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'''KochPAC''' is the political action committee funded by the Koch brothers, which contributes money to state legislators who support the Con Con. | '''KochPAC''' is the political action committee funded by the Koch brothers, which contributes money to state legislators who support the Con Con. | ||
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| + | KochPAC donated heavily to Texas state candidates for the 2016 election, so much so that the media called Texas the "Koch Star State" rather than the "Lone Star State."<ref name="Koch">http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/09/13138/koch-star-state-kochs-flood-texas-campaign-cash</ref> | ||
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| + | The press asked, "So why are the Kochs investing so heavily in state-level races in Texas while virtually ignoring state-level elections in the majority of the country?"<ref name="Koch"/> One answer may be to push the [[Con Con]] there. The Koch brothers donated to five out of the nine members of the Senate State Affairs Committee that voted on the Con Con, including a Democrat who would be ordinarily opposed to the Koch business interests. The Koch brothers donated to less than half the Texas Senate overall. | ||
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| + | Records show that KochPAC made $2000 donations to these campaigns: | ||
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| + | *Sen. Brandon Creighton (TX-04) | ||
| + | *Sen. Bryan Hughes (TX-01) | ||
| + | *Sen. Jane Nelson (TX-12) | ||
| + | *Sen. Judy Zaffirini (TX-21) | ||
| + | *Sen. Brian Birdwell (TX-22) | ||
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Revision as of 20:18, 18 February 2017
KochPAC is the political action committee funded by the Koch brothers, which contributes money to state legislators who support the Con Con.
KochPAC donated heavily to Texas state candidates for the 2016 election, so much so that the media called Texas the "Koch Star State" rather than the "Lone Star State."[1]
The press asked, "So why are the Kochs investing so heavily in state-level races in Texas while virtually ignoring state-level elections in the majority of the country?"[1] One answer may be to push the Con Con there. The Koch brothers donated to five out of the nine members of the Senate State Affairs Committee that voted on the Con Con, including a Democrat who would be ordinarily opposed to the Koch business interests. The Koch brothers donated to less than half the Texas Senate overall.
Records show that KochPAC made $2000 donations to these campaigns:
- Sen. Brandon Creighton (TX-04)
- Sen. Bryan Hughes (TX-01)
- Sen. Jane Nelson (TX-12)
- Sen. Judy Zaffirini (TX-21)
- Sen. Brian Birdwell (TX-22)
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