| Amount | Contributor | Company | City |
| $4,000,000 | Republican Governors Association PAC | ||
| $2,531,799 | Bob & Doylene Perry | Perry Homes | Houston |
| $1,120,000 | Harold C. Simmons | Contran Corp. | Dallas |
| $750,000 | Republican National State Elections Committee | Washington | |
| $715,308 | Thomas Dan Friedkin | Friedkin Companies Inc. | Houston |
| $705,000 | Kenny & Lisa Troutt | Mt. Vernon Investments LLC | Dallas |
| $612,000 | Friends of Phil Gramm PAC | Friends of Phil Gramm PAC | Helotes |
| $563,334 | George Brint & Amanda Ryan | Ryan & Co. P.C. | Dallas |
| $537,740 | Peter & Julianna Hawn Holt | Holt Companies/San Antonio Spurs | Blanco |
| $506,740 | AT&T, Inc. PAC | AT&T | Austin |
| $496,668 | Lonnie A. 'Bo' Pilgrim | Pilgrim's Pride Poultry | Pittsburg |
| $490,258 | Robert Sr & Michelle 'Mica' Mosbacher Sr. | Mosbacher Energy Co. | Houston |
| $421,000 | James Doug Pitcock Jr. | Williams Brothers Construction | Houston |
| $420,000 | J. Ralph & Joy Ellis Jr. | Belmont Oil & Gas Corp. | Irving |
| $416,546 | Larry Anders | Summit Alliance Companies | Dallas |
| $410,000 | Texas Association of Realtors PAC (TREPAC) | Texas Association of Realtors | Austin |
| $408,758 | Paul L. Foster | Western Refining Co. | El Paso |
| $400,500 | Gary R. Petersen | EnCap Investments LP | Houston |
| $398,625 | B.J. 'Red' & Charline McCombs | Red McCombs Automotive Group | San Antonio |
| $395,070 | Charles W. & Judy Tate | Capital Royalty LLC | Sugarland |
| $390,111 | L. E. Simmons | SCF Partners | Houston |
| $382,889 | Jeff Davis Sandefer | Sandefer Capital Partners LP | Austin |
| $378,967 | Charles Wood Jr. | Dallas Fire Insurance Co. | Dallas |
| $377,500 | T. Boone Pickens | BP Capital | Dallas |
| $372,500 | S. Reed Morian | DX Holding Company Inc. | Houston |
| $369,144 | Woody L. & Gayle G. Hunt | Hunt Corp. | El Paso |
| $365,002 | R. Steven & Donna Hicks | Capstar Partners LLC | Austin |
| $361,533 | Robert & Terry Rowling | TRT Holdings, Inc. | Irving |
| $355,000 | North Cypress Medical Center | North Cypress Medical Center | Houston |
| $337,027 | Lee Bass | Bass Brothers Enterprises | Fort Worth |
| $336,000 | Alice L. Walton | Wal-Mart | Mineral Wells |
| $331,000 | Stevan Hammond | Marketing Investors Corp. | Dallas |
| $330,578 | Charles Berndon Lawrence | Kirby Corp. | Houston |
| $330,000 | Robert C. McNair Jr. | Cogen Technologies/Houston Texans | Houston |
| $327,910 | Tilman J. Fertitta | Landry's Restaurants Inc. | Houston |
| $327,500 | James D. & Shirley M. Dannenbaum | Dannenbaum Engineering | Houston |
| $320,136 | Texas Association of Builders HOMEPAC | Texas Association of Builders | Lubbock |
| $317,179 | Richard Scott | Trans-Global Solutions (TGS), Inc | Houston |
| $310,000 | Robert Waltrip | Service Corporation International | Houston |
| $305,000 | Gulf States Toyota Inc. PAC | Gulf States Toyota | Houston |
| $301,000 | Clifton L. Thomas Jr. | Speedy Stop Convenience Stores/Thomas Petroleum | Victoria |
| $300,000 | Moshe Azoulay | Skyrise Properties, LLC | Dallas |
| $290,000 | Forrest E. Hoglund | SeaOne Maritime Corp. | Dallas |
| $289,593 | Phil D Adams | Phil Adams Company | Bryan |
| $287,750 | H. Ross Perot Jr. | Hillwood Development Group/Dell Perot | Plano |
| $286,400 | Lowry & Peggy Mays | Clear Channel Entertainment | San Antonio |
| $285,000 | Jeffery D. Hildebrand | Hilcorp Energy Company | Houston |
| $283,919 | John L. & Barbara E. Nau III | Silver Eagle Distributors L.P. | Houston |
| $283,888 | Dan L. Duncan | Enterprise Products Partners | Houston |
| $281,127 | Robert T. Brockman | Universal Computer Systems | Houston |
| $279,000 | Dian Owen Graves Stai | Owen Healthcare Inc. | Abilene |
| $275,000 | J. Dan Brown | Brown Distributing Co. Ltd. | Austin |
| $275,000 | Richard & Jill Salwen | Dell Inc | Austin |
| $272,653 | Larry Martin | USA Waste | Houston |
