Warchests of House Committee Chairs in the 2003-2004 Electoral Cycle
District 2003 Chairperson Party-City House Committee Contributions1 ($)
149 Talmadge Heflin R-Houston Appropriations 348,792
115 Kenny Marchant R-Coppell State Affairs 311,300
61 Phil King R-Weatherford Regulated Industries 240,506
133 Joe Nixon R-Houston Civil Practices 239,195
36 Ismael "Kino"
Flores
D-Mission Licensing & Administrative Procedures 175,086
66 Brian McCall2 R-Plano Ways & Means 173,174
113 Joe Driver R-Garland Law Enforcement 172,250
131 Ron Wilson D-Houston Ways & Means 156,000
65 Burt Solomons R-Carrollton Financial Institutions 153,943
136 Beverly Woolley R-Houston Calendars3 152,774
52 Mike Krusee R-Austin Transportation 146,807
94 Kent Grusendorf R-Arlington Public Education 144,533
81 G. E. "Buddy" West R-Odessa Energy Resources 124,226
34 Jaime Capelo D-Corpus Christi Public Health 120,025
119 Robert Puente D-San Antonio Natural Resources 118,763
21 Allan Ritter D-Nederland Pensions & Investments 118,123
87 David Swinford R-Dumas Government Reform 117,850
53 Harvey Hilderbran R-Kerrville State Cultural & Recreational Resources 117,062
30 Geanie Morrison R-Victoria Higher Education 112,776
144 Robert Talton R-Pasadena Urban Affairs 108,971
128 Wayne Smith2 R-Baytown County Affairs 103,394
Average for Other House Members4 100,672
76 Norma Chavez D-El Paso Border and International Affairs 99,748
89 Jodie Laubenberg2 R-Parker Public Health 98,535
118 Carlos Uresti D-San Antonio Human Services 91,837
106 Ray Allen R-Grand Prairie Corrections 85,709
109 Helen Giddings D-DeSoto Business & Industry 83,169
126 Peggy Hamric R-Houston House Administration3 74,875
25 Dennis Bonnen R-Angleton Environmental Regulation 73,492
67 Jerry Madden2 R-Richardson State Affairs 71,761
122 Frank Corte R-San Antonio Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations 70,315
47 Terry Keel R-Austin Criminal Jurisprudence 69,768
68 Rick Hardcastle R-Vernon Agriculture & Livestock 60,944
95 Glenn Lewis D-Fort Worth County Affairs 57,448
101 Elvira Reyna R-Mesquite Local & Consent Calendars3 52,900
112 Fred Hill R-Richardson Local Government Ways & Means 45,770
60 Jim Keffer R-Eastland Economic Development 42,875
114 Will Hartnett R-Dallas Judicial Affairs 42,776
142 Harold Dutton D-Houston Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 42,690
86 John Smithee R-Amarillo Insurance 39,770
146 Al Edwards D-Houston Rules & Resolutions3 38,995
140 Kevin Bailey D-Houston General Investigating3 28,797
63 Mary Denny R-Aubrey Elections 23,185
127 Joe Crabb R-Atascocita Redistricting3 20,750
97 Anna Mowery R-Fort Worth Land & Resource Management 10,875
Sum 4,883,206
Average 109,972
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Source: Texas Ethics Commission; Texas Legislative Reference Library. (full source, footnotes 1, 2, 3, 4)