Texas House District 21 candidates and their money trail
By Jaz’man Hampton
Time for elections to kick-off again, and before you make your way to the polls to vote, here are a few details you should know about your 21st Texas congressional district candidates, contributors and their campaign spending.
Through the efforts of the Federal Election Commission data, provided by websites like OpenSecrets.org, this article is capable of delivering you the money trail breakdown of Texas House District candidates, Democrat, Joseph Kopser and Republican, Chip Roy.
Democrat Kopser, the 20-year combat veteran, and Bronze Star recipient according to kopserforcongress.com, the congressman sees a bright future for the 21st.
Kopser’s campaign raised over 2.4 million, in which the campaign spent 2.1 million in expenses during the duration of the campaign. On-hand, Kopser campaign still has $364,740 in revenue to continue operating the campaign.
The small individual contributions for Kopser’s campaign average a percentage of 12.34%, lager individual contributions come in at 75.93%, the Political Actions Committee (PACs) contributions sit at 4.85%, and the candidate’s out-of-pocket contributions are 1.02%.
Roy’s campaign raised nearly 1.6 million, in which the campaign spent 879,102 to cover the funds of the campaign. Cash on hand for Roy’s campaign is $697,265 in revenue to further supply the congressman’s campaign effort.
The small individual contributions for Roy’s campaign average a percentage of 12.39%, lager individual contributions come in at $1,139,555, the Political Actions Committee (PACs) contributions sit at 15.64, which is more than 10% of what Kopser has. The candidate’s self-financing 0.08%.
Austin’s well-known, University of Texas, is Kopser’s top contributor, providing the congressman with $19,864. Silicon Labs, a silicon, software, and solutions company is contributing $18,799.
Asuragen Inc., which works to better understand complex diseases in order to provide high-quality aid in assisting sick patients, has given $16,200 toward the campaign. VoteVets.org, a group that supports various military services and assist troops and veterans, provides Kopser with $15,000.
Kopser’s campaign received over $13,998 from Janus Henderson, an investors group that exists to help clients achieve their long-term financial goals. Capital Factory, a company focused on raising the entrepreneurship in Texas, gave $13,736 to the congressman.
The cybersecurity group Tenable Network Security gave Kopser’s campaign $10,099.
A contribution of $10,000 came from both the 314 Action, a grassroots community of scientist and advocates, and AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America, a Leadership Political Action Committee.
High Meadows Foundation, a private non-profit that focuses on investing in and promoting ways to create new ideas for environmental and social issues facing the world.
Roy’s number one campaign contributor is, Club for Growth,a conservative political action group that seeks to promote public policies that support a fiscally conservative economic agenda. Club for Growth has given $124,349. Coming in behind, Club for Growth, is House Freedom Fund with a contribution of $88,465.
Industries, one of the main sources for campaign contributions, help to make up the economic base of their home district.
Kopser and Roy receive contributions from a couple of alike industries: retired, securities and investment, business service, real estate, and leadership PACs. However, Kopser has securities and investments sitting at number one on a top-ten list, contributing $126,351.
Roy’s securities and investment come in at number five on the top-ten list, with a contribution of $81,660.
Although, the two share a tie when it comes to the retired industry, sitting at number four of both candidates the top-ten list. At the same time, groups like real estate and business services lie near the bottom-five of the top-ten list.
KOPSER Total
TOP FIVE
1. Securities & Investment $126,351
2. Democratic/Liberal $97,357
3. Lawyers/Law Firms $78,641
4. Retired $70,345
5.Education $64,719
BOTTOM FIVE
6.Non-Profit Institutions $46,992
7. Leadership PACs $ 32,500
8.Electronics Mfg & Equip $30,463
9. Business Services $29,764
10.Real Estate $26,366
ROY
TOP FIVE
1.Republican/Conservative $226,248
2. Leadership PACs $163,465
3. Oil & Gas $112,800
4. Retired $102,934
5. Securities & Investment $81,660
BOTTOM FIVE
6. Lawyers/Law Firms $53,655
7. Real Estate $53,321
8. Candidate Committees $28,2800
9.Business Service $25,525
10. Automotive $25,100
The PAC contributor is business, labor, and ideological base. In the case of the candidates, Kopser received $4,000 from business, $1,250 from labor, and $72,925 from ideological efforts.
Roy, receives $91,800 from business, nothing from labor, and $141,145 from ideological funding.
The race for Texas House District 21 doesn’t have a large geographical, but they possess one, nonetheless. Kopser’s in state revenue receives $731,976, or 57.9%. While Roy is leading with in-state contributions by 8.5%, receiving $750,341.
Kopser takes the lead with the out of state contributions, receiving $531,504, while his opponent, Roy, pulls in $378,999.
In the state, contributions for Roy are in larger metro areas of Texas: Austin, San Macros, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston. In Kopser’s case, he only receives in states revenue from Austin, San Macro, and San Antonio.
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