Several prominent Amarillo business people donated to support the so-called travel ban. Meanwhile, statewide progressive groups helped the opposition.
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Sherri Greenberg, assistant dean for state and local government engagement at the University of Texas, said campaign finance records rely on transparency and full disclosure. However, she said it’s not unusual for missing information to come up in local campaigns because of inexperience. Sunlight then compared the mapped coordinates to the coverage maps, photos and sales details published by Burkett Outdoor Advertising and Lamar, another national advertising company.
There were two main political committees that supported the proposition: Project Destiny Amarillo and the Amarillo Area Young Republicans. They were the only organizations to disclose billboard expenses or in-kind donations. Project Destiny Amarillo’s only in-kind contribution labeled “billboards,” cost $750 and was paid for by Green Tree & Landscaping.
Nearly $33,000 of the money Project Destiny Amarillo raised was through four large donations from Amarillo residents, including Jim Schrader, a business owner, who donated $10,158. Jennifer Roberts, another business owner and the PAC’s treasurer, donated $9,182 total. Jamie Haynes, who ran for a Texas House seat and lost in the March primary, donated $3,628 in in-kind donations to support an informational event, while her husband, John, donated $10,000.
Both Whitton and O’Brien come from longtime Panhandle families with ties to the Hastings Entertainment company. Beddingfield is a local business owner.Campaign finance records from July 1 through Oct. 28 show the committee spent $9,821.36, including $3,244.13 in advertising expenses. They did not disclose expenses related to billboards.
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