Cowboys, beavers and oil tycoons: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick raised $2M in 2 months. You’ll recognize some of his top donors.

DALLAS — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was inaugurated on Tuesday after defeating Democratic challenger Mike Collier in the 2022 normal election, successful 54 % of the vote.

Also launched this week was his newest marketing campaign finance report, which confirmed that he raised almost $2 million ($1,973,994.26) for his marketing campaign from Oct. 30, 2022 to Dec. 31, 2022.

And a number of names of his top donors stood out, together with Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones and Arch Aplin, the founder of Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based gasoline station firm.

Here are the top donors to Patrick’s marketing campaign in this final cycle (spent $50,000 or extra):

• $200,000: Jerral “Jerry” Jones, Dallas Cowboys proprietor, president and normal supervisor 
• $125,000: Arch Aplin, founder and CEO of Buc-ee’s
• $100,000: S. Javaid Anwar, Midland Energy CEO
• $100,000: Paul Foster, Emergency Physician
• $50,000: BHA PAC
• $50,000: Blackridge (Austin)
• $50,000: Jay Graham, Spur Energy engineer
• $50,000: Texas Association of Realtors PAC

Jones has lengthy supported Texas Republican candidates, together with Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, (*2*), which tracks marketing campaign contributions. Jones, although, did donate cash to Dallas Democrat Colin Allred in 2018, when Allred ran for U.S. House.

Other notable donors who spent much less quantities embrace quite a few legislation enforcement political motion committees (PACs) and power PACs: 

• Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots PAC: $2,500
• Austin Police Association PAC: $1,000
• Berkshire Hathaway Energy PAC: $20,000
• Centerpoint Energy Inc PAC: $8,800
• Cypress Solar TX PAC: $6,000
• Dallas Police Officer PAC: $1,000
• Department of Public Safety Officers Association PAC: $5,000
• El Paso Electric Company Employee PAC: $2,500
• Elevance Health PAC: $10,000
• Enterprise Products Partners Texas PAC: $15,000
• ExxonMobil PAC: $2,500
• Houston Police Retired Officers Association PAC: $1,000
• Next Era Energy PAC: $25,000
• Texas Bitcoin PAC: $20,000

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was additionally inaugurated alongside Patrick on Tuesday after he defeated Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke, successful 55% of the final election vote. 

Abbott’s marketing campaign finance report was not but accessible Wednesday.