| Bobby Steiner, Bastrop: boots | 1500 |
| Charles Tate, Houston investor: tickets to A&M football game | 1000 |
| Clay Cavender, owner of western wear store in Tyler: Boots for Perry child | 1500 |
| Clay McPhail, owner of El Arroyo in Austin: dinner. | 500 |
| Dan Freidkin, Houston auto dealer: hunting trip for Rick and Anita Perry. | 10000 |
| Danny Jueka of Weldon, Tx.: Rick and Anita Perry and one child: Transportation to view school. | 500 |
| Dave Carney, Perry political consultant: television and DVD player. | 1000 |
| David Nance, CEO Introgen Theraputics Inc. of Austin: Hunting trip | 10000 |
| David Weeks, media consultant: Anita Perry and one child. Concert tickets. | 300 |
| David Weeks: Football tickets for Perry | 750 |
| Dr. John Estes, Abilene: boots. | 1500 |
| Dr. Kenneth Cooper, Dallas: medical tests for Rick and Anita Perry. | 4000 |
| Emmitt Smith, former Dallas Cowboy: signed football helmet | 1000 |
| Fausto Yturria, Brownsville real estate developer: Boots for Perry | 1500 |
| Frank Yturria, Brownsville rancher: lodging | 500 |
| Fred Arnold of Houston: Two Olympic jackets | 500 |
| George Rodrique, painter New Orleans: Blue dog print | 2500 |
| J. Robert Brown of El Paso, an appointee to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission: Boots | 1500 |
| James Huffines, Austin banker and appointee to the University of Texas board of regents: Transportation for Anita Perry. | 500 |
| James Huffines: Football tickets for Rick and Antia Perry | 750 |
| James Huffines: transportation and lodging for Anita Perry to attend a wedding. | 3000 |
| James Leininger, San Antonio investor: hunting trip | 10000 |
| James Leininger: Air travel, room and board. | 2000 |
| James Leininger: tickets to Spurs game. | 500 |
| James R. Dorsey of Jewett: boots for Perry | 1500 |
| Jim Nantz, sportscaster: Baseball tickets for Rick and Anita Perry | 500 |
| John Nau, Houston beer distributor: transportation | 1500 |
| John Steen, San Antonio lawyer, appointed to Texas Department of Public Safety Commission in 2008: Rick and Anita Perry and one child. Transportation to graduation. | 1000 |
| Kenny Hansmire, executive director of the National Child Identification Program: signed football helmet | 1000 |
| Larry Martin, Houston: hunting trip | 10000 |
| Larry Vinson, Albany, Tx.: hunting trip and transportation | 15000 |
| Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst: belt buckle birthday gift | 250 |
| Mike Cavender, of Tyler: Rockin' R cufflinks | 500 |
| Peter Holt, Blanco Caterpillar dealer and owner of the San Antonio Spurs: Rick and Anita Perry and one child. Basketball tickets. | 1000 |
| Peter Holt: Rick and Anita Perry and one child. Basketball tickets. | 1000 |
| Peter Holt: Rick and Anita Perry. Transportation and basketball tickets | 2000 |
| Peter Holt: tickets to Spurs game | 500 |
| Phil Adams, Bryan, insurance and appointed by Perry as a Texas A&M regent: Rick and Anita Perry. Transportation and tickets to Big 12 basketball tournament. | 3000 |
| Phil Adams, Bryan: football tickets | 500 |
| Phil Adams: football tickets for the Perrys and their children. | 750 |
| Phil Adams: transportation and lodging for Rick and Anita Perry and one child | 2000 |
| Phil Adams: transportation, lodging and tickets for the Perrys and their children. | 2000 |
| Randy Watson, Fort Worth: boots | 1500 |
| Red McCombs, San Antonio car dealer and former owner of the Spurs: Rick and Anita Perry. Lodging. | 1000 |
| Richard Salwen: Lodging for the Perrys and their children | 500 |
| Richard Sweaney of Forney: Boots | 1500 |
| Rick Campbell, Center: boots | 1500 |
| Rick Campbell, portable building company Center: Boots. | 1500 |
| Rick Salwen of Austin: The Perrys and children. Lodging. | 500 |
| Rick Salwen, Austin investor: Lodging for Rick and Anita Perry and one child | 2000 |
| Robert Mosbacher, Houston oilman: Anita Perry. Transportation. | 1000 |
| Rocky Carroll, Houston boot maker: Boots for Perry. | 2500 |
| Rocky Carroll, Houston boot maker: Republican Governors Association boots | 2500 |
| Rocky Carroll, Houston: boots | 1500 |
| Rocky Carroll: Boots for Perry | 2500 |
| Rocky Carroll: Boots for Perry | 1500 |
| Roger Williams, Fort Worth car dealer, later named secretary of state: Boots | 1500 |
| Ross McKnight, rancher in Throckmorton: The Perrys and children. Travel to Stillwater, Ok. | 2000 |
| Ross Perot Jr., Dallas real estate developer: tickets to Spurs game. | 500 |
| Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas: Aggie cufflinks | 500 |
| Steven Hicks, Austin investor: Transportation for the Perrys and two childre | 1000 |
| Tamaulipas Gov. Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba: Perry. Wooden chest. | 2000 |
| Then state Rep. Gabi Canales, D-Alice: Pen, birthday gift | 500 |
| Thomas Harris of Garland: Two Stetson hats | 500 |
| Tom Fordyce, parole commissioner Huntsville: Spurs. | 500 |
| Wayne Kinsey of Houston: A&M belt buckle and cufflinks | 350 |
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| 131650 |
$16,000 is assuming the gifts were valued only at $250. Hunting trips are not $250. And medical tests for you and your wife is not $250. And if you can assume Perry is getting a pair of boots like State Representative John Davis paid for with his donor's money, then Perry received over $20,000 worth of fancy footwear.
State Representative John Davis was fined $1000 and had to refund the cost of the boots back to his campaign. If he had been as smart as the Governor, he would have had a donor just give it to him as a gift and list it as valued at $250. Badabing!
In all, Perry probably pocketed over $130,000 in gifts including boots, Spurs tickets, lodging and transportation for his family, hunting trips (without Dick Cheney), football tickets, and while he denies CHIP coverage for the poorest of the poor children in his state, he and his lovely wife Anita are getting free medical tests from Dr. Kenneth Cooper. Sweet!
Here is the list from the blog with an estimate of the cost of each gift. Kudos to R.G for the story!
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