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
$396,933Total Contributions
$300,872Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $12,500.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $10,000.00 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
| $10,000.00 | Pete Gallego |
| $7,745.40 | ActBlue Texas |
| $7,000.00 | The Political Action Committee of the Texas Hospital Association |
| $6,000.00 | Friends of Baylor Med |
| $5,000.01 | University of Houston Political Action Committee |
| $5,000.00 | Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP |
| $5,000.00 | Border Health PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Charles C Butt |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $24,400.00 | Karunkar Sreerama |
| $16,000.00 | Pete Gallego |
| $10,640.77 | Office Depot Inc |
| $10,000.00 | Sharon M Burney Harris County Judge |
| $9,914.52 | Mazda Capital Services |
| $7,373.35 | Garnet Coleman |
| $6,326.04 | Brennan's Houston |
| $6,000.00 | Gretchen for Hisd |
| $6,000.00 | Sylvester Turner |
| $5,000.00 | Dawnna Dukes |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $23,750.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $16,000.00 | Pete Gallego | Gallego, Pete (The Honorable) |
| $5,000.00 | Diana Arevalo | Arevalo, Diana (The Honorable) |
| $2,750.00 | Philip Cortez | Cortez, Philip (The Honorable) |
| $2,500.00 | Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) | |
| $2,500.00 | Harris County Tejano Democrats | |
| $2,500.00 | Rhetta Bowers | Bowers, Rhetta A. (Mrs.) |
| $2,000.00 | Houston Black American Democrats Political Action Committee | |
| $1,000.00 | Senate District 13 PAC | |
| $1,000.00 | Andrew White | Texans for Andrew White |
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