What will Joe Straus do with his $10 million in unspent campaign funds?
State ethics laws grant elected officials wide latitude on how they use their political contributions while in office — meaning there's a lot outgoing House Speaker Joe Straus could do with his $10 million campaign war chest.by Jim Malewitz and Alana Rocha Oct. 26, 2017 10 hours ago A maelstrom of questions swirled in the Texas Capitol Wednesday when House Speaker Joe Straus announced he would not seek re-election to his House seat.
Among them: What will he do with his enormous war chest?
Straus, a powerful moderate Republican who has served as speaker for five terms, reported nearly $10 million in unspent campaign cash through June, according to a filing with the Texas Ethics Commission.
On Wednesday, he told The Texas Tribune he would spread the wealth to Republicans who are running in 2018.
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