Leander voters rejected pay-to-play by outside special interests in the recent mayoral run-off election.
Data for the following table was extracted from the City of Leander’s check register and candidate/incumbent campaign finance reports filed with the City of Leander Secretary from 2015 – 2018:
| Vendor | Total Payments to Vendor from City of Leander January 2016- February 2018 |
Possible Affliliated Donor(s) |
Christopher Fielder Campaign (2015-2017) |
Vic Villarreal 2018 Campaign |
Troy Hill 2018 Campaign |
| American Constructors | $3,907,418.00 | Martin Burger Constructors Capital LLC |
$100.00 $100.00 |
$250.00 | $0.00 |
| Halff & Associates | $1,049,975.57 | Halff PAC | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Walker Partners | $706,833.94 | George Walker John Lindner |
$500.00 $500.00 |
250.00 250.00 |
$0.00 |
| Chasco Constructors | $676,198.00 | Chasco Constructors Jonathan Escalante |
$250.00 $100.00 |
$0.00 | $0.00 |
| Hero Way MF Inv. | $698,237.25 |
Lance Hughes | $500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| K. Friese & Assoc. | $609,197.31 | Karen Friese Dale Murphy Joseph Cantalupo |
$1,000.00 $250.00 $450.00 |
$250.00 | $0.00 |
| Freese & Nichols | $582,880.47 | Freese & Nichols PAC | $750.00 | $300.00 | $0.00 |
| HDR Engineering | $225,903.47 | HDR PAC Mark Borenstein |
$1,000.00 $100.00 |
$0.00 | $0.00 |
| Jay Engineering | $201,871.90 | Frederick Jay | $1,000.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| M&S Engineering | $171,571.94 | Thomas McFarling | $500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Smith Turrieta PLLC | $104,195.55 | Susan Turrieta | $500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Bruce Nakfoor | $92,890.94 | Bruce Nakfoor | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Haynie Consulting, Inc. | $53,027.50 | Tim Haynie | $400.00 | $350.00 | $0.00 |
| Crescent Communities | $17,871.47 | Tommy Tucker | $250.00 | $100.00 | $0.00 |
| Total | $8,399,836.06 | $9,000.00 | $3,500.00 | $0.00 |
Additional comparison of campaign finance reports:
| Donor | Title/Business | Christopher Fielder Campaign (2015-2017) |
Vic Villarreal 2018 Campaign |
Troy Hill 2018 Campaign |
| J.M. Herrigton | Developer | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| James Knight | Engineer | $500.00 | $2,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Vic Villarreal | $50.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
| John Thomas (Tom) Glenn | Consultant Leander Consulting LLC |
$150.00 | $100.00 | $0.00 |
| Mitch Fuller | Consultant, J.L. Powers |
$50.00 | $200.00 | $0.00 |
| Pix Howell | Consultant | $250.00 | $200.00 | $0.00 |
| Curt Green | Developer | $250.00 | $250.00 | $0.00 |
| Jody Giddens | Real Estate | $500.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| James Giddens | Homebuilder | $500.00 | $250.00 | $500.00 |
| William Pohl | Developer | $2,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Mike Elmore | Developer | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Thomas Arndt | Engineer [Dannenbaum Engineering?] |
$1,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| James & Shirley Dannenbaum | President Dannenbaum Engineering |
$0.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| AREA Leander LLP Tynberg Family Living Trust |
Developer | $500.00 | $2,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Totals | $9,000.00 | $9,850.00 | $1,600.00 |
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