TLR's Support for Liberal Democrats: $3M+
Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) claims to represent true conservative principles. But according to the Texas Ethics Commission, TLR has contributed more than $3 million to Texas Democrats! Many of these lawmakers and candidates defend illegal immigrants, side with Planned Parenthood, and want to raise your taxes. See below for the handouts TLR has made to liberal Democrats since 2000.
Wanda Adams
D-131, Houston (candidate)$35,000
Rep. Carol Alvarado
D-145, Houston$299,809
Rep. Rafael Anchia
D-103, Dallas$1,000
Sen. Kenneth Armbrister
D-18, Victoria$20,000
Rep. Kevin Bailey
D-140, Houston$50,000
Rep. Valinda Bolton
D-47, Austin$1,000
Rep. Terry Canales
D-40, Edinburg$1,000
Rep. Jaime Capelo
D-34, Corpus Christi$5,000
Rep. Norma Chavez
D-76, El Paso$19,500
Rep. Ellen Cohen
D-134, Houston$8,500
Rep. Garnet Coleman
D-147, Houston$1,000
Sen. Robert Cook
D-17, Eagle Lake$40,500
Rep. David Counts
D-70, Knox City$2,500
Rep. Enrique Cuellar
D-42, Laredo$1,000
Rep. Joseph Deshotel
D-22, Beaumont$2,000
Rep. Albert Edwards
D-146, Houston$5,000
Sen. Rodney Ellis
D-13, Houston$7,000
Rep. David Farabee
D-69, Wichita Falls$67,940
Rep. Jessica Farrar
D-148, Houston$500
Rep. Timoteo Garza
D-80, Eagle Pass$5,500
Rep. Helen Giddings
D-109, DeSoto$1,000
Rep. Veronica Gonzales
D-41, McAllen$1,000
Rep. Naomi Gonzalez
D-76, El Paso$341,065
Rep. Ryan Guillen
D-31, Rio Grande City$38,525
Rep. Judy Hawley
D-31, Portland$1,000
Delicia Herrera
D-125, San Antonio (candidate)$61,500
Sen. Juan Hinojosa
D-20, McAllen$35,000
Rep. Mark Homer
D-3, Paris$67,500
Rep. Charles Hopson
Former D-11, Jacksonville$138,500
Rep. Donna Howard
D-48, Austin$5,000
Rep. Eric Johnson
D-100, Dallas$1,000
Rep. Robert Junell
D-72, San Angelo$7,500
Rep. Tracy King
D-80, Batesville$4,500
Rep. Oscar Longoria
D-35, Mission$1,000
Rep. Jose Lozano
Former D-43, Kingsville$2,000
Sen. Eduardo Lucio Jr.
D-27, Brownsville$80,167
Rep. Eduardo Lucio III
D-38, Rancho Viejo$113,606
Sen. Frank Madla
D-19, San Antonio$718,969
Rep. Marisa Marquez
D-77, El Paso$109,795
Rep. Trey Martinez Fisher
D-116, San Antonio$1,000
Rep. Armando Martinez
D-39, Weslaco$6,000
Rep. Ruth McClendon
D-120, San Antonio$1,000
Rep. Jose Menendez
D-124, San Antonio$12,000
Rep. Joe Moreno
D-143, Houston$1,000
Rep. Sergio Munoz
D-36, Mission$3,023
Rep. Richard Noriega
D-145, Houston$2,000
Rep. Rene Oliveira
D-37, Brownsville$11,000
Rep. Solomon Ortiz
D-33, Corpus Christi$6,000
Rep. Aaron Pena
Former D-40, Edinburg$59,500
Rep. Joseph Pickett
D-79, El Paso$2,000
Rep. Inocente Quintanilla
D-75, Tornillo$1,000
Rep. Ronald Reynolds
D-27, Missouri City$2,000
Rep. Tara Rios Ybarra
D-43, S. Padre Island$337,500
Rep. Allan Ritter
Former D-21, Nederland$61,525
Sen. Jose Rodriguez
D-29, El Paso$5,000
Rep. Patrick Rose
D-45, Dripping Springs$221,657
Gus Ruiz
D-35, Harlingen (candidate)$25,000
Rep. Mark Strama
D-50, Austin$79,500
Rep. Barry Telford
D-1, DeKalb$1,000
Rep. Senfronia Thompson
D-141, Houston$3,500
Rep. Robert Turner
D-73, Voss$1,000
Rep. Sylvester Turner
D-139, Houston$13,500
Sen. Carlos Uresti
D-19, San Antonio$250
Carlos Vasquez
D-90, Fort Worth (candidate)$99,714
Sen. Leticia Van De Putte
D-26, San Antonio$17,500
Rep. Michael Villareal
D-123, San Antonio$13,500
Sen. Kirk Watson
D-14, Austin$2,500
Sen. John Whitmire
D-15, Houston$26,500
Rep. Gene Wu
D-137, Houston$1,000
Sen. Judith Zaffirini
D-21, Laredo$22,500
TOTAL:
$3,342,546
SOURCE: Texas Ethics Commission. NOTE: Some Democratic lawmakers switched parties after accepting money from TLR, but the above contributions were made beforehand.
