Bay Area Houston

I became interested in the race for Sheriff after reading Costa Loca’s Facebook page about Fullen’s interesting career.

In his January 2023 campaign finance report Fullen raised $200,905, spent $81,337, has $204,713 Cash On Hand. He received $27,000 in in-kind donations. He also has a $100,000 personal loan making up 50% of his total fundraising.

At first look he has a strong report even without the padding of a personal loan but in this January report Galveston County Commissioners Joe Giusri and Darrell Apffel gave $25,000 each to Fullen making up half of his individuals donations. Unlike League City Nick Long, most of Fullen’s donations came from within the county. Nick Long donated $1533 for mailers, something he probably didn’t report on his own campaign finance report.

In his July 2023 report he raised $115,550, spent $142,764 and had $59,142 Cash on Hand. The math doesn’t add up and his $100,000 personal loan is no longer listed and his campaign does not show the loan being repaid. One thing you can’t do is artificially pad your campaign finance report by reporting a $100,000 loan that you never made then magically take it off. The Ethics Commission really frowns on this. Not only is it extremely dishonest it is against the Ethics rules.

Maybe there is a simple explanation. You can find Galveston County campaign reports here. Fullen’s Jan and July reports are here and here.

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