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Texas PACs 2000 Election Cycle

V. 100 Biggest PACs in Texas

 PACs 2000
 
Rank
2000		 '98 '96 PAC 2000
Spending		 % Chg.
'98-2000		 Interest Category
1
1
1
 TX Democratic Party
$5,989,561 
-1% 
 Ideological & Single-Issue
2
2
2
 Republican Party of TX
$2,743,376 
-18%
 Ideological & Single-Issue
3
*
*
 TX 2000
$2,022,735 
NA
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
4
6
4
 TX Assn. of Realtors
$1,529,044 
41%
 Real Estate
5
5
3
 Texans For Lawsuit Reform
$1,420,738 
18%
 Ideological & Single-Issue
6
3
6
 Associated Republicans of TX
$1,255,423 
-12%
 Ideological & Single-Issue
7
4
5
 Vinson & Elkins
$910,398 
-26%
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
8
12
14
 TX Medical Assn.
$836,776 
26%
 Health
9
7
7
 TX Trial Lawyers Assn.
$788,596 
-18%
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
10
48
36
 Coca-Cola Enterprises
$739,871 
240%
 Miscellaneous Business
11
14
45
 TX Partnership PAC
$718,561 
26%
 Ideological & Single-Issue
12
11
8
 TX SBC Communications
$717,866 
-2%
 Communications & Electronics
13
17
11
 United Services Automobile Assn.
$656,350 
32%
 Insurance
14
9
23
 Compass Bancshares
$618,100 
-25%
 Finance
15
19
18
 Enron Corp.
$613,618 
32%
 Energy & Natural Resources
16
13
10
 TX Automobile Dealers Assn.
$595,781 
-7%
 Transportation
17
15
13
 Reliant Energy
$590,830 
5%
 Energy & Natural Resources
18
18
17
 TX Dental Assn.
$587,072 
19%
 Health
19
10
15
 Fulbright & Jaworski
$581,986 
-25%
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
20
31
31
 Free Enterprise PAC
$550,593 
74%
 Ideological & Single-Issue
21
117
240
 Hobby TX Fund
$490,178 
525%
 Ideological & Single-Issue
22
64
53
 American General Corp.
$458,617 
195%
 Insurance
23
30
24
 Burlington Northern Santa Fe
$437,343 
36%
 Transportation
24
20
20
 Good Government Fund
$404,200 
-13%
 Energy & Natural Resources
25
22
25
 TX State Teachers Assn.
$401,308 
-7%
 Labor
26
408
231
 Duke Energy Corp 
$389,177 
3,642%
 Energy & Natural Resources
27
71
741
 Constitutional Defense Fund
$383,748 
172%
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
28
24
27
 Farmers Employee & Agent PAC
$352,971 
-13%
 Insurance
29
25
16
 American Airlines
$350,394 
-12%
 Transportation
30
42
37
 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
$350,270 
44%
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
31
21
66
 TX Manufactured Housing Assn.
$346,425 
-24%
 Construction
32
67
83
 GTE
$340,416 
132%
 Communications & Electronics
33
35
12
 TX Optometric PAC
$336,500 
20%
 Health
34
28
42
 Bracewell & Patterson
$335,848 
-1%
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
35
29
740
 TX Oil & Gas PAC
$303,000 
-10%
 Energy & Natural Resources
36
37
41
 Mayor Day Caldwell & Keeton
$291,219 
7%
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
37
133
249
 6th District Republican Assn.
$276,112 
302%
 Ideological & Single-Issue
38
16
22
 TX Society of CPAs
$269,442 
-49%
 Finance
39
*
*
 Texans For Proposition 17
$259,669 
NA
 Ideological & Single-Issue
40
33
67
 Jenkens & Gilchrist
$254,092 
-17%
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
41
78
43
 Valero Refining & Marketing
$246,361 
105%
 Energy & Natural Resources
42
32
34
 TX Farm Bureau
$245,483 
-22%
 Agriculture
43
34
40
 Conservative Republicans/Harris Co
$245,196 
-19%
 Ideological & Single-Issue
44
61
51
 Verizon Communications
$236,225 
42%
 Communications & Electronics
45
36
46
 Hughes & Luce
$234,591 
-15%
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
46
109
129
 Jackson Walker
$217,548 
149%
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
47
56
65
 Beef PAC
$215,916 
23%
 Agriculture
48
68
104
 Teamsters Local #745
$212,957 
48%
