From the Texas Tribune: Eva Guzman raises $1 million in first 10 days of attorney general campaign, with some major donor support

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Eva Guzman, one of the 2022 Republican primary challengers to Attorney General Ken Paxton, raised more than $1 million in her first 10 days as an announced candidate — and has garnered the support of some of the state's top GOP donors, according to her campaign.

Guzman, a former Texas Supreme Court justice, raised $1,051,723 between when she declared her campaign on June 21 and the end of the fundraising period on June 30. Perhaps more notable, though, are the donors who fueled the haul and are backing her against the incumbent, who also faces a primary challenge from Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush.

According to a list provided by the Guzman campaign, she has gotten support from top Texas GOP contributors including Dallas real estate developer Harlan Crow, Dallas billionaire businessman Robert Rowling, Dallas investor Tom Hicks Sr. and El Paso developers Woody Hunt and Paul Foster. Other names include Drayton McLane, Jan Duncan and Dick Weekley, whose influential tort-reform group, Texans for Lawsuit Reform, quickly endorsed Guzman after she announced her campaign.

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- Eva Guzman
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- Arun Agarwal
- Monty Bennett
- Darwin Deason
- Stacy Hock
- Joe Jaworski
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