Houston Republic

Baker Botts Amicus Fund received $430 from Don J. McDermett of Dallas on February 27, according to data from the Texas Ethics Commission.

Donations can be made to political candidates in various amounts but must be reported to the Texas Ethics Commission. The legislature has also given the commission various other responsibilities, including the filing of financial disclosure statements for government officials and the filing of campaign finance regulatory statements by candidates and citizens who engage in political speech related to campaigns and elections.

The following table lists the 100 largest donations made to Baker Botts Amicus Fund during the last six months.

Contributor	Amount	Date
Barton Earl Showalter	$1,050	10/27/2020
Daniel David	$1,050	10/27/2020
David D. Sterling	$1,050	10/27/2020
Geoffrey L. Newton	$1,050	10/27/2020
John Taladay	$1,050	10/27/2020
Joshua Davidson	$1,050	10/27/2020
Michael L. Bengtson	$1,050	10/27/2020
Richard A. Husseini	$1,050	10/27/2020
Robert C. Scheinfeld	$1,050	10/27/2020
Stephen D. Marcus	$1,050	10/27/2020
Theodore W. Paris	$1,050	10/27/2020
Daniel J. Hulseberg	$875	10/27/2020
Douglas Mark Kubehl	$875	10/27/2020
Gene Oshman	$875	10/27/2020
George Hopkins Guy III	$875	10/27/2020
John Martin	$875	10/27/2020
John W. Porter	$875	10/27/2020
Joseph Allen Ostoyich	$875	10/27/2020
Patricia M. Stanton	$875	10/27/2020
Roger J. Fulghum	$875	10/27/2020
Samantha Crispin	$875	10/27/2020
Tamar Christine Stanley	$875	10/27/2020
Don J. McDermett	$770	10/27/2020
Jason Bennett	$770	10/27/2020
Kevin J. Meek	$770	10/27/2020
Luke A. Weedon	$770	10/27/2020
Michael S. Goldberg	$770	10/27/2020
Timothy Durst	$770	10/27/2020
David L. Emmons	$700	10/27/2020
Gail W. Stewart	$700	10/27/2020
Jay L. Alexander	$700	10/27/2020
Kevin M. Sadler	$700	10/27/2020
Paul Cuomo	$700	10/27/2020
Richard Benjamin Harper	$700	10/27/2020
Travis W. Thomas	$700	10/27/2020
William Karl Mata Kroger	$700	10/27/2020
Daniel David	$645	02/27/2021
Geoffrey L. Newton	$645	02/27/2021
John Martin	$645	02/27/2021
John Taladay	$645	02/27/2021
Richard A. Husseini	$645	02/27/2021
Samantha Crispin	$645	02/27/2021
Derek Green	$630	10/27/2020
Kurt Pankratz	$630	10/27/2020
Mark Botti	$630	10/27/2020
Matthew L. Kuryla	$630	10/27/2020
Michael L. Calhoon	$630	10/27/2020
Mike Bresson	$630	10/27/2020
Neil P. Sirota	$630	10/27/2020
Stephen T. Dyer	$630	10/27/2020
Travis J. Sales	$630	10/27/2020
David G. Wille	$560	10/27/2020
Emanuel Manny C. Grillo	$560	10/27/2020
James G. Kress	$560	10/27/2020
Jeffrey M. Kayes	$560	10/27/2020
Jonathan A. Shapiro	$560	10/27/2020
Jordan J. Herman	$560	10/27/2020
Mollie Duckworth	$560	10/27/2020
Renn Gustaf Neilson	$560	10/27/2020
Robert L. Maier II	$560	10/27/2020
Scott Janoe	$560	10/27/2020
Timothy S. Taylor	$560	10/27/2020
Tynan Buthod	$560	10/27/2020
Daniel J. Hulseberg	$535	02/27/2021
David D. Sterling	$535	02/27/2021
Douglas Mark Kubehl	$535	02/27/2021
George Hopkins Guy III	$535	02/27/2021
John W. Porter	$535	02/27/2021
Joshua Davidson	$535	02/27/2021
Michael L. Bengtson	$535	02/27/2021
Richard Benjamin Harper	$535	02/27/2021
Robert C. Scheinfeld	$535	02/27/2021
Stephen D. Marcus	$535	02/27/2021
Tamar Christine Stanley	$535	02/27/2021
Theodore W. Paris	$535	02/27/2021
Amy Conway-Hatcher	$490	10/27/2020
Brian Woo Lee Lee	$490	10/27/2020
Carlos A. Sole III	$490	10/27/2020
Derek R. McDonald	$490	10/27/2020
Jessica Pulliam	$490	10/27/2020
Jonathan Dunlay	$490	10/27/2020
Joshua Frank	$490	10/27/2020
Lee D. Charles	$490	10/27/2020
Paul Morico	$490	10/27/2020
Sandra Lee	$490	10/27/2020
Steve Lendaris	$490	10/27/2020
Jason Bennett	$470	02/27/2021
Joseph Allen Ostoyich	$470	02/27/2021
Luke A. Weedon	$470	02/27/2021
Paul Cuomo	$470	02/27/2021
Roger J. Fulghum	$470	02/27/2021
Drew G.L. Chapman	$469	10/27/2020
Frederick H. McGrath	$469	10/27/2020
Joseph Colagiovanni	$434	10/27/2020
Barton Earl Showalter	$430	02/27/2021
Don J. McDermett	$430	02/27/2021
Jay L. Alexander	$430	02/27/2021
Kevin M. Sadler	$430	02/27/2021
Mark Botti	$430	02/27/2021
William Karl Mata Kroger	$430	02/27/2021