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Kalyn Stralow

$2.3 million spent with USPS from Texas campaign accounts

In Texas, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $2.3 million from their campaign accounts on services from the United States Postal Service in the 2022 election cycle so far. USPS received 0.4 percent of all $558.2 million in reported expenditures

According to Texas Ethics Commission reports, here are the top candidates and PACs that have spent campaign funds with USPS between Jan. 1, 2021, and Jun. 30, 2022.

Top 10 Texas candidates and PACs spending money with USPS

Of the $2.3 million spent with USPS, 78.7 percent came from these 10 campaign accounts.

Top Campaign Expenditures with USPS (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)

Rank Total Paid to USPS Name Account Type
1. $907,506.07 Eva Guzman Candidate Committee
2. $209,313.46 Greg Abbott Candidate Committee
3. $163,821.68 Phil King Candidate Committee
4. $144,251.70 Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC Non-Candidate Committee
5. $135,999.64 Greg Travis Candidate Committee
6. $88,361.53 Dallas/Fort Worth Conservative Voters Non-Candidate Committee
7. $57,091.30 Brian Harrison Candidate Committee
8. $39,105.50 Kade Wilcox Candidate Committee
9. $32,472.42 Justin L Berry Candidate Committee
10. $29,944.63 Texas Federation of Republican Women PAC Non-Candidate Committee

Campaign expenditures with USPS in either states

Here is how spending with USPS in Texas compares to other states with the most recent report data available from Transparency USA for the 2021-2022 election cycle:

Comparison of total spent with USPS, by state

Rank State Expenditures with USPS Total Reported Expenditures % of Total Reported Expenditures Available Reporting Period
1 California $15,081,328 $1,226,617,654 1.23% 1/1/2021 – 5/21/2022
2 Pennsylvania $2,783,385 $520,342,053 0.53% 1/1/2021 – 6/16/2022
3 Texas $2,296,493 $558,195,683.20 0.41% 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
4 Michigan $516,804 $164,128,118.56 0.31% 1/1/2021 – 7/20/2022
5 Wisconsin $359,986 $84,579,752.31 0.43% 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
6 North Carolina $275,000 $57,297,691.78 0.48% 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
7 Indiana $118,005 $34,302,447.74 0.34% 1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
8 Ohio $58,235 $71,355,093.80 0.08% 1/1/2021 – 6/3/2022

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Texas PACs submitted to the Texas Ethics Commission. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Name of Report Reporting Period Deadline
2022 Jan Semiannual 7/1/21 – 12/31/21 1/18/2022
2022 Pre-Primary 30 days 1/1/22 – 1/20/22 1/31/2022
2022 Pre-Primary 8 days 1/21/22 – 2/19/22 2/22/2022
2022 Primary Runoff 2/20/22 – 5/14/22 5/16/2022
2022 July Semiannual 1/1/22 – 6/30/22 7/15/2022
2022 Pre-General 30 days 7/1/22 – 9/29/22 10/11/2022
2022 Pre-General 8 days 9/30/22 – 10/29/22 10/31/2022
2022 Jan Semiannual 7/1/22 – 12/31/22 1/17/2023

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

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