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IV. Money By Interest Category
A. Detailed Interest Categories
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B. Tort Tycoons Deliver $4 Million
PACs, business and individuals affiliated with Texas’ two major corporate
tort groups contributed a total of $4.1 million to Bush’s two gubernatorial
campaigns. As such, these business tort interests contributed more than
any other interest category besides Energy and Natural Resources.
Texas’ two leading corporate tort groups advocate limits on legal liability
for businesses that have harmed consumers, workers or communities.
Tort Group | '94 Campaign | '98 Campaign | Totals |
Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) |
$1,324,570
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$2,247,818
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$3,572,388
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Texas Civil Justice League (TCJL) |
$75,164
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$507,991
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$583,155
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Total
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$1,399,734
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$2,755,809
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$4,155,543
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Rank | Name | Business Interests | Affiliation |
Amount
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1 | Louis A. Beecherl, Jr. | Energy/Natural Resources | TLR |
$146,000
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2 | Phillip D. Adams | Insurance | TLR |
$135,000
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3 | Peter O'Donnell, Jr. | Finance | TLR |
$128,500
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4 | Robert C. McNair | Energy/Natural Resources | TLR |
$120,000
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5 | David H. Dewhurst, III | Energy/Natural Resources | TLR |
$105,500
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6 | Ray L. Hunt | Energy/Natural Resources | TLR |
$105,000
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7 | Drayton McLane, Jr. | Misc. Business | TLR |
$104,000
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8 | Kenneth L. Lay | Energy/Natural Resources | TLR |
$100,000
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9 | William A. McMinn | Chemicals | TLR |
$100,000
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10 | Frederick R. Meyer | Misc. Business | TLR |
$100,000
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11 | Harold Simmons | Finance | TLR |
$90,000
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12 | J. Virgil Waggoner | Chemicals | TLR |
$85,000
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13 | Texas Association of Realtors | Real Estate | TCJL |
$83,472
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14 | James R. Leininger | Health Products | TLR |
$79,750
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15 | Texas Dental Association | Health | TCJL |
$73,425
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16 | Ramiro A. Galindo | Real Estate Development | TLR |
$70,000
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17 | Locke Purnell Rain Harrell | Law | TCJL |
$65,137
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18 | Charles Miller | Finance | TLR |
$60,000
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19 | Robert B. Rowling | Energy/Natural Resources | TLR |
$57,500
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20 | James D. Pitcock, Jr. | Construction | TLR |
$52,000
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Total
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$1,860,284
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* “Pioneer” donors have pledged to raise a minimum of
$100,000 for Bush’s presidential race
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