Patrick, 70, has insisted he wants to stay where he is. have always come from the energy industry, recently acquired by Roskis Majestic Realty. Donors who give more than $200 to any federal candidate, PAC or party committee must list their occupation and All rights reserved. Karnei, the CEO of a Central Texas power cooperative, is an abounding donor to politicians and energy-related political action committees, campaign finance records show. This past Valentine's Day, Texas Senator Drew Springer filed SB 923, delivering on Abbott's reelection campaign goal to deny undocumented children access to public education unless the . Greg Abbott said his campaign raised nearly $19 million in the last six months of 2021, a total that brought his campaign war chest to a staggering $65 million in December. corporations and unions can give directly to campaigns in many jurisdictions. 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In January, fracking billionaire Farris Wilks, who gained national attention when he poured $15 million into backing Ted Cruzs 2016 presidential bid, gave $2 million to a PAC called Defend Texas Liberty that donated $1 million to the campaign of Don Huffines, another candidate running in the Republican primary who is considered a long shot to win. Final fundraising figures show that both gubernatorial candidates raised a combined. Thanks to our generous supporters, our campaign helped secure Republican victories across the state of Texas this election cycle, he said. George W. Bush was heavily funded by his familys well-established energy network, his successor, former Gov. In Texas, Gov. Dan Patrick, she lost a special election for state Senate last month, Greg Abbott confronts coronavirus as stronger governor than Texas had 50 years ago, even with federal fundraising constraints, Crenshaw in the last two-year cycle raised a whopping $19 million, Dark alley no more: This time, Texas Republicans were ready for the Democrats, Pandemic. As a Republican and a Texan, Abbott may have received significant campaign contributions from the NRA. State requirements related to itemization thresholds and employment A spokesperson for Abbott told the Defenders via email, Governor Abbott has made the reform of ERCOT an emergency item and has assured the public we will not leave this session without reforming the entity.. The PUC has largely avoided blame for last weeks power issues, so far, despite providing oversight to ERCOT. Bank, his wife Matilda lists "Homemaker" and 12-year old Tammy shows up as "Student," OpenSecrets would identify all Just before the energy donations poured in for Abbott in June, the power grid operator asked Texans, mid-heat wave, to conserve power and turn their thermostats to 78 degrees for a week in order to reduce electricity demand because significant power generation was unexpectedly offline. In 2021, the Abbott campaign had out-raised the O'Rourke campaign since the start of their respective campaigns. During the same stretch after the two subsequent legislative sessions in 2017 and 2019, fewer than 9% of Paddies contributions came from energy interests. That has resulted in both candidates receiving a large number of donations from outside Texas. The Republican governor raised 26% more in last years final six months than the $9.1 million he raised in late 2016 the comparable period in his first term. the Coronavirus crisis. Here is how fundraising by Texas Gov. Dillon's investigative stories air weeknights on the Nightbeat and on the Six O'Clock News. Texas Ethics Commission records, however, show that three of the 13 representatives on the House Committee on State Affairs have accepted contributions from ERCOT board member Clifton Karnei. Speaking of donations he received from Texans in all 254 counties, Abbott said that with such help we will continue to spread the messages of freedom and liberty to every corner of the Lone Star State.. sparring with one Abbott-appointed regulator on the senate floor. The pay for play proposal was passed by the full House but was killed in Lt. Gov. The remaining figures - based on detailed contribution data - are updated by OpenSecrets The amount of money the senator fundraised from energy interests jumped from $1,000 to $44,500, the Tribune found. His chemical logistics company serves the oil and gas industry, among others. Join us Sept. 20-25 at the 2021 Texas Tribune Festival. Connect with needs and opportunities from. While (Gov. Together, we will make sure that Texas remains the best state to live, work, and raise a family. And ORourke has over $500,000 more cash on hand than Abbott. Neither Cobos or the spokesperson ended up providing a statement for this story. Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit OpenSecrets. The two-term governor is one of the most prolific GOP fundraisers in the country and had previously reported raising more than $30 million through the first half of the year and said Tuesday his campaign has now raised $95 million during the current election cycle from more than 418,000 contributors. Here are the billionaire donors to Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto ORourkes campaigns since January 2021, according to the latest Texas campaign finance filings. Energy officials have repeatedly said that the states natural gas supply was also hindered by the storm, in large part because energy plants did not have properly winterized equipment. He covers Gov. Four out of the top 10 individual donors to Abbott are oil and gas men. Beto O'Rourke looks to put Greg Abbott on defense in early stages of Texas governor's race, Ahead of primary, Gov. ORourke received $2.2 million from Austin couple Simone Coxe, who has worked in communications, and Tench Coxe, a former venture capitalist. Texas governor election: Beto O'Rourke looks to put Greg Abbott on defense in early stages of Texas governor's race. Abbott's campaign said his roughly $25 million in donations from the most recent filing