The latest campaign finance reports reveal that the Texas Democrats who broke quorum collected $491,000 between their July 12 departure and the end of the first special session. Over 25 percent of that money came from out-of-state donors.
Ana Hernandez
Texas House of Representatives District 143
$324,686Cash on Hand
$117,592Total Contributions
$124,035Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $5,552.24 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
| $5,000.00 | Border Health PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Houston Fire Fighters PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $3,000.00 | University of Houston Political Action Committee |
| $2,750.00 | Austin Fire Fighters PAC |
| $2,500.00 | AT&T Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $2,000.00 | Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP |
| $2,000.00 | Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal |
| $2,000.00 | Communications Workers of America Cwa Cope PAC Federal |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $13,461.97 | Gables |
| $10,692.16 | Campaign Strategies Inc |
| $9,648.49 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $5,000.00 | TOP Political Action Committee (DISSOLVED) |
| $4,760.26 | 4Imprint Inc |
| $4,000.00 | Texas Organizing Project Education Fund |
| $3,900.00 | Matthew Hall |
| $3,070.49 | Cadillac Bar |
| $2,500.00 | Glenda Jean Mostyn and Joe E Moreno Educational Foundation |
| $2,500.00 | Maria Delgado |
Top Personal Contributions
From reports filed by the recipients of these funds, it appears these transactions originated from personal rather than campaign accounts.
Total Contributions | Candidate | Committee |
|---|---|---|
| $2,000.00 | Harris County Tejano Democrats | |
| $500.00 | Kyle Carter | Carter, O. Kyler (The Honorable) |
| $250.00 | Gene Wu | Wu, Eugene Y. (The Honorable) |
| $200.00 | Senate District 6 PAC | |
| $150.00 | Texas Democratic Women of the Harris County Metro Area |
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