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
$94,435Cash on Hand
$68,415Total Contributions
$167,401Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
---|---|
$4,000.00 | Texas Sands PAC |
$2,500.00 | Friends of The University of Texas at Austin |
$2,500.00 | Jon Kaaren & Loehman |
$2,500.00 | Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice Inc. - Texas Home Care and Hospice PAC - State |
$2,500.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
$2,000.00 | Abbvie PAC |
$2,000.00 | Cvs Health PAC |
$2,000.00 | Diane Ireson |
$1,500.00 | Union Pacific Corporation Fund for Effective Government Federal |
$1,500.00 | Vistra Energy Corp |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
---|---|
$31,259.05 | American Printing & Mailing |
$21,400.00 | Henry Davis |
$14,125.00 | Samantha Lopez-Resendez |
$11,500.00 | Kimberlee Ralph |
$8,325.00 | Kristen Ylana Gonzalez |
$8,100.00 | Samantha Lopez-Resendez Cupero |
$7,050.00 | Texas Democratic Party |
$6,660.00 | Catherine Hoang |
$6,050.00 | Eugenie Schieve |
$5,635.00 | Travis County Democratic Party (P) |
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 |
---|---|---|
$4,775.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
$2,250.00 | Texas Blue Action Democrats | |
$1,000.00 | Annie's List | |
$750.00 | Texas Democratic Women PAC | |
$275.00 | Capital Area Progressive Democrats | |
$250.00 | Texas Young Democrats PAC | |
$250.00 | University Democrats PAC |
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