period came from nearly 45,000 contributors, which is 1/10th of the number of donors reported by his challenger over the same time period. With Democrat Joe Biden about to move into the White House and national Republicans in disarray over President Donald Trumps norm-shattering behavior in recent weeks, a big bankroll is about the only certainty Abbott can rely on. Abbott has run a similar playbook as Perry and has taken it to a different level, Rottinghaus said. Except for the Revolving Door section, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License by OpenSecrets.org. Overall since 2014, Abbott has received about $30 million from oil, gas and other energy interests, which is about 18% of his $166 million total raised in that time. The approach was a response to Democratic success in the 2018 midterms. This is up from 19% after the 2019 session. Greg Abbott is the number one fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. Polling data suggests a large percentage of voters might agree with O'Rourke on increasing abortion access and gun reform. A spokesperson for Paddie did not respond to questions. Greg Abbott raised $11.5 million from July through December, and now can brandish almost $38 million of cash as he tries to scare off opponents in his campaign for a third term . for data entry). The Defenders sent Oliver quotes from a Feb. 18 press conference during which Abbott said, ERCOT failed on each of these measures that they said they had undertaken. A bill proposed by San Antonio Republican state Rep. Lyle Larson in 2017 would have prohibited the governor from appointing a political donor to a position if he or she had contributed more than $2,500 in a year. Texas Gov. He also received $1.5 million from billionaire George Soros, who is known for backing liberal candidates. Patricks calls came after he tried to assert himself prominently in responding to the winter storm by demanding leadership changes at state regulatory agencies and sparring with one Abbott-appointed regulator on the senate floor. Visit us at Ballotpedia.org, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter. These tables list the top donors to officeholders in 2022. In the final half of 2020, Abbott collected contributions from 22,598 donors, 10,116 of whom were new, his campaign announced Wednesday. But an analysis of state campaign finance records by the KSAT 12 Defenders shows three current members of ERCOTs board have contributed thousands to Abbotts campaigns, with some of the funds dating back to his days as Texas Attorney General. Greg Abbott's 2022 reelection campaign is reporting contributions of 19-million-dollars in the last nine days of June. His largest billionaire donor so far is Margot Birmingham Perot, the widow of former presidential candidate H. Ross Perot Sr. Shes given $25,000 to ORourkes campaign since November. may affect those organizations or their industries. The warnings led to renewed calls for the Legislature to take more urgent action to fix the power grid. Greg Abbott attacks Beto O'Rourke without mentioning him by name. Of all the statewide elections in Texas, the attorney generals race is expected to be the most competitive. But the bill didnt set a hard deadline for when the upgrades need to be complete and it stopped short of detailing how the state would enforce and incentivize the process called weatherization. Do you value our journalism? Kolten Parker is digital executive producer at KSAT. Small donors make up almost half of the total amount ORourke raised. Warrens Energy Transfer cofounder Ray Davis gave $125,000 to Abbott. I just dont know whos out there who would be able to dethrone an incumbent assuming that COVID improves, the economy does well and Abbott doesnt step his foot into something, Eshbaugh-Soha said. Abbott his job, run a more aggressive and public-facing campaign, pushing the states politics to the right, 2015 felony indictment for securities fraud. The former El Paso congressman and presidential candidate is trying to become the first Democrat in nearly 30 years to win statewide office in Texas and to be the state's first Democratic governor since Ann Richards (1991-1995). Billionaire money manager Ken Fisher, who lives in Dallas, donated $25,000 to Abbotts campaign, plus $100,000 to the Defend Texas PAC. However, Democratic challenger Beto ORourke reported raising $27.6 million from late February through June, which is the most a candidate for state office in Texas has ever raised in a single reporting period. The twisted roots between the oil and gas industry and Texas lawmakers is almost as old as the Capitol building itself, said Brandon Rottinghaus, a political science professor at the University of Houston. state officeholders may be subject to longer time lags, as OpenSecrets aggregates this information from many sources These generous contributions from people all across Texas show just how excited Texans are for this campaign, Abbott said in a statement. grand total of contributions Greg Abbott has reported in 2022Number of Contributions from Individuals (above itemization threshold): 292,180. The top California donors in the Texas governor's race, How the biggest Republican stronghold in Texas could cost Gov. Sign up for our newsletter to track moneys influence on U.S. elections and public policy. 