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Battleground Texas

Battleground Texas is an American political action committee based in Austin, Texas.

History

Battleground Texas was founded in February 2013 by Jeremy Bird, former National Field Director for Barack Obama's 2012 presidential campaign.[1]

In June 2014, the organization launched its Blue Star Project.[2]

In July 2018, the Texas Ethics Commission fined Battleground Texas and Wendy Davis $6,000 for campaign finance violations during the 2014 state election.[3]

Organization

Name Position Notes
Jeremy Bird Founder[1:1] Barack Obama, 270 Strategies
Ramsey Reid Campaigns Director[2:1] Democratic National Committee (DNC)

Funding

Donors to Battleground Texas have included:[4]

  • American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
  • Ben Barnes
  • Brorby, Crozier & Dobie
  • Mostyn Law Firm
  • National Education Association (NEA)
  • Planned Parenthood Action Fund
  • Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
  • Texas Democratic Party

  1. Wallace, G. (2013, February 26). Could Texas be a battleground state? CNN. https://web.archive.org/web/20230209015934/https://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/26/could-texas-be-a-battleground-state/ ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. Reid, R. (2014, June 21). Introducing the Blue Star Project. Battleground Texas. http://archive.today/2024.03.15-204618/https://www.battlegroundtexas.com/introducing-the-blue-star-project/ ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. Ward, M. (2018, July 18). Wendy Davis and Battleground Texas fined $6,000 for 2014 campaign miscues. Chron. https://web.archive.org/web/20211205213138/https://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Wendy-Davis-and-Battleground-Texas-fined-6-000-13085224.php ↩︎

  4. Organizations Disclosing Donations to Battleground Texas, 2014. OpenSecrets. Retrieved March 15, 2024, from https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/detail/2014?cmte=C00541391&tab=donors_all ↩︎