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.
Eric Johnson
Mayor of Dallas
$435,597Cash on Hand
$360,196Total Contributions
$255,378Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $10,465.00 | Thomas M Dunning |
| $10,000.00 | J McDonald Williams |
| $10,000.00 | John Eagle |
| $9,000.00 | Friends of UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| $8,500.00 | Lauril and Erle A Nye Jr |
| $7,699.18 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $5,750.00 | Carol and Dan Donovan |
| $5,500.00 | Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp. |
| $5,500.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Bart Thomas |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $27,555.75 | Dover Strategy Group |
| $14,654.26 | NGP VAN Inc |
| $13,500.00 | Mary Elbanna |
| $13,225.00 | Scott Grimes Realtor |
| $10,000.00 | Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Federal |
| $8,521.80 | InFocus Campaigns LLC |
| $7,258.88 | Meta Platforms Inc / Facebook |
| $6,480.41 | Southwest Airlines |
| $6,250.80 | Alpha Epsilon Boule |
| $5,000.00 | Westmoreland Heights Neighborhood Association |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $38,450.00 | Texas Equity PAC | |
| $17,702.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $15,959.05 | Battleground Texas | |
| $6,227.60 | Julie Johnson | Johnson, Julie (Ms.) |
| $6,000.00 | Lupe Valdez | Valdez, Guadalupe (Ms.) |
| $4,000.00 | Chris Hamilton | Hamilton, Chris (Mr.) |
| $3,313.00 | Carl Ginsberg | Ginsberg, Carl H. (The Honorable) |
| $3,042.00 | Mark Phariss | Phariss, Mark A. (Mr.) |
| $3,000.00 | Rhetta Bowers | Bowers, Rhetta A. (Mrs.) |
| $1,900.00 | Texas Young Democrats PAC |
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