 Labor
49
 120
672
 Houston Police Officers Union
$211,010 
172%
 Labor
50
 143
90
 Trinity Industries Employee PAC
$207,050 
247%
 Construction
51
 816
*
 TX Employee PAC of TX Utilities
$203,950 
NA
 Energy & Natural Resources
52
38
28
 TX Assn. of Insur. & Fin'l Advisors
$200,555 
-25%
 Insurance
53
97
111
 TX Homebuilders HOME PAC
$200,104 
99%
 Construction
54
47
52
 Bank of America TX
$199,263 
-11%
 Finance
55
160
*
 Democratic Legislative Campaign Com.
$197,500 
295%
 Ideological & Single-Issue
56
88
63
 TX Hospital Assn.
$194,471 
75%
 Health
57
51
74
 State COPE Fund (AFL-CIO)
$187,424 
-6%
 Labor
58
66
72
 Brown Maroney & Oaks Hartline
$185,500 
23%
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
59
*
*
 Haynes & Boone
$185,350 
NA
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
60
46
39
 Wholesale Beer Distributors
$184,860 
-18%
 Miscellaneous Business
61
39
60
 AT&T PAC TX
$183,200 
-31%
 Communications & Electronics
62
59
59
 Customer Serv. PAC of TX Utilities
$182,425 
7%
 Energy & Natural Resources
63
52
47
 Coastal Employee Action Fund
$182,050 
-5%
 Energy & Natural Resources
64
44
81
 Bank One, TX
$180,200 
-21%
 Finance
65
45
62
 Winstead Sechrest & Minick
$179,875 
-20%
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
66
43
32
 Independent Insurance Agents
$178,543 
-23%
 Insurance
67
58
69
 TX Utilities Co. PAC
$176,550 
3%
 Energy & Natural Resources
68
90
100
 Central Power & Light Co.
$175,750 
66%
 Energy & Natural Resources
69
40
58
 TX Aggregates & Concrete Assn.
$171,500 
-35%
 Construction
70
62
61
 Independent Bankers Assn. of TX
$167,002 
1%
 Finance
71
50
75
 Assoc. General Contractors of TX
$161,250 
-20%
 Construction
72
49
54
 TX Apartment Assn.
$160,360 
-22%
 Real Estate
73
23
26
 Baker & Botts
$158,416 
-61%
 Lawyers & Lobbyists
74
110
109
 TX Petro Marketers/Conven. Store Assn
$158,064 
81%
 Energy & Natural Resources
75
53
57
 San Antonio Police Officers Assn.
$152,753 
-19%
 Labor
76
60
38
 TX Restaurant Assn.
$147,278 
-13%
 Miscellaneous Business
77
105
78
 TX Credit Union League
$142,700 
58%
 Finance
78
69
85
 Turner Collie & Braden
$139,100 
-2%
 Construction
79
63
82
 Chase Bank of TX
$135,612 
-14%
 Finance
80
113
92
 Power PAC of TX Utilities Co.
$134,000 
59%
 Energy & Natural Resources
81
94
188
 Texaco
$133,900 
31%
 Energy & Natural Resources
82
80
116
 ACT For TX Classroom Teachers
$133,500 
12%
 Labor
83
54
55
 Tarrant County Democratic Party
$132,623 
-29%
 Ideological & Single-Issue
84
*
*
 Texans for Affordable Vehicle Leasing
$132,000 
NA
 Transportation
85
70
50
 TX & SW Cattle Raisers Assn.
$129,691 
-8%
 Agriculture
86
159
122
 Trinity Industries
$127,050 
150%
 Construction
87
118
105
 TX Thoroughbred Breeders' Assn.
$124,268 
591%
 Agriculture
88
193
145
 North TX Assoc. Builders & Contractors
$119,947 
208%
 Construction
89
100
112
 Stratus Committee
$118,900 
23%
 Real Estate
90
79
87
 Houston Apartment Assn.
$118,160 
-2%
 Real Estate
91
55
33
 TX Opthalmological Assn. EYE PAC
$116,131 
-36%
 Health
92
81
163
 TX Assoc. Gen'l Contractors-Bldg. Branch
$113,500 
-4%
 Construction
93
89
331
 TX Society of Anesthesiologists
$111,100 
1%
 Health
94
27
56
 PSEL (Bass Bros.)
$110,200 
-69%
 Energy & Natural Resources
95
99
125
 Entex (Noram Energy Corp.)
$108,337 
11%
 Energy & Natural Resources
96
86
95
 Friends of Baylor Med
$106,934 
-5%
 Health
97
144
97
 Temple-Inland Forest Products
$102,454 
72%
 Agriculture
98
*
*
 Union Pacific Corp.
$102,150 
NA
 Transportation
99
163
126
 Hollywood Marine
$101,000 
108%
 Transportation
100
114
77
 Houston Contractors Assn.
$100,829 
21%
 Construction
* PAC was not registered during corresponding election cycle.
 
 


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