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Pioneer Profiles: George W. Bush's $100,000 Club
 
Name: James R. Huffines
Occupation: First Vice President, Morgan Keegan & Co.
Industry: Finance
Home: Austin, Texas
Political Contributions:
Bush Gubernatorial Races: 
 $4,000
Republican Hard Money: 
$4,750
Republican Soft Money: 
$0
Democratic Hard Money: 
$0
Democratic Soft Money: 
$0
Federal PAC Hard Money:
$0
Total Contributions:
 $8,750
Soft Money from Employer:
$0
to Republicans:
$0
to Democrats:
$0
Huffines became an executive at the securities firm Morgan Keegan after it acquired his Capitol Securities Group in ’93. As appointments secretary to Gov. Bill Clements in ’89, Huffines reportedly threatened to veto the bills of state senators who voted to reject Clements’ appointees. One senator said Huffines asked him, “Is this vote worth risking your entire legislative program?” Other senators said Huffines warned them that, “We’re taking names.” The incident prompted an apology from Clements Chief of Staff George Bayoud, Jr., another Pioneer. 


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