Questionable reimbursements to Rep. Jonathan Stickland by Texas taxpayers.

#1. Rep. Stickland requested and received reimbursement from taxpayers for round trip driving from Austin to his House District leaving on 1/31/13 and returning on 2/3/13. Taxpayers paid Rep. Stickland $198.70 for 397.4 miles driven in his personal car. However, his campaign finance report shows he again reimbursed himself for the same trip out of campaign funds in the amount of $54.47 for gas purchased in the House District on 2/1/13.

#2. Rep. Stickland requested and received reimbursement from taxpayers for round trip driving from Austin to his House District leaving on 4/5/13 and returning on 4/8/13. Taxpayers paid Rep. Stickland $198.70 for 397.4 miles driven in a personal car. However, his campaign finance report shows he also paid campaign volunteers for gas in the amount of $102.00 on 4/5/13. Rep. Stickland was not involved in a political campaign at the time of this expenditure.

#3. Rep. Stickland requested and received reimbursement from taxpayers for round trip driving from Austin to his House District leaving on 5/28/13 and returning on 6/3/13. Taxpayers paid Rep. Stickland $198.70 for 397.4 miles driven in his personal car. However, his campaign finance report shows he again reimbursed himself for the same trip out of campaign funds in the amount of $68.11 for gas purchased in the House District on 5/28/13.

#4. Rep. Stickland requested and received reimbursement from taxpayers for round trip driving from Austin to his House District leaving on 6/17/13 and returning on 6/19/13. Taxpayers paid Rep. Stickland $198.70 for 397.4 miles driven in personal car. However, it appears Rep. Stickland never left Austin. His campaign finance report shows he reimbursed himself out of campaign funds in the amount of $143.43 for a dinner purchased at Trudys in Austin on 6/17/13. His campaign finance report shows he again reimbursed himself out of campaign funds for a $62.00 dinner purchased at Trudys in Austin on 6/18/13. Mr. Stickland also appeared on an internet talk show via webcam from his capitol office in Austin on 6/18/13 when his reimbursement request said he was in the House District. See below for the visual of the webcam interview. Despite all evidence that would suggest he was in Austin on these dates, Rep. Stickland still reimbursed himself with campaign funds in the amount of $59.07 for gas purchased in the district on 6/18/13.

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#5. Rep. Stickland requested and received reimbursement from taxpayers for round trip driving from Austin to his House District leaving on 7/29/13 and returning on 7/29/13. Taxpayers paid Rep.

Stickland $198.70 for 397.4 miles driven in personal car. However, his campaign finance report shows he again reimbursed himself for the same out of campaign funds in the amounts of $18.36 and $67.56 for gas purchased in the House District on 7/29/13.

#6. Rep. Stickland requested and received reimbursement from taxpayers for round trip driving from Austin to his House District leaving on 7/30/13 and returning on 7/31/13. Taxpayers paid Rep. Stickland $198.70 for 397.4 miles driven in his personal car. However, his campaign finance report

shows he also reimbursed himself again for the same trip out of campaign funds in the amount of $76.58 for gas purchased in AUSTIN on 7/30/13 and again in the amount of $66.20 for gas purchased in the House District on 7/31/13.