| $269,000 | Richard Wallrath | Champion Window, Inc.; Champion Ranch | Centerville |
| $268,500 | Stanley K. Harper | Lenders & Members Service Group Inc. | Arlington |
| $268,000 | Louis A. & Julie Beecherl III | Beecherl Companies | Dallas |
| $267,902 | J. Robert & Sherry Brown n/a | Desert Eagle Distributing Co. | El Paso |
| $266,290 | L. Frederick Francis | Bank of the West | El Paso |
| $265,000 | Ray L. Hunt | Hunt Consolidated, Inc. | Dallas |
| $262,000 | Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable | Texas Friends of Time Warner Cable | Houston |
| $261,652 | Ned S. Holmes | Parkway Investments/Texas Inc. | Houston |
| $258,000 | Erle A. & Alice Nye | TXU Energy Corp. | Dallas |
| $257,126 | Drayton McLane Jr. | McLane Company Inc. | Temple |
| $255,000 | BG Distribution Partners PAC | BG Distribution Partners, Ltd. | Houston |
| $253,837 | HillCo PAC | Hillco Partners | Austin |
| $250,000 | Charles C. Butt | HEB Grocery Co. | San Antonio |
| $250,000 | National Republican Senatorial Committee | Washington | |
| $248,333 | Johnny Baker | Baker Managers LLC | Houston |
| $247,401 | John McStay | McStay & Associates | Dallas |
| $245,000 | Peter & Edith Jones O'Donnell Jr. | O'Donnell Foundation | Dallas |
| $239,233 | James R. & Cecelia Leininger | Kinetic Concepts Inc. | San Antonio |
| $238,635 | Lee Roy Mitchell | Cinemark USA Inc. | Plano |
| $235,000 | James C. Flores | Plains Exploration & Production Co. | Houston |
| $233,500 | Texas Dental Association (DENPAC) | Texas Dental Association | Austin |
| $231,500 | Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Huddleston | Hyperion Resources Inc. | Dallas |
| $231,000 | George C. 'Tim' & Karen Hixon | Hixon Properties | San Antonio |
| $229,422 | Gerald Rubin | Helen of Troy | El Paso |
| $225,000 | Border Health PAC (BHPAC) | Border Health PAC | McAllen |
| $221,500 | William A. & Wendy J. Boothe MD | Boothe Eye Care | Dallas |
| $221,295 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLR) | Texans For Lawsuit Reform | Austin |
| $221,000 | Brad & Stephanie Tucker | Mustang Tractor & Equipment Co. | Houston |
| $218,115 | Bobby and Phyllis Ray | Hovnanian Ent. | Plano |
| $215,000 | Texas Apartment Association PAC | Texas Apartment Association | San Antonio |
| $215,000 | Sam Wyly | Ranger Capital | Dallas |
| $209,094 | Vance & Geraldine 'Tincy' Miller | Henry S. Miller Companies | Dallas |
| $207,000 | Morton L. Topfer | Castletop Capital Management | Austin |
| $206,000 | Donald J. Carter Jr. | Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. | Addison |
| $205,000 | Hushang Ansary | Stewart & Stevenson | Houston |
| $203,375 | Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson | Linebarger Heard Goggan Blair Graham Pena & Samson | Austin |
| $202,500 | TXU Energy PAC | TXU Energy Corp. | Dallas |
| $201,879 | James L. Huffines Jr. | Huffines Auto Dealerships | Dallas |
| $201,463 | James Dondero | Highland Capital Management LP | Dallas |
| $200,000 | James Schneider | Dell Inc | Austin |
| $193,682 | Fulbright & Jaworski LLP | Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. | Houston |
| $190,402 | James Lee | Ascendant Advisors, LLC | Houston |
| $190,000 | Vinson & Elkins Texas | Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Houston |
| $188,900 | Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC) | Associated General Contractors | Austin |
| $187,000 | Joe R. & Teresa Long | First State Bank Central Texas | Austin |
| $185,500 | William P. Clements Jr. | SEDCO | Dallas |
| $185,000 | United Services Automobile Association Group (USAA) | United Services Automobile ASN | San Antonio |
| $184,946 | Frank & Mary Yturria | Yturria Ranch | Brownsville |
| $182,720 | Bobby D. and Leona Cox | Bobby Cox Companies Inc. | Ft. Worth |
| $178,419 | Danny Janecka | J&B Foods | Flatonia |
