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.
Garnet Coleman
$41,664Cash on Hand
$1,252,886Total Contributions
$1,667,062Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $40,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $39,255.90 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
| $30,000.00 | Border Health PAC |
| $20,000.00 | Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP |
| $19,500.00 | Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP |
| $17,500.00 | Wilhelmina E Robertson |
| $17,000.00 | Barry Goodman |
| $17,000.00 | The Political Action Committee of the Texas Hospital Association |
| $15,533.65 | Rusty T Kelley |
| $15,000.00 | Maureen Campo |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $311,000.00 | Thinking Is Underrated |
| $91,900.00 | Karunkar Sreerama |
| $69,878.96 | Operation Smart |
| $41,000.00 | Hilary Green Campaign |
| $40,050.00 | Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee (DISSOLVED) |
| $38,000.00 | Texas House Democrats Incumbent Fund (DISSOLVED) |
| $34,873.18 | Bank of America Corp |
| $29,944.04 | Office Depot Inc |
| $25,928.45 | Mazda Capital Services |
| $25,000.00 | Texas Organizing Project Education Fund |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $180,675.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $38,000.00 | Texas House Democrats Incumbent Fund | |
| $35,050.00 | House Democratic Campaign Committee | |
| $16,000.00 | Pete Gallego | Gallego, Pete (The Honorable) |
| $10,500.00 | Rhetta Bowers | Bowers, Rhetta A. (Mrs.) |
| $7,500.00 | Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) | |
| $7,500.00 | John Whitmire | Whitmire, John (The Honorable) |
| $6,000.00 | Roland Gutierrez | Gutierrez, Rolando (The Honorable) |
| $5,460.50 | Harris County Tejano Democrats | |
| $5,105.39 | Jolanda Jones | Jones, Jolanda |
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