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Between January 26 and May 20, 2018, Cosper received $191,400 in contributions from two [[political action committee]]s associated with the retiring Moderate Republican House Speaker [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio]]: the Texas House Leadership Fund and Associated Republicans of Texas. Buckley reported $54,115 in contributions between Feb. 25 and May 20, 2018, the largest having been payment in three installments of $25,000 from the National Cutting Horse Association Texas Events PAC. Cosper spent $77.49 for each vote received; Buckley, $12.17.<ref name=kdh>{{cite web|url=http://kdhnews.com/news/district-runoff-election-postmortem-what-contributed-to-buckley-upset-of/article_3286264c-6161-11e8-b6ed-b35fe933f1b3.html|title=District 54 runoff election postmortem: What contributed to Buckley upset of Cosper?|author=Kyle Blankenship|publisher=''Killeen Daily Herald''|date=May 26, 2018|accessdate=May 28, 2018}}</ref>  

Between January 26 and May 20, 2018, Cosper received $191,400 in contributions from two [[political action committee]]s associated with the retiring Moderate Republican House Speaker [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio]]: the Texas House Leadership Fund and Associated Republicans of Texas. Buckley reported $54,115 in contributions between Feb. 25 and May 20, 2018, the largest having been payment in three installments of $25,000 from the National Cutting Horse Association Texas Events PAC. Cosper spent $77.49 for each vote received; Buckley, $12.17.<ref name=kdh>{{cite web|url=http://kdhnews.com/news/district-runoff-election-postmortem-what-contributed-to-buckley-upset-of/article_3286264c-6161-11e8-b6ed-b35fe933f1b3.html|title=District 54 runoff election postmortem: What contributed to Buckley upset of Cosper?|author=Kyle Blankenship|publisher=''Killeen Daily Herald''|date=May 26, 2018|accessdate=May 28, 2018}}</ref>  

Cosper immediately endorsed Buckley: Scott was very magnanimous to get behind me and support me.”<ref name=kdh/> With Cosper eliminated, Buckley now faces in the November 6 general election the "[[progressive]]" Democrat Kathy Richerson, a retired [[real estate]] agent who raises [[goat]]s in rural Bell County. Coincidentally, Buckley is her veterinarian.<ref name=kdh/>

Cosper immediately endorsed Buckley, who said that Scott was "very magnanimous to get behind me and support me.”<ref name=kdh/> With Cosper eliminated, Buckley now faces in the November 6 general election the "[[progressive]]" Democrat Kathy Richerson, a retired [[real estate]] agent who raises [[goat]]s in rural Bell County. Coincidentally, Buckley is her veterinarian.<ref name=kdh/>

Cosper owns Cosper Custom Homes and Construction Company and is the president of a [[real estate]] development business; the legislative seat is part-time. His wife, Christina R. "Christy" Cosper, is an [[educator]]. They couple has two daughters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scottcosper.com|title=Scott Cosper|publisher=scottcosper.com|accessdate=January 19, 2017}}</ref>

Cosper owns Cosper Custom Homes and Construction Company and is the president of a [[real estate]] development business; the legislative seat is part-time. His wife, Christina R. "Christy" Cosper, is an [[educator]]. They couple has two daughters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scottcosper.com|title=Scott Cosper|publisher=scottcosper.com|accessdate=January 19, 2017}}</ref>