Tag: texas
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Texas Gov. Abbott receives $44.8 million, with a Greg Abbott PAC as top donor
In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott is the number one fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Texas Ethics Commission, the governor received $44,778,653 in total contributions and spent $37,930,300 between January 1, 2021 and February 19, 2022. Abbott is running…
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Results in the five Texas Senate Democratic primaries with the most candidate fundraising
Democratic primary elections for 24 of 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place on March 1, 2022. Of the 24 seats up for election in 2022, six had a primary election with more than one candidates. Across all contested Democratic primary elections, candidates raised $1.1 million. Incumbents raised an average of $505,196 per…
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Results in the five Texas Senate Republican primaries with the most candidate fundraising
Republican primary elections for 29 of 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place on March 1, 2022. Of the 29 seats up for election in 2022, nine had a primary election with more than one candidates. Across all contested Republican primary elections, candidates raised $9.0 million. Incumbents raised an average of $663,005 per…
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Results in the five Texas House Democratic primaries with the most candidate fundraising
Democratic primary elections for 109 of 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place on March 1, 2022. Of the 109 seats up for election in 2022, 31 had a primary election with more than one candidates. Across all contested Democratic primary elections, candidates raised $5.3 million. Incumbents raised an average of $167,831…
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Results in the five Texas House Republican primaries with the most candidate fundraising
Republican primary elections for 124 of 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place on March 1, 2022. Of the 124 seats up for election in 2022, 56 had a primary election with more than one candidates. Across all contested Republican primary elections, candidates raised $21.6 million. Incumbents raised an average of $362,608…
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These 10 Texas donors gave over $23.7 million
In Texas politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $375.3 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and February 19, 2022. The 10 largest donors gave more than $23.7 million, or 6 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual donors to Texas state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs)…
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Texas Supreme Court ruling effectively ends lawsuits over abortion law
On March 11, 2022, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that state agencies could not enforce Senate Bill 8, bringing an end to the legal challenges that the Supreme Court of the United States had heard in Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson. Senate Bill 8 is a Texas law that banned abortion procedures after six weeks of…
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Garza, Jaworski advance to May 24 runoff in Democratic primary for Texas attorney general
Rochelle Garza and Joe Jaworski advanced from the March 1 Democratic primary for Texas attorney general when third-place finisher Lee Merritt conceded his spot in the runoff on March 10. Garza finished first in the primary with 43.0% of the vote and Jaworski received 19.7%. Merritt finished in third place with 19.4%, Mike Fields was…
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Republicans outraise Democrats by 117% in Texas House races
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign.…
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Republicans outraise Democrats by 126% in Texas Senate races
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign.…