Texas PACS 1998 Cycle: The 100 Biggest PACs in Texas 1997-1998

Texas PACS: 1998 Election Cycle Spending

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Appendix

The 100 Biggest PACs in Texas
1997-1998

Rank

'98 '96 PAC '98 Spending Interest Category

1 1 TX Democratic Party
$6,061,413
Ideological & Single-Issue

2 2 TX Republican Campaign Committee
$3,346,263
Ideological & Single-Issue

3 6 Associated Republicans of TX
$1,432,945
Ideological & Single-Issue

4 5 Vinson & Elkins
$1,237,225
Lawyers & Lobbyists

5 3 Texans For Lawsuit Reform
$1,207,261
Ideological & Single-Issue

6 4 TX Assoc. of Realtors
$1,086,834
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

7 7 TX Trial Lawyers Assoc.
$957,484
Lawyers & Lobbyists

8 11* Eight In Ninety Eight Committee
$824,433
Ideological & Single-Issue

9 26 Compass Bancshares
$821,750
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

10 17 Fulbright & Jaworski TX Committee
$773,445
Lawyers & Lobbyists

11 9 Southwestern Bell Communications
$730,437
Communications & Electronics

12 16 TX Medical Assoc.
$661,652
Health

13 12 TX Automobile Dealers Assoc.
$642,236
Transportation

14 49 TX Partnership
$568,295
Ideological & Single-Issue

15 15 Houston Industries
$563,296
Energy & Natural Resources

16 25 TX Society of CPAs
$528,931
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

17 13 United Services Automobile Assoc.
$496,350
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

18 19 TX Dental Assoc.
$494,286
Health

19 20 Enron Corp.
$466,233
Energy & Natural Resources

20 23 Good Government Fund
$465,550
Energy & Natural Resources

21 71 TX Manufactured Housing Assoc.
$456,800
Construction

22 28 TX State Teachers Assoc.
$432,004
Labor

23 29 Baker & Botts Amicus Fund
$409,120
Lawyers & Lobbyists

24 30 Farmers Employee & Agent PAC
$407,696
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

25 18 American Airlines PAC
$396,405
Transportation

26 48 TX Civil Justice League
$356,331
Ideological & Single-Issue

27 60 PSEL PAC
$355,750
Energy & Natural Resources

28 46 Bracewell & Patterson Committee
$339,185
Lawyers & Lobbyists

29 ** TX Oil & Gas PAC
$335,500
Energy & Natural Resources

30 27 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
$320,491
Transportation

31 34 Free Enterprise PAC
$316,920
Ideology

32 38 TX Farm Bureau Friends of Agriculture
$313,730
Agriculture

33 72 Jenkens & Gilchrist PAC
$305,865
Lawyers & Lobbyists

34 44 Conservative Republicans of Harris Co.
$302,538
Ideological & Single-Issue

35 14 TX Optometric PAC
$280,970
Health

36 50 Hughes & Luce
$275,630
Lawyers & Lobbyists

37 45 Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton PAC
$273,062
Lawyers & Lobbyists

38 31 TX Assoc. of Life Underwriters PAC
$269,140
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

39 65 AT&T PAC
$266,257
Communications & Electronics

40 62 TX Aggregates & Concrete Assoc.
$264,988
Construction

41 24 Associates First Capital
$255,080
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

42 41 Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
$243,780
Lawyers & Lobbyists

43 180 Independent Insurance Agents of TX
$230,936
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

44 86 Bank One
$227,000
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

45 67 Winstead, Sechrest & Minick
$225,542
Lawyers & Lobbyists

46 43 Wholesale Beer Distributors of TX PAC
$224,425
Miscellaneous Business

47 56 NationsBank TX PAC
$223,355
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

48 40 Coca-Cola Enterprises
$217,310
Miscellaneous Business

49 58 TX Apartment Assoc. PAC
$205,098
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

50 80 Assoc. General Contractors of TX
$201,300
Construction

51 79 AFL-CIO COPE PAC
$200,312
Labor

52 51 Coastal Employee Action Fund
$191,756
Energy & Natural Resources

53 61 San Antonio Police Officers Assoc.
$188,835
Labor

54 59 Tarrant Co. Democratic Party
$187,298
Ideological & Single-Issue

55 36 EYE PAC of TX Opthalmological Assoc.
$180,745
Health

56 70 Beef PAC
$175,616
Agriculture

57 ** ABC Group
$172,006
Ideological & Single-Issue

58 74 TX Utilities Company PAC
$171,545
Energy & Natural Resources

59 64 Customer Services PAC of TX Utilities
$170,550
Energy & Natural Resources

60 42 TX Restaurant Assoc. PAC
$169,510
Miscellaneous Business

61 55 GTE State Political Action Club, TX
$165,800
Communications & Electronics

62 66 Independent Bankers Assoc. of TX
$165,743
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

63 87 Chase Bank of TX
$157,870
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

64 57 American General Corp. PAC
$155,272
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

