Texas Democratic statewide candidates and officeholders have raised $50.9 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among statewide officials and candidates, Beto O’Rourke has raised more than any other Democrat.
O’Rourke is running for Governor of Texas in 2022. O’Rourke raised $40.8 million and spent $15.9 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. According to Texas Ethics Commission reports, the following individual donors and PACs gave the most money to O’Rourke.
Beto O’Rourke’s Top 10 Donors, (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)
Of the $40.8 million in reported donations, $6.1 million came from these 10 donors:
| Total Donations | Name | Type |
| $1,724,700 | Powered by People | ENTITY |
| $1,051,000 | Tench Coxe | INDIVIDUAL |
| $1,050,000 | Simone Otus Coxe | INDIVIDUAL |
| $1,000,000 | George Soros | INDIVIDUAL |
| $500,000 | Our Texas PAC | ENTITY |
| $300,000 | American Federation of Teachers COPE | ENTITY |
| $142,125 | Nancy Sanders | INDIVIDUAL |
| $110,894 | Claire Dewar | INDIVIDUAL |
| $100,000 | Jacklyn A and Scott H Freeman | INDIVIDUAL |
| $100,000 | Lillie Robertson | INDIVIDUAL |
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Texas PACs submitted to the Texas Ethics Commission. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
See updates to Beto O’Rourke’s campaign finance data after the next reports are available.
| Report Name | Report Due Date |
| 2022 Jan Semiannual | 1/18/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-Primary (30 Days) | 1/31/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-Primary (8 Days) | 2/22/2022 |
| 2022 Primary Runoff | 5/16/2022 |
| 2022 Jul Semiannual | 7/15/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-General (30 Days) | 10/11/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-General (8 Days) | 10/31/2022 |
| 2022 Semiannual Data | 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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