Toomey’s lobbying clients have given more than $5.5 million to Perry’s gubernatorial campaigns over the past decade, either through their political action committees or as donations from executives, according to data from Texans for Public Justice.
During that same period, Toomey earned as much as $17.4 million from his lobbying practice, which is focused on influencing the policies of the state government in Austin, records show.
The Influence Industry: Donors to Perry, close ally overlap by $5.5 million