65 21 TX Senate Democratic Campaign Com.
$154,686
Ideological & Single-Issue

66 77 Brown Maroney & Oaks Hartline
$150,375
Lawyers & Lobbyists

67 88 GTE Headquarters Club
$146,600
Communications & Electronics

68 113 Teamsters Local # 745 Drive
$143,720
Labor

69 90 Turner Collie & Braden PAC
$142,100
Construction

70 54 TX & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.
$141,644
Agriculture

71 ** Constitutional Defense Fund
$141,250
Lawyers & Lobbyists

72 97 Locke, Purnell, Rain & Harrell
$139,150
Lawyers & Lobbyists

73 33 TX Health Care Assoc.
$138,854
Health

74 112 Coastal Conservation Assoc.
$137,089
Ideological & Single-Issue

75 73 Friends of the University
$136,855
Ideological & Single-Issue

76 ** TX League of Conservation Voters
$134,651
Ideological & Single-Issue

77 150 S & B Engineers & Construction
$127,200
Construction

78 10 21st Century Democrats
$121,866
Ideological & Single-Issue

79 47 Valero Refining & Marketing PAC
$120,458
Energy & Natural Resources

80 92 Houston Apartment Assoc.
$119,977
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

81 127 ACT For TX Classroom Teachers Assoc.
$119,534
Labor

82 179 TX Bldg. Branch Assoc. Gen'l Contractors
$118,000
Construction

83 75 TX Instruments
$117,406
Communications & Electronics

84 111 Columbia/HCA
$115,900
Health

85 117 Gardere & Wynne
$114,612
Lawyers & Lobbyists

86 130 Central & South West Corp.
$113,400
Energy & Natural Resources

87 102 Friends of Baylor Medical School
$113,100
Health

88 129 C Club
$112,955
Ideological & Single-Issue

89 68 Assoc. TX Hospital and Health Care Orgs
$111,098
Health

90 375 TX Society of Anesthesiologists
$109,851
Health

91 135 BetzDearborn, Inc.
$106,272
Energy & Natural Resources

92 107 Central Power & Light Co.
$106,000
Energy & Natural Resources

93 239 TX Progress Fund
$104,000
Energy & Natural Resources

94 94 TX Assoc. of Business & Commerce
$103,879
Miscellaneous Business

95 89 Dow Chemical Co.
$103,640
Energy & Natural Resources

96 207 Texaco Inc.
$102,100
Energy & Natural Resources

97 106 Compaq Computer
$101,980
Communications & Electronics

98 84 Licensed Beverage Distributors PAC
$101,000
Miscellaneous Business

99 120 HOME PAC of TX
$100,679
Construction

100 69 Transmission & Pipeline PAC (Enserch)
$98,150
Energy & Natural Resources

* Spending of predecessor PAC, "76 in '96;" both PACs sought a GOP House majority.
** PAC not active in 1996.