| $177,300 | James P. Wilson | Rice Sangalis Toole & Wilson (RSTW Partners) | Sugar Land |
| $174,926 | Texas Medical Association TEXPAC | Texas Medical Association | Austin |
| $173,300 | Robert D. Gillikin | Cummins Southern Plains Inc. | Dallas |
| $167,500 | Bank of America PAC | Bank of America Corp. | Austin |
| $166,918 | SBC Corp. | SBC | Austin |
| $165,291 | Harold & Beth A. Hahn | Rocky Mortgage Company | El Paso |
| $165,211 | Clayton W. & Modesta Williams Jr. | Clayton Williams Energy Inc. | Midland |
| $165,000 | Mickey & Renee Long | Westex Well Services | Midland |
| $165,000 | Joe Sanderson Jr. | Sanderson Farms | Laurel |
| $165,000 | H. B. 'Bartell' Jr. & Mollie Zachry Jr. | Zachry Construction Corp. | San Antonio |
| $163,946 | Richard W. Weekley | Weekley Properties/Texans for Lawsuit Reform | Houston |
| $161,500 | W. Marvin & Barbara Rush | Rush Enterprise Inc. | San Antonio |
| $159,336 | Texas Optometric PAC | Texas Optometric PAC | Austin |
| $156,000 | Gerald Stool | Greenway Investment Co. | Dallas |
| $155,000 | Ronald Steve Letbetter | Reliant Energy Inc. | Houston |
| $155,000 | Union Pacific Fund | Union Pacific Railroad | Washington |
| $152,500 | Bennett Joe Glazer | Glazer's Family of Companies | Dallas |
| $151,000 | Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IMPACT) | Independent Insurance Agents of Texas | Austin |
| $150,000 | Gallagher Law Firm (Gallagher Serafin Kim & Lewis) | Gallagher Law Firm | Houston |
| $150,000 | Kent R. Hance | Texas Tech University System | Lubbock |
| $150,000 | John Herschel McCall | Armstrong McCall Beauty Supply | Spicewood |
| $150,000 | Curtis W. Mewbourne | Mewbourne Oil Company | Tyler |
| $150,000 | James R. Moffett | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | New Orleans |
| $150,000 | Trevor D. Rees-Jones | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | Dallas |
| $150,000 | Michael Stevens | Michael Stevens Interests Inc. | Houston |
| $148,500 | Morris Foster | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Houston |
| $148,000 | Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP | Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP | Houston |
| $147,925 | Jerry and Glenda Kane | Sam Kane Beef Processors Inc. | Corpus Christi |
| $147,500 | Chickasaw Nation | Chickasaw Nation | Ada |
| $145,150 | Clayton Reaser | Texas Teachers, LLC | Dallas |
| $143,500 | Texas Consumer Finance Association (TCFA) | Texas Consumer Finance Association | Austin |
| $142,115 | David & Teresa Disiere | Deep South Holding L.P. | Southlake |
| $140,578 | Valero PAC | Valero Energy Corp | San Antonio |
| $140,284 | Republican Party of Texas | Republican Party of Texas | Austin |
| $140,000 | Texas Oil & Gas PAC (TXOGA) | Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) | Austin |
| $137,067 | Anne W. Marion | Burnett Oil Co. | Fort Worth |
| $136,616 | R. Michael Ward | Double Diamond Companies | Dallas |
| $135,953 | Nathan E. Crain | Crain Information Systems | Dallas |
| $135,000 | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. | Fort Worth |
| $133,333 | J. Frank Miller III | JPI Companies | Irving |
| $130,230 | Harlan R. & Katherine Crow | Crow Holdings | Dallas |
| $128,090 | H. Gary and Diane Heavin | Curves International, Inc. | Gatesville |
| $128,000 | J. O. Stewart Jr. | Community Capital Corp. | El Paso |
| $127,549 | Independent Bankers Association | Independent Bankers Association | Austin |
| $127,500 | Allan Polunsky | Polunsky & Beitel LLP | San Antonio |
| $126,000 | William A. & Nancy F. McMinn | Sterling Group | Houston |
| $125,000 | Gene Phillips | Prime Income Asset Mgt | Dallas |
| $125,000 | Polunsky & Beitel LLP | Polunsky & Beitel LLP | San Antonio |
| $125,000 | Texas Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) | Texas Automobile Dealers Association | Austin |