2:28. Other lawmakers who saw some of the largest spikes in funding from the energy industry were those who authored the power grid legislation and chaired the committees that heard the bills. Disclosure: Calpine, CenterPoint Energy, NRG Energy, Oncor, University of Texas at Austin and University of Houston have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Texans deserve answers about why these shortfalls occurred and how they are going to be corrected, and Texans will get those answers.. If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, So although an Abbott campaign news release touted the $19.2 million he raised last year, it was just an 8% increase over the $17.8 million he raised in 2016. That is why Congress and many states have mandated that candidates, political 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. The tour, which starts in O'Rourke's hometown of El Paso has scheduled 70 public events in 65 counties, including in many areas that historically have preferred Republican candidates. reason, summary numbers are usually higher (and more current) than the numbers based on detailed records. Texas Governor Greg Abbott's 2019 reelection inaugural was a 2-day event that included balls, candlelight dinners, barbecues and other VIP events -- costing some $5.3 million for the celebrations. in the DFW area that need your help or can provide help during Gov. Rene Cross of the University of Houstons Hobby School of Public Affairs, though, said Abbotts most vulnerable to a test by a younger Democrat such as ORourke or the Castro brothers of San Antonio, Julin and Joaquin. Last Christmas, Governor Greg Abbott bussed and dumped migrant families in the freezing cold in Washington, D.C. He helped raised $54 million for GOP gubernatorial candidates in other states, Carney said. There is also a time lag in posting the information. However, the patterns of contributions provide critical information for Note that the same amount appears on both the contributions and the expenditures side of the reported data. Greg Abbott and Beto O'Rourke broke fundraising records in their race for Texas governor. While some of this money. Breaking down the contributions by ZIP code in Texas, ORourke received more money from donors in major cities, which are Democratic strongholds. ORourkes Powered by People PAC gave $1.7 million to his own campaign. ORourkes top donors come from industries including finance, media and philanthropy. Outgoing Texas GOP Chairman Allen West and former state Senator Don Huffines of Dallas both accused the governor of not being conservative enough. Abbott's support comes from a wide variety of Texans all across the Lone Star State." O'Rourke's haul came from 511,000 donors, with. A Crenshaw aide, though, said hes not thinking about running for governor. The Texas House Committee on State Affairs is scheduled to hold a joint hearing Thursday morning with the House Energy Resources Committee to examine what led to statewide electrical blackouts. AUSTIN Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a campaign event on February 23 in Houston. Some of the state data included errors in the address field; these records were corrected when possible such as when the donors address was available elsewhere in the data set and omitted from the location-based calculations when not. That said, she fully supports Governor Abbotts decision to declare the grid event an emergency item for the Legislatures attention and is fully committed, along with her fellow commissioners, to engaging in the legislative inquiry on the way to understanding what factors collided with a natural disaster to cause the outages. Just over 40% of the sum of ORourkes donations came from out-of-state donors, compared with 17% of Abbotts. disclosures vary. For a time, there was buzz about Shelley Luther, who catapulted to fame for reopening her Dallas hair salon in defiance of COVID-19 restrictions. Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke has had $47,177,963 contributed to his campaign. The data is from the period between Jan. 1, 2021, and Oct. 29, 2022. Since a deadly winter storm hit Texas earlier this month Governor Greg Abbott has repeatedly heaped criticism on ERCOT, the operator of the states electric grid, claiming the entity was woefully unprepared for the dangerous weather that has killed a still-untold number of people. We dont take anything for granted, he said. On the expenditures side, Gov. Warren's company Energy Transfer declined to comment on his behalf. The Stockyards Station Hotel, recently acquired by Roskis Majestic Realty, donated over $382,000 in event expenses while HillCo PAC, an Austin lobbyist firm, donated a total of $336,000. contributor provides it. The comments came during an appearance on Fox News. That's more than twice the $207,000 they gave during the same period when the legislative session ended in in 2019, according to a Texas Tribune analysis. Abbott reported $37.9 million, with 79.1 percent of all spending going to the 10 payees topping the list. Greg Abbott during a roundtable discussion at the Texas Department of Public Safety headquarters in Austin on Jan. 21. . But Luthers star appears to have dimmed after she lost a special election for state Senate last month. Ron DeSantis, viewed as the greatest GOP threat to former President Trump's 2024 White House campaign, is visiting Southern California this weekend to promote his new book and curry favor as he raises money for Republicans in conservative strong-holds. Dave Carney, Abbotts political strategist, said the governor is unperturbed by the volatile national political environment. He gave $1 million to Abbotts campaign in June 2021. Florida Gov. Greg Abbott attacks Beto O'Rourke without mentioning him by name, $2 million raised during the first 24 hours, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. He is an amateur triathlete, enjoys playing and watching soccer, traveling and hanging out with his wife. Abbott has long been considered a prolific fundraiser and O'Rourke garnered a similar reputation during his 2018 bid for the U.S. Senate, when he raised more than $80 million for his campaign. The Abbott campaign said it has raised nearly $68 million since the campaign's start in June 2021. by Carla Astudillo, Caroline Covington and Eric Lau As CNBC reported, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer criticized Republicans in a speech on. At a time when newsroom resources and revenue across the country are declining, The Texas Tribune remains committed to sustaining our mission: creating a more engaged and informed Texas with every