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Rank
*'98*	*'96*	*PAC*	*'98 Spending*	*Interest Category*
1	1	TX Democratic Party	$6,061,413	Ideological & Single-Issue
2	2	TX Republican Campaign Committee	$3,346,263	Ideological & Single-Issue
3	6	Associated Republicans of TX	$1,432,945	Ideological & Single-Issue
4	5	Vinson & Elkins	$1,237,225	Lawyers & Lobbyists
5	3	Texans For Lawsuit Reform	$1,207,261	Ideological & Single-Issue
6	4	TX Assoc. of Realtors	$1,086,834	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
7	7	TX Trial Lawyers Assoc.	$957,484	Lawyers & Lobbyists
8	11*	Eight In Ninety Eight Committee	$824,433	Ideological & Single-Issue
9	26	Compass Bancshares	$821,750	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
10	17	Fulbright & Jaworski TX Committee	$773,445	Lawyers & Lobbyists
11	9	Southwestern Bell Communications	$730,437	Communications & Electronics
12	16	TX Medical Assoc.	$661,652	Health
13	12	TX Automobile Dealers Assoc.	$642,236	Transportation
14	49	TX Partnership	$568,295	Ideological & Single-Issue
15	15	Houston Industries	$563,296	Energy & Natural Resources
16	25	TX Society of CPAs	$528,931	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
17	13	United Services Automobile Assoc.	$496,350	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
18	19	TX Dental Assoc.	$494,286	Health
19	20	Enron Corp.	$466,233	Energy & Natural Resources
20	23	Good Government Fund	$465,550	Energy & Natural Resources
21	71	TX Manufactured Housing Assoc.	$456,800	Construction
22	28	TX State Teachers Assoc.	$432,004	Labor
23	29	Baker & Botts Amicus Fund	$409,120	Lawyers & Lobbyists
24	30	Farmers Employee & Agent PAC	$407,696	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
25	18	American Airlines PAC	$396,405	Transportation
26	48	TX Civil Justice League	$356,331	Ideological & Single-Issue
27	60	PSEL PAC	$355,750	Energy & Natural Resources
28	46	Bracewell & Patterson Committee	$339,185	Lawyers & Lobbyists
29	**	TX Oil & Gas PAC	$335,500	Energy & Natural Resources
30	27	Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.	$320,491	Transportation
31	34	Free Enterprise PAC	$316,920	Ideology
32	38	TX Farm Bureau Friends of Agriculture	$313,730	Agriculture
33	72	Jenkens & Gilchrist PAC	$305,865	Lawyers & Lobbyists
34	44	Conservative Republicans of Harris Co.	$302,538	Ideological & Single-Issue
35	14	TX Optometric PAC	$280,970	Health
36	50	Hughes & Luce	$275,630	Lawyers & Lobbyists
37	45	Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton PAC	$273,062	Lawyers & Lobbyists
38	31	TX Assoc. of Life Underwriters PAC	$269,140	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
39	65	AT&T PAC	$266,257	Communications & Electronics
40	62	TX Aggregates & Concrete Assoc.	$264,988	Construction
41	24	Associates First Capital	$255,080	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
42	41	Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld	$243,780	Lawyers & Lobbyists
43	180	Independent Insurance Agents of TX	$230,936	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
44	86	Bank One	$227,000	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
45	67	Winstead, Sechrest & Minick	$225,542	Lawyers & Lobbyists
46	43	Wholesale Beer Distributors of TX PAC	$224,425	Miscellaneous Business
47	56	NationsBank TX PAC	$223,355	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
48	40	Coca-Cola Enterprises	$217,310	Miscellaneous Business
49	58	TX Apartment Assoc. PAC	$205,098	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
50	80	Assoc. General Contractors of TX	$201,300	Construction
51	79	AFL-CIO COPE PAC	$200,312	Labor
52	51	Coastal Employee Action Fund	$191,756	Energy & Natural Resources
53	61	San Antonio Police Officers Assoc.	$188,835	Labor
54	59	Tarrant Co. Democratic Party	$187,298	Ideological & Single-Issue
55	36	EYE PAC of TX Opthalmological Assoc.	$180,745	Health
56	70	Beef PAC	$175,616	Agriculture
57	**	ABC Group	$172,006	Ideological & Single-Issue
58	74	TX Utilities Company PAC	$171,545	Energy & Natural Resources
59	64	Customer Services PAC of TX Utilities	$170,550	Energy & Natural Resources
60	42	TX Restaurant Assoc. PAC	$169,510	Miscellaneous Business
61	55	GTE State Political Action Club, TX	$165,800	Communications & Electronics
62	66	Independent Bankers Assoc. of TX	$165,743	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
63	87	Chase Bank of TX	$157,870	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
64	57	American General Corp. PAC	$155,272	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
65	21	TX Senate Democratic Campaign Com.	$154,686	Ideological & Single-Issue
66	77	Brown Maroney & Oaks Hartline	$150,375	Lawyers & Lobbyists
67	88	GTE Headquarters Club	$146,600	Communications & Electronics
68	113	Teamsters Local # 745 Drive	$143,720	Labor
69	90	Turner Collie & Braden PAC	$142,100	Construction
70	54	TX & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assoc.	$141,644	Agriculture
71	**	Constitutional Defense Fund	$141,250	Lawyers & Lobbyists
72	97	Locke, Purnell, Rain & Harrell	$139,150	Lawyers & Lobbyists
73	33	TX Health Care Assoc.	$138,854	Health
74	112	Coastal Conservation Assoc.	$137,089	Ideological & Single-Issue
75	73	Friends of the University	$136,855	Ideological & Single-Issue
76	**	TX League of Conservation Voters	$134,651	Ideological & Single-Issue
77	150	S & B Engineers & Construction	$127,200	Construction
78	10	21st Century Democrats	$121,866	Ideological & Single-Issue
79	47	Valero Refining & Marketing PAC	$120,458	Energy & Natural Resources
80	92	Houston Apartment Assoc.	$119,977	Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
81	127	ACT For TX Classroom Teachers Assoc.	$119,534	Labor
82	179	TX Bldg. Branch Assoc. Gen'l Contractors	$118,000	Construction
83	75	TX Instruments	$117,406	Communications & Electronics
84	111	Columbia/HCA	$115,900	Health
85	117	Gardere & Wynne	$114,612	Lawyers & Lobbyists
86	130	Central & South West Corp.	$113,400	Energy & Natural Resources
87	102	Friends of Baylor Medical School	$113,100	Health
88	129	C Club	$112,955	Ideological & Single-Issue
89	68	Assoc. TX Hospital and Health Care Orgs	$111,098	Health
90	375	TX Society of Anesthesiologists	$109,851	Health
91	135	BetzDearborn, Inc.	$106,272	Energy & Natural Resources
92	107	Central Power & Light Co.	$106,000	Energy & Natural Resources
93	239	TX Progress Fund	$104,000	Energy & Natural Resources
94	94	TX Assoc. of Business & Commerce	$103,879	Miscellaneous Business
95	89	Dow Chemical Co.	$103,640	Energy & Natural Resources
96	207	Texaco Inc.	$102,100	Energy & Natural Resources
97	106	Compaq Computer	$101,980	Communications & Electronics
98	84	Licensed Beverage Distributors PAC	$101,000	Miscellaneous Business
99	120	HOME PAC of TX	$100,679	Construction
100	69	Transmission & Pipeline PAC (Enserch)	$98,150	Energy & Natural Resources