Michael Porter

Michael Porter, 70, was born southwest of Los Angeles. According to California business filings, Porter registered several companies, including the Red Butte Corp., Jayport Electric, Inc., and Wespac Electric with addresses in Los Angeles County, and Landco Management Corp. in San Diego County. A 2009 business record listed Landco as a general contractor. Mike Porter began to buy land in Gillespie County Texas in 2004 under a trust, according to property records. In addition to their Cross Creek Ranch in Doss Texas, the Porters own a house in nearby Fredericksburg. Porter and his wife, Mary, made headlines last summer after Texas Governor Greg Abbott's campaign disclosed it received a $1 million contribution from them, by far their biggest foray into political giving up until that point. Previously, Michael Porter had donated $50,000 in 2015 to former state Rep. Doug Miller of New Braunfels, who was unseated in the next year's primary by Kyle Biedermann of Fredericksburg.