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I. Summary
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Performances of individual lawmakers varied wildly. Three senators and eight representatives aced disclosure with scores exceeding 90 percent. Rep. Joseph Deshotel (D-Beaumont) got a perfect score on his disclosure of his sole large donor. Senator Duncan (R-Lubbock) led the upper chamber, with a disclosure grade of 93 percent. House Speaker Tom Craddick got a “C,” disclosing 75 percent of his large contributions.
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Three senators and 28 representatives left the occupation and employer fields blank every time they reported a large donation. Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo) raised the largest amount of these all-blank big contributions ($226,400). Rep. Kino Flores (D-Palmview) claimed this title in the House, raising $110,100 in big donations with nary an employer or occupation reported.
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Republican lawmakers disclosed 64 percent of the $10.6 million in large contributions that they reported, outperforming their Democratic colleagues, who disclosed just 48 percent of their $6.4 million haul. Incumbent lawmakers got a collective 58 percent, a score that is comparable to that of the rookies first elected in November 2004.
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Twenty-three lawmakers flunked disclosure on at least one huge contribution of $10,000 or more. Rep. Mark Homer (D-Paris) had little excuse to flub disclosure on the largest poorly disclosed contribution: a $150,000 check from his parents.
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Five lawmakers blew disclosure on huge checks from Texas’ No. 1 kingmaker: homebuilder Bob Perry. Four colleagues identified billionaire Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton—whose $16 billion ranks her as the planet’s 20th richest person—as a businesswoman, investor or rancher. Sen. Kevin Eltife (R-Tyler) tagged aging rocker Don Henley—who helped produce the world’s best-selling album—as a self-employed investor. Rep. Tracy King (D-Batesville) choked on the disclosure of a former Texas governor.
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