Rick Perry has a lot of Donors who gave thousands of dollors for his campaign in texas and in return he gives them a lot of political favors such as government contracts, tax cuts to many businesses . He does poitical favors based on how much they give him. In Texas there is no limitation for campaign contribution. You see America this is why the republicans love small Government. The repunlicans love to have their own government in every counties. They have new immigration rules in every counties in Texas in place like Irving, tx.
Rick Perry's 10 Worst Crony Capitalists
If presidential candidates were elected based on how well they rewarded their political donors, then Texas Governor Rick Perry would lead the pack. Since 2001, more than a fifth of the $83 million in campaign donations received by Perry have come from his past and present political appointees. In 2009, the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washigton cited his administration's rampant cronyism in naming him to its "Worst Governors" list. A recent analysis of Perry's
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in Texas, a project that promises to generate hundreds of millions of dollars.”
Rich Donors To Rick Perry Get Extra, Extra Special Treatment
Large donors to the Rick Perry campaign for governor of Texas are beginning to reap the benefits of their donations, or more appropriately, investments. Reports have shown that numerous individuals and couples who’ve invested in Perry, are getting multi-million dollar contracts and subsidies from the state of Texas, and some even get jobs in the Perry administration.
The LA Times reports that over the last 10 years, Rick Perry received $37 million from just 150 people, and of these “donors,” nearly half have received “hefty business contracts, tax breaks or appointments under Perry, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis.” The Times investigation found “donors” like billionaire Harald Simmons, who invested $1.2 million dollars in Perry. Simmons was rewarded with “permission to build a low-level radioactive waste disposal site
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry banks on high-dollar donors
WASHINGTON — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, poised to enter the presidential race this weekend, is a fundraising powerhouse who has relied on a cadre of Republican mega-donors to collect more than $100 million for his three gubernatorial campaigns, state records show.
More than 40% of Perry's campaign money since he became governor in 2000 has come from groups and wealthy individuals who donated $100,000 or more each, a USA TODAY analysis shows. They include some of his party's biggest fundraisers, such as Houston billionaire home builder Bob Perry. No relation to the governor, he has donated nearly $2.5 million to Rick Perry's campaigns, records show. Texas law sets no limits on donations from individuals and political action committees.
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Perry's Appointed Regents Are Big Donors
In an election season marked by fights over the connection between campaign contributions and political appointments, members of the state's boards of regents continue to dominate the landscape.
Over the past decade, the men and women chosen by Gov. Rick Perry to govern state universities have given his campaigns at least $5.8 million, according to an analysis by The Texas Tribune. About half of the governor’s appointed regents gave to his campaign; of those who gave, the average total given was about $64,000. The top giver, University of Texas
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