In July, a group of Democratic legislators left Austin, with some traveling to Washington, D.C., in an effort to break the quorum of the Texas Legislature to prevent action on Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda.
Donna Howard
Texas House of Representatives District 48
$128,620Cash on Hand
$971,590Total Contributions
$997,330Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $26,187.60 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $22,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $16,000.00 | Friends of The University of Texas at Austin |
| $15,662.23 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
| $15,250.00 | The Political Action Committee of the Texas Hospital Association |
| $15,000.00 | The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action Committee |
| $11,000.00 | Texas Sands PAC |
| $10,500.00 | Charles C Butt |
| $10,000.00 | Unitedhealth Group Inc PAC Federal |
| $9,000.00 | Texas Nurse Practitioners PAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $85,619.15 | Travis County Democratic Party (P) |
| $54,453.97 | Jacob Cottingham |
| $51,231.99 | American Printing & Mailing |
| $50,316.85 | Texas Democratic Party |
| $42,500.00 | Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee (DISSOLVED) |
| $31,154.03 | America Printing and Mailing |
| $28,500.00 | Scott Daigle |
| $26,545.12 | Henry Davis |
| $26,300.00 | Samantha Lopez-Resendez |
| $25,667.40 | Texas House of Representatives |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $36,811.50 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $33,607.70 | Travis County Democratic Party | |
| $6,500.00 | House Democratic Campaign Committee | |
| $6,000.00 | Annie's List | |
| $5,325.00 | Texas Blue Action Democrats | |
| $5,000.00 | Texas House Democrats Incumbent Fund | |
| $4,072.00 | Texas Democratic Party | |
| $2,500.00 | Anne Wynne Ellis | Ellis, Anne Wynne (Ms.) |
| $2,000.00 | Blue Action Democrats - Southwest Austin | |
| $1,975.00 | Capital Area Progressive Democrats |
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