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.
Gene Wu
Texas House of Representatives District 137
$86,573Cash on Hand
$175,258Total Contributions
$153,049Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $5,000.00 | The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action Committee |
| $5,000.00 | Gordon Bethune |
| $4,077.47 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $3,042.00 | Dawn Lin |
| $3,000.00 | Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal |
| $3,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $2,500.00 | Alice Lee |
| $2,500.00 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
| $2,500.00 | Charter Schools Now PAC |
| $2,500.00 | Houston Fire Fighters PAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $28,000.00 | Elizabeth Connor |
| $15,000.00 | Gene Wu |
| $9,408.88 | Kelly Graphics |
| $8,400.00 | Lekim Re LLC |
| $6,000.00 | Greg Wythe |
| $5,828.18 | Signature Printing |
| $5,603.75 | Amazon.com Inc |
| $4,625.00 | Harris County Democratic Party (P) |
| $4,000.00 | Apt PAC |
| $4,000.00 | Lone Star Strategies |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $6,100.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $3,825.00 | Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) | |
| $2,300.00 | Texas Democratic Party | |
| $1,000.00 | House Democratic Campaign Committee | |
| $1,000.00 | Texas House Democrats Incumbent Fund | |
| $550.00 | Elizabeth Markowitz | Markowitz, Elizabeth A. (Ms.) |
| $350.00 | Houston 80-20 PAC | |
| $300.00 | Becca DeFelice | Moyer DeFelice, Rebecca (Mrs.) |
| $300.00 | Gina Calanni | Calanni, Gina N. (Ms.) |
| $300.00 | Leah Shapiro | Shapiro, Leah (Ms.) |
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