Campaign finance records show that Republican State Senator Kim Brimer (SD10 – Fort Worth) has again used campaign contributor funds for personal gain. A complete review of Kim Brimer’s campaign finance forms from 1987 to the present shows that Brimer skimmed at least $37,953 from his campaign account for his personal use. The Lone Star Project discovery of Brimer’s improper, and possibly illegal, repayments resulted from an earlier investigation into the Republican Senator’s improper use of campaign cash to purchase a luxury condominium in Austin.
Facts: Phony Loan Scam
Documents filed with the Texas Ethics Commission show that during Brimer’s campaign for the Texas State House in 1987 and 1988, he bilked his campaign for more than $37,000.
- Brimer loaned his campaign $46,000 during 1987 and 1988
- Brimer family members loaned the Kim Brimer Campaign an additional $10,000
- Brimer made a series of payments to himself totaling at least $83,953, reported as “loan repayments,” from 1988 to 1992
- As a result, Kim Brimer received at least $37,953 more than the amount he loaned himself.
(Source: Texas Ethics Commission) See Documents Here
Brimer Scandal File Growing
This Brimer campaign loan scam comes on the heels of a Lone Star Project report and Fort Worth Star-Telegram article detailing how Kim Brimer used donations to his campaign to make bogus “rent” payments to his wife. The “rent” payments and the profits from the sale of the luxury condo netted Brimer more than $357,000.
Summary of Brimer Phony Loan Scam
| Description | Amounts |
| Kim Brimer Loans | $46,000.00 |
| Repayments of Loans to Kim Brimer | $83,953.00 |
| Excessive Repayments of Loans | $37,953.00 |
Detailed Payment Log
| Date | Contributor | Loans |
| 12/10/1987 | Kenneth Brimer | $5,000.00 |
| 12/29/1987 | Kenneth Brimer | $20,000.00 |
| 5/11/1988 | Woodrow Brimer | $5,000.00 |
| 6/17/1988 | Kenneth Brimer | $11,000.00 |
| 6/27/1988 | Kenneth K. Brimer, Sr. | $5,000 |
| 10/12/1988 | Kenneth Brimer | $10,000.00 |
| Subtotal of Brimer Family Loans | $10,000.00 | |
| Subtotal of Kim Brimer Loans | $46,000.00 | |
Source: Texas Ethics Commission
| Date | Payee or Creditor | Purpose of Expenditure | Repayment of Loans |
| 6/28/1989 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $4,800.00 |
| 8/28/1989 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $4,000.00 |
| 10/2/1989 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $3,000.00 |
| 11/3/1989 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $2,000.00 |
| 10/31/1989 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $1,500.00 |
| 1/31/1990 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $4,500.00 |
| 11/8/1990 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $25,000.00 |
| 12/31/1990 | Kennth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $5,000.00* |
| 3/28/1991 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $3,000.00 |
| 8/14/1991 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $4,000.00 |
| 9/18/1991 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $1,000.00 |
| 3/30/1992 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $10,000.00 |
| 8/14/1991 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $4,000.00 |
| 9/18/1991 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $1,000.00 |
| 3/30/1992 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $10,000.00 |
| 4/24/1992 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $4,000.00 |
| 6/16/1992 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $3,000.00 |
| 8/2/1992 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $5,000.00 |
| 12/22/1992 | Kenneth Kim Brimer | Payback Loan | $4,153.53 |
| Total Repayment to Kim Brimer | $83,953.53 | ||
| Total Excessive Payments to Kim Brimer | $37,953.00 | ||
*$3,800 of this repayment was excessive
Source: Texas Ethics Commission
Excess Payments in Yellow
