The GOP primary for Texas comptroller of public accounts is shaping up to be an expensive one, with candidates hauling in millions in contributions from donors whose businesses will be affected by the decisions of the state’s next chief financial officer.
The three candidates in the race had collectively raised nearly $10 million as of early September, even as two of the contenders were under a fundraising moratorium for the first half of the year, while the Legislature was in session. Former state Sen. Don Huffines leads the pack, followed by Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick and Interim Comptroller Kelly Hancock. In comparison, former comptroller Glenn Hegar and his primary opponents had raised a combined $674,000 around at the same point in the 2014 cycle, the last time the office was open.
