The last time that Texas House of Representatives District 37 incumbent reported his campaign contributions and expenditures, there were 69 contributors.
Of the 69 contributions, 49 were from Political Action Committees, 12 were from lobbyists, four were from lawyers (tax collections and political consultants), and only five were from Brownsville, including two from his law firm Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, LLP, one from a firefighters' PAC and two from individuals (Ernesto de Leon Sr. and Dr. Asim Zamir, 7.2 percent).
Sixty one of the 69 contributions (88.4) came from either PACs (from Texas and out-of-state) or lobbyists. Only two individuals (De Leon and Zamir) live in Brownsville. (2.9 percent). It's intriguing to note that Oliveira got $30,000 ($5,000 first, later $25,000) from the TREPAC/TX Association of Realtors PAC, Austin.
This has paid off well for Oliveira whose campaign and finance report for the filing period from June 1 through December 31, 2017 lists contributions of 126,107.70 from the PACs and lobbyists who want to keep the state rep who has been in office for the last 34 years in Austin to do their bidding.
That report covered June 1 through December 31, 2017. http://rrunrrun.blogspot.com/2018/01/oliveira-again-shows-hes-pacs-lobbyists.html
The report due 30 days before the election covering January 1 through January 25, 2018 filed February 5 is not much different.
In that report, Oliveira lists $36,056.50 in contribution from the following:
1. ACT for Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc. (PAC), Austin, $1,000
2. Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP, Houston, $1,000
3. American Insurance Association PAC, Washington, D.C., $1,000
4. Association of Texas Professional Educators PAC, Austin, $1,000
5. Blackridge, Austin, $750
6. Campbell, Grover, Texas Ass. of School Boards, Director of Governmental Relations, $100
7. HOSPAC-State (Texas Hospitality Assoc.), Austin, $1,000
8. HomePAC of Texas (Texas Assoc. of Builders), Austin, $1,000
9. Jackson Walker LLP PAC, Dallas, $1,000
10. Kamm, Robert, Lobbyist, Austin, $250
11. Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, delinquent property tax collectors, Austin, $2,500
12. PAC of Independent Insurance Agents of Texas, Austin, $1,000
13. Plitt III , Walter, Brownsville, Plitt Crane & Rigging International service, $100
14. Roberts, Jack, Lobbyist, Austin, $1,000
15. Rodriguez, Marc, Lobbyist, Austin, $500
16. Romano, Dubravka, Tex. Ass. of School Boards, $250
17. Schmar, Peter, Juniper MLP, Investment Counselors, $250
18. TEXPAC Texas Medical Association PAC, Austin, $1,500
19. TEXPAC Texas Medical Association PAC, Austin, $2,500
20. TRUCKPAC PAC of Texas Trucking Industry, Austin, $500
21. Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC, Austin, $500
22. Texas American Federation of Teachers, Austin, $1,000
23. Texas Apartment Association, Austin, $2,000
24. Texas Automobile Dealers Association, Austin, $1,000
25. Texas Lobby Group, Austin, $1,000
26. Texas State Teachers Association PAC, Houston, $1,000
37. Undavia, Khyati, Pharmacist, $5,000
38. Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government, Washington, D.C., $500
39. Van De Putte, Henry & Leticia, San Antonio, Lobbyist, $500
So out of 39 contributors, only two were from individuals and only one is from District 37, in Brownsville. The rest were from PACs and lobbyists. Why would they put down their good money to keep Oliveira there for two more years to make it 36?