Approximately how much did lawyers and lobbyists contribute to candidates for the Texas legislature in 2014

The total amount of money raised by candidates for seats in the legislature of the State of Texas during 2014 was $23.5 million for the Senate and $55 million for the House of Representatives. This last amount represented the most expensive race for a seat in the House of any of the 50 States.

Joe Strauss, a speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, spent approximately $9 million during his campaign for reelection in 2014 despite the fact that he did not face competition from a candidate from the Democratic Party that year.