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Pete Gallego

Party
Democrat
Office Sought:
US House, TX
GALLEGO, Pete, a Representative from Texas; born in Alpine, Brewster County, Tex., December 2, 1961; B.A., Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Tex., 1982; J.D., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 1985; lawyer; assistant attorney general, Office of the Attorney General, State of Texas, 1986-1989; member of the Texas state house of representatives, 1991-2012; chairman, Texas state house of representatives democratic caucus, 1991-2001; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress (January 3, 2013-present).

Source: Bioguide

Campaign Finance

$1,776,232 Received
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

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Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's December 31, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
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  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Total Raised:
    $1,776,232 #191 of 1582 House candidates
    Total Spent:
    $1,767,938 #174 of 1582 House candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $34,892 #435 of 1582 House candidates

  • Contributions Over Time

    reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.

  • Independent Expenditures

    outside groups that spent money supporting or opposing the candidate
    Committee Name Support/Oppose Total Spending
    National Republican Congressional Cmte
    Oppose
    		 $1,601,282
    Sierra Club
    Support
    		 $125,562
    Sierra Club Independent Action
    Support
    		 $125,562
    League of Conservation Voters
    Support
    		 $75,913
    Texas America 21St Century PAC
    Support
    		 $26,593
    A Better America Now, Inc.
    Oppose
    		 $24,855
    Environment America Action Fund
    Support
    		 $23,877
    Communications Workers Of America Working Voices
    Support
    		 $9,252
    Communications Workers of America
    Support
    		 $9,252
    Voto Latino Action Fund
    Support
    		 $6,402
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers roughly through Q4 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    79% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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    PAC
    Includes contributions from an organization’s employees, their family members and its political action committee.
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