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Campaign spending: Top Q1 political donation recipients in Texas

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These Texas political organizations received the most money from campaign donations in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Election Commission.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. The Government Accountability Office reviews current campaign finance law and makes recommendations for keeping the laws relevant.

Campaigns must report to the FEC the purpose and payee of all disbursements over $200.

According to the OpenSecrets, the FEC increased contribution limits for the 2024 election cycle. Individual donors can give $3,300 per candidate per election, a $400 increase from $2,900 during the 2022 election cycle.

The contribution limit to national party committees jumped from $36,500 to $41,300 per year for the 2024 election cycle.

Top Q1 campaign contribution recipients
Campaign CommitteeCandidateAmountCity
Ted Cruz for SenateTed Cruz$742,826Austin
Colin Allred for CongressColin Allred$458,150Dallas
Tony Gonzales for CongressErnest Anthony Gonzales II$434,220San Antonio
Chip Roy for CongressChip Roy$411,262Austin
McCaul for Congress, IncMichael McCaul$212,590Austin
Vicente Gonzalez for CongressVicente Gonzalez$156,300Mcallen
Weber for CongressRandy Weber$153,226Friendswood
Texans for Ronny JacksonRonny Lynn Jackson$148,030Amarillo
Dan Crenshaw for CongressDaniel Crenshaw$126,467Houston
Committee to Elect Mauro Garza for US CongressMauro Everett Garza$112,399San Antonio
Jasmine for USJasmine Crockett$99,800Dallas
Monica for CongressMonica De La Cruz Hernandez$92,424Alamo
Judge John Carter for Congress CommitteeJohn R. Carter$90,500Round Rock
Kay Granger Campaign FundKay N. Granger$85,750Fort Worth
Cloud for CongressMichael Cloud$80,480Victoria
Beth Van Duyne for CongressElizabeth Ann Van Duyne$77,803Irving
Lance Gooden for Congress CommitteeLance Gooden$75,400Terrell
Texans for Morgan LuttrellMorgan Joe Luttrell$70,259Magnolia
Pete Sessions for Congress 2002Peter Anderson Sessions$63,700Dallas
Hunt for CongressWesley Hunt$54,298Houston
Greg Casar for CongressGreg Casar$50,242Austin
Roger Williams for U.S. Congress CommitteeRoger Williams$47,400Austin
Nathaniel Moran for CongressNathaniel Quentin Moran$42,850Tyler
Marc Veasey Congressional Campaign CommitteeMarc Allison Veasey$28,333Fort Worth
Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher for CongressElizabeth Fletcher$21,000Houston
Doggett for U.S. Congress CommitteeLloyd A. Doggett$20,150Austin
Nehls for CongressTroy Nehls$19,100Richmond
Sylvia Garcia for CongressSylvia R. Garcia$13,000Houston
People for Enterprise Trade and Economic GrowthPeter Anderson Sessions$10,000Dallas
Castro for CongressJoaquin Castro$7,575San Antonio
Keep Al Green in CongressAlexander Green$7,500Houston
John Porro Texans forJohn Charles Porro$6,800Dallas
Texans for Senator John Cornyn Inc.John Cornyn$3,385Austin
Jameson Ellis for CongressJameson Ellis$2,700Conroe
Wendy Davis for CongressWendy Davis$1,657Austin
Mayra Flores for CongressMayra Nohemi Flores$1,000Los Indios
Love for TexasJohn Benard Love III$508Austin
Sandeep for TexasSandeep Kumar Srivastava$300Plano

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