,361 | Ellyn Yacktman | INDIVIDUAL |
| $65,000 | Dian Graves Stai | INDIVIDUAL |
| $51,831 | Stanley P Jobe | INDIVIDUAL |
| $51,056 | Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee | ENTITY |
| $50,000 | H Ross Perot Jr | INDIVIDUAL |
| $50,000 | Texans for Responsible Government | ENTITY |
| $35,000 | Tucker & Gina Bridwell | INDIVIDUAL |
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Texas PACs submitted to the Texas Ethics Commission. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
See updates to Dawn Buckingham’s campaign finance data after the next reports are available.
| Report Name | Report Due Date |
| 2022 Jan Semiannual | 1/18/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-Primary (30 Days) | 1/31/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-Primary (8 Days) | 2/22/2022 |
| 2022 Primary Runoff | 5/16/2022 |
| 2022 Jul Semiannual | 7/15/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-General (30 Days) | 10/11/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-General (8 Days) | 10/31/2022 |
| 2022 Semiannual Data | 1/17/2023 |
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