( - promoted by Matt Glazer)
House District 52 Candidate Larry Gonzales has been touting his fundraising numbers from the last reporting period. However a closer look at the TEC report reveals that more than half of Larry Gonzales's donations came from one man, Houston home builder Bob Perry.
From Bay Area Houston Blog:
According to records at the Texas Ethics Commission, almost half of the $337,000 raised by Gonzales came from one person, Bob Perry. Of the $1.8 Million Perry has donated in 2010, $150,000 was donated to Gonzales and $90,000 was PAC related money. Only 1/3 of all of Gonzales donations came from individuals.
According to the latest TEC reports, Larry Gonzales raises $104,481 (April - June) from 79 donors and has $21,576.39 cash on hand. Bob & Doylene Perry gave $60,000 or 57.42% of the total amount reported. Also notable is Trevor Rees-Jones, President of Chief Oil and Gas also gave $10,000 or 10% of the total money raised by the Gonzales campaign.
Bob Perry is most notable for being a major contributor to 527 groups like 'Swift Vets and POWs for Truth' which mounted a massive PR campaign against John Kerry questioning his service in Vietnam. Perry Also heavily funded Brian Daniels who ran as the Republican candidate for HD-52 in 2008 and ultimately lost.
With such a large disparity in money raised between home builder Bob Perry and other donors, one might wonder who Larry Gonzales is really going to support in the Texas Legislature.
Meanwhile Democratic Incumbent Candidate Diana Maldonado won the fundraising battle raising $114,584.76 from 247 donors (April - June) and currently has $152,618.44 cash on hand.
Source:
Bay Area Houston Blog http://bayareahouston.blogspot...
Larry Gonzales TEC Report: http://204.65.203.5/public/458...
Rep. Diana Maldonado TEC Report: http://204.65.203.5/public/458... |
