Listen to: National Public Radio Feature on Homebuilder Bob Perry |
Tuesday, 17 October 2006 |
NPR - Texas Homebuilder Perry's Money and Political Influence
Since 2000, no one in
Texas
has contributed more money to political campaigns than Homebuilder Bob Perry, and have average nearly $4M in contributions in a given election cycle to
Texas
candidates. Perryâs main interest has been Tort Reform to limit liability for the homebuilding industry. In
Texas
he led a campaign to actually regulate the home buying public. To create an agency here in
Texas
that hinders homebuyers from getting warranty work done. So, a warranty is no longer enforceable in the state of
Texas
. That is coming to the rest of the country. So I believeâ¦that if the wealthy
Texas
based homebuilders are able to limit liability in
Texas
that they are also influencing the political arena in other states to do the same thing. Click to listen
Homebuilder Bob Perry, the largest political contributor in Texas, is also a regular donor to numerous groups and causes in Harris, Jefferson and Galveston counties.
Melissa Phillip: Chronicle file |
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