| $125,000 | Michael Vollman | Vignette Corp. | Austin |
| $125,000 | Charles J. Wyly Jr. | Ranger Capital | Dallas |
| $124,000 | Chaz Glace | Chasco Contracting Co. | Round Rock |
| $123,700 | Eugene H. Dawson Jr. | Pape-Dawson Engineers Inc. | San Antonio |
| $122,500 | Vernon & Emily Reaser III | Texas Teachers, LLC | Houston |
| $120,000 | Robert Stillwell | BP Capital | Houston |
| $120,000 | Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACPAC) | Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association | Austin |
| $119,500 | Richard Sheldon | Rick Sheldon Real Estate | Waco |
| $116,500 | W Jonas | Holland & Knight | San Antonio |
| $115,502 | Gordon T. Graves | Graves Management, Inc. | Austin |
| $115,000 | Richard Fant | New Process Steel | Houston |
| $115,000 | Farmers Employee & Agent PAC | Farmers Insurance Co | Austin |
| $115,000 | Julia Jones Matthews | Dodge Jones Foundation | Abilene |
| $112,500 | Baker Botts Amicus Fund | Baker Botts LLP | Houston |
| $112,500 | Christopher (Kit) Goldsbury Jr. | Silver Ventures Inc. | San Antonio |
| $112,300 | Weldon R. Denman | Denman & Company | Austin |
| $112,228 | Republican Party of Texas Victory 2002 | Austin | |
| $112,000 | Mike G. Rutherford Sr. | Rutherford Oil Co. | Houston |
| $110,848 | Thomas O. Hicks | Hicks Muse Tate & Furst | Dallas |
| $110,250 | Toby and Melissa Neugebauer | Quantum Energy Partners | Lubbock |
| $110,000 | Teamsters DRIVE Committee (IBT) | International Brotherhood of Teamsters DRIVE Committee | Washington |
| $109,500 | David and Jennifer Spencer | Mandelbrot Ventures Inc (prev On Board Software Inc.) | San Antonio |
| $108,700 | John Victor Lattimore Jr. | Lattimore Materials | McKinney |
| $107,688 | Leslie Doggett | WL Doggett LLC | Houston |
| $107,500 | Gary & Susan Farmer | Heritage Title Company of Austin Inc. | Austin |
| $107,083 | Winstead P.C. | Winstead PC | Dallas |
| $106,250 | S. Wil Vanloh Jr. | Quantum Energy | Houston |
| $106,000 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | Austin |
| $105,000 | Texas Society of Architects Committee | Texas Society of Architects | Austin |
| $104,225 | Texas Hospital Association HOSPAC | Texas Hospital Association | Austin |
| $104,000 | Jack A. Cardwell | Petro Stopping Centers | El Paso |
| $103,587 | William F. Scott | Trans-Global Solutions (TGS), Inc | Nederland |
| $102,500 | Texas Bankers Association (TBA) BankPac | Texas Bankers Association | Austin |
| $102,000 | Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) | Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants | Dallas |
| $101,000 | J. Kyle Bass | Hayman Advisors, LP | Dallas |
| $101,000 | Ray Davis | Energy Transfer Partners | Dallas |
| $101,000 | Grande Communications PAC | Grande Communications | San Marcos |
| $100,000 | ACC Capital Holdings - PAC | ACC Capital Holdings | Austin |
| $100,000 | Sid Bass | Bass Brothers Enterprises | Fort Worth |
| $100,000 | Glenn Collins | NeoDyme Technologies | College Station |
| $100,000 | Darwin Deason | Affiliated Computers Services, Inc. (ACS) | Dallas |
| $100,000 | Dlloyd Investments LTD | Houston | |
| $100,000 | Mark W. Eidman | Scott Douglas & McConnico LLP | Austin |
| $100,000 | Foster Friess | Brandywine Financial | Jackson |
| $100,000 | Marcus Hiles | Western Rim Investments | Coppell |
| $100,000 | KOCH PAC | Koch Industries | Washington |
| $100,000 | Scott Kubitz | EP Fitness | El Paso |
| $100,000 | John McHale | Tipping Point Co. | Austin |
| $100,000 | Charles & Beth Miller | Meridian Advisors | Houston |
| $100,000 | Ira Rennert | Renco Group | New York |
| $100,000 | Texas Health Care Association PAC (THCA) | Texas Health Care Association | Austin |
Then there is the historic fact that businessmen have always opposed immigration restrictions. They went along with the restrictions in the 1920s because of a fear of radical communism.