story we cover, every event we convene and every newsletter we send. More: Ahead of primary, Gov. His team called the haul a "record-breaking amount" and said "no Democratic campaign in the states history has raised more money during the opening days of their race.". As Texas voters go to the polls next week, it is clear which candidate billionaires are backing in the gubernatorial primary: current Gov. Abbott's campaign stressed that since the start of 2021, the two-term Republican incumbent "has raised nearly $95 million from more than 418,000 donations." Since O'Rourke announced his. "As we move into the heat of the summer campaign, were well positioned to fund all our campaign efforts, Texans for Greg Abbott Campaign Chairman Gardner Pate said in the Friday release. Abbotts roster of rich donors is full of Texas Republicans with oil interestssome of who supported Trump ahead of the 2020 election. profiles for state and federal officeholders are derived from contribution records disclosed in campaign finance We will secure the future of Texas." Email * Zip Code * More than a quarter of Hancocks contributions in June came from energy interests, about $53,500 the most he has ever received in a post-legislative session period. According to June polls from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas, 4 in 5 respondents support background checks on all gun purchases, and just 15% support an abortion ban. Governor Abbott represents all Texans, and thats what he takes into account every day as he works on behalf of the Lone Star State, spokeswoman Renae Eze said. (An Abbott spokesman did not release the campaigns report for the second half of 2020, which is due at the Texas Ethics Commission on Friday.). That amount is up from 12% of his contributions coming from energy interests after the 2019 session, about $383,000. by Mitchell Ferman and Carla Astudillo Do you value our journalism? Gov. Walker, a non-voting member of ERCOTs board, did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday. Abbott.. In addition, cryptocurrency CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who gave ORourke $1 million, is under investigation for breaking the states securities law. All told, the candidates together have raised a combined $147 million, have spent almost $196 million and have a combined total of almost $8 million in their campaign coffers. Stressing a different approach, the O'Rourke campaign embarks Tuesday on a 49-day campaign tour through Texas that will involve driving more than 5,600 miles. Democrat Mike Collier gets his rematch with incumbent Lt. Gov. Washington, Officials with ERCOT, which ordered local utility companies to shed load from the power grid as energy demand exceeded supply, are expected to answer questions during the hearing. Abbott compares to the 10 other governors with campaign finance data available from Transparency USA in 2022: The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Texas PACs submitted to the Texas Ethics Commission. Greg Abbott dwarfing other candidates in energy-interest contributions, according to a KHOU 11 analysis of data . The totals, calculated by aggregating individual donations reported in those filings, do not include non-monetary or in-kind contributions. Showing these clusters of contributions from people associated with particular organizations provides a valuable Over that same short stretch in June, 11 prominent oil industry leaders, including billionaires Kelcy Warren, S. Javaid Anwar and Douglas Scharbauer all three whom could not be reached for comment combined to contribute about $3.2 million to Texas elected officials, up from about $2.2 million over the same period following the previous legislative session in 2019. Robert T. Garrett, Austin Bureau Chief. Tuesday marks the deadline for candidates to file campaign finance reports with the Texas Ethics Commission detailing fundraising and spending from July through December. Were receiving support from those in every part of this state who are ready to hold Greg Abbott fully accountable for eight years of failing all of us as he continues to put his extreme agenda over the people of Texas. The storm, as bad as it was, helped him on his bottom line for contributions.. Show us with your support. UHs Cross said Abbott actually was straddling various state GOP factions long before 2020 and will continue to do so. How has the candidates fundraising compared over time? If, for instance, Henry Jones lists his employer as First National The other organizations on the list include law firms, teachers groups and liberal political action committees. Greg) Abbott is taking million-dollar checks from the CEOs who profited off of the grid collapse, were receiving support from people all over Texas who want to ensure that our state finally leads in great jobs, world class schools and the ability to see a doctor," O'Rourke said in a statement. Oliver told KSAT that he was also unaware of any recent criticism levied toward ERCOT by Abbott. OpenSecrets aggregates state data from many sources and formats. Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Were talking about a historic blackout in the state of Texas, that affected millions of peoples lives, some in very dangerous ways, said Wheat. Get immediate access to organizations and people As of Oct. 29, 2022, Abbott received a greater percentage of his money from Texas donors compared with ORourke. Abbott and ORourke have easily surpassed the combined $95 million Gov. Kelcy Warren, CEO of Dallas-based Energy Transfer, gave the most money, with a single $1 million contribution to Gov. Under federal law, all contributions over $200 must be itemized and the donor's occupation and employer must be Separate from discussion of the virus outbreak, some have wondered whether Houston-area GOP congressman Dan Crenshaw, whos seen nationally as a Republican comer, might jump into a race against Abbott.
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