Who were Houston's top donors to President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign? Here are the top 10.

As President Donald Trump ran for a second term in 2024, Houstonians gave at least $32.4 million to support him and affiliated political committees.

Two Houston residents donated more than $1 million, with another five giving just below that amount. 

Trump had more powerful backers elsewhere in Texas, namely the SpaceX and Tesla magnate Elon Musk, who devoted about $250 million alone toward his America PAC. But Houston still provided considerable financial might for the president, who came to the city for a fundraising party in October 2024.

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The Chronicle analyzed donations from Houston residents to Trump’s campaign and his primary political action committees, including Make America Great Again Inc., Preserve America, Save America, Trump Victory and Turnout for America. These figures account for direct individual donations only.

Here are the Houston residents who helped power Trump’s campaign.

John and Shannon Addison: nearly $7 million

John Addison is an executive and energy trader for the Dutch energy company Vitol. The 2024 campaign marked his first substantial foray into presidential politics. 

Addison donated just over $6 million in 2024, with most of that haul going to Trump’s campaign and affiliated committees, more than double any other Houston resident. His wife, Shannon, added another $900,000, making her the city’s seventh largest donor to the president.

John Addison gave $5 million to Make America Great Again Inc., $550,000 to Trump 47 Committee, Inc. and $500,000 to Turnout for America.

Many of those donations came after Trump tapped then-U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate. Addison, who had not given to Trump’s previous campaigns, was an early supporter of Vance’s U.S. Senate campaign in Ohio.

Clive and Marjorie Fields: $3.2 million

Fields is a co-founder of VillageMD, a national primary care provider. 

The vast majority of his donations in 2024 went to Trump or his affiliated committees, including $1 million to MAGA Inc., $924,660 to Trump 47 Committee and $400,000 to Right for America.

His wife, Marjorie, gave another $924,600, tying her for Houston’s fourth largest donor to Trump.

George Bishop: $1.5 million

Bishop is the founder and former CEO of GeoSouthern Energy, a private oil and gas company.  

He gave $1.5 million to Trump’s committee, including a $1 million donation in October 2023 to Make America Great Again Inc. and another $500,000 to the Trump 47 Committee. 

Forbes estimates Bishop is worth $4.7 billion, making him Houston’s seventh-wealthiest resident.

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Dan Friedkin: nearly $1 million

Friedkin, a Toyota magnate and sports owner, donated $924,600 to the Trump 47 Committee.

He owns two European soccer clubs, Everton in England’s Premier League and Roma in Italy’s Serie A. Those businesses are part of Friedkin’s umbrella organization, The Friedkin Group, which includes luxury hotels and other ventures. He recently met with the NHL about bringing a hockey team to Houston.

Friedkin also made the Chronicle’s list of Houston’s top 25 powerbrokers, representing the people who have donated the most to Houston politicians over the last 25 years. He has given $9.5 million in that span. 

Forbes estimated his net worth at $7.7 billion, making him the fifth-wealthiest Houstonian.

Lauren Ware: $924,600

Ware donated nearly $1 million to the Trump 47 committee in October 2024.

Ware is a lawyer who is married to Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta, the city’s wealthiest man. Fertitta hosted a fundraiser for Trump at his Post Oak hotel in October 2024 and was later named ambassador to Italy.

The couple often share photos of themselves hosting dignitaries and celebrities in Italy.

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John McGill: $633,000

McGill, a Toyota auto dealer, gave at least $633,000 to Trump’s committees, starting in May 2024.

He gave $422,300 to the Trump 47 Committee, $200,000 to Make America Great Again Inc. and $11,600 to Trump Save America.

Richard Weekley: $625,000

Weekley, a highly successful developer, gave $625,000 to the Trump 47 Committee.

Weekley made a fortune with a homebuilding enterprise he started with his brother, now called David Weekley Homes. He also had businesses for commercial real estate development.

He is co-founder and senior chairman of Texans for Lawsuit Reform, often Texas’ biggest political donor on the state level and a group once synonymous with power in Texas Republican circles. The group had $37 million in the bank as of July.

Individually and through TLR, Weekley has been one of Houston’s biggest political donors for nearly three decades. He has donated at least $29 million of his own money to federal and state campaigns since 2000.

Jeffery Hildebrand: $554,521

Hildebrand is the founder and former CEO of Hilcorp, an oil and natural gas production company based in Houston. 

He donated $554,000 to the Trump 47 Committee. Hildebrand’s wife, Melinda Hildebrand, was nominated by Trump and recently confirmed to be U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica.

Jeffery Hildebrand is also one of the premier donors in Houston, doling out $18 million since 2000.

Former data reporter Matt Zdun contributed to this report.