I don’t know all the companies, but two of the top seven (Bob Perry the home builder and Pilgrim’s Pride Poultry) are dependent on illegal immigrant labor.
Yes. And people who are successful enough to make the kind of cash that it takes to get that much disposable income to give away, back Perry.
Clearly he's pond scum.
Sarah gave a good speech today.
But, you know what, if you've being paying attention, we got a speech maker in the White House.
In the Republican field, sycophants notwithstanding, Herman Cain gives better speeches, is Smarter by an order of magnitude, and has a more accomplished resume.....
Are we making him President?
Facts are persistent, stubborn things, you just can't wish them away by sticking your head in the sand.
You don't give that kind of money without expecting something in return. Mere personal philosophy is not likely to motivate that man business folks to give up that kind of money.
I'd bet a little research would show they all give to "winners"...GOP AND Dim.
These folks buy favor and specific political things.
Looks like Perry sold his soul early on! Now, the devil’s come collectin.
Harold Simmons funded the Swiftboats
one of his daughters who runs one of his foundations is a liberal
I don’t think anyone thinks Harold Simmons is not conservative
geez
he may even be “Big Texan” here..who knows?
fact is ..a bunch of those folks you are trying to smear...for whatever reason as Perry donators are decent folks and conservative
where do you get off acting like big donors are a sin?
my dad was a Reagan and Bush I pioneer..very conservative...regretted Bush I a bit but there was never much choice in that one
JR says he can get behind Perry?
IS JR bad guy too?...not conservative?
You’re smarter than this...Palin will take big money too if she ever gets around to running...rhetoric to the contrary
or she will get blitzed in advertising
Will you also post the names and amounts that went to Perry’s opponent in that race, which after all was for the Governor of TEXAS, and which was almost exclusively FROM Texans and Texas enterprises? I would expect to see some overlap.
Will you also post the names and amounts that went to Perry’s opponent in that race, which after all was for the Governor of TEXAS, and which was almost exclusively FROM Texans and Texas enterprises? I would expect to see some overlap.
“Harold Simmons and Bob Perry are real problems as they are definitely not conservatives. “
OMG, what a dumb comment. PERRY HAS GIVEN MORE MONEY TO SUPPORT CONSERVATIVE CAUSES THAN ANY OTHER TEXAN.
You can thank Bob Perry for sponsoring MANY conservative and Republican politicians and causes, including helping out the Swift-Vets in 2004. Bob Perry was a longtime supporter of George W. Bush, donated $4.45 million to the Swift-Boat veterans cause, and many other causes. He was behind Texans for Lawsuit Reform and other groups as well...
Highlights of BOB Perry’s political contributions:
Perry contributed $46,000 to George W. Bush’s 1994 and 1998 campaigns for Texas Governor. He has contributed the maximum allowable $2,000 to Bush’s current reelection.
Perry was the largest individual contributor to the Texas Republican Party during the recent 2002-election cycle (calendar 2001 & 2002) giving $905,000.
Perry is Republican Governor Rick Perry’s (no relation) largest patron, having contributed $225,000 since 2001.
Perry was the largest individual contributor to Republican Lt. Governor David Dewhurst’s 2002 campaign, giving $115,000.
Perry was the largest individual contributor to Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott’s 2002 campaign, giving $387,600. Perry’s wife Doylene gave Abbott an additional $150,000.
Perry was the second largest individual contributor to Republican Comptroller Carole Strayhorn’s 2002 campaign, giving $100,000.
Perry was the largest contributor to Tom DeLay’s Texans for a Republican Majority PAC (TRMPAC) giving $165,000 in the 2002 election cycle. TRMPAC is currently the subject of a criminal investigation by a Travis Country grand jury for allegedly misusing corporate contributions in the 2002 state elections.
Perry was the single largest contributor to the Texas Association of Business’ PAC in the 2002, giving $105,000. The Association is also under criminal investigation for misuse of corporate funds in the 2002 Texas elections.
Perry contributed a total of $595,500 directly to the campaigns of 23 GOP legislative candidates in the 2002 cycle, including the 21-candidate slate supported by TRMPAC.
Perry contributed $95,000 to Tom DeLay’s Republican Majority Issues PAC in 2001.
Perry has been a primary funder of efforts to limit civil liability in Texas, contributing $415,000 to Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC, the state’s largest non-party political committee.
Sources: Campaign filings with the Texas Ethics Commission, IRS & FEC. Reports published by Texans for Public Justice and news accounts.
Texans for Public Justice is a non-partisan research organization that tracks money in Texas politics.
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