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
$217,744Total Contributions
$219,061Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $30,000.00 | Houston Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $6,000.00 | Texas Sands PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Brandon Jimenez |
| $5,000.00 | Soren Marklund |
| $5,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $3,500.00 | Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal |
| $3,375.50 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $3,000.00 | Tilman & Paige Fertitta |
| $2,652.00 | Kenneth Li |
| $2,500.00 | The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action Committee |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $32,000.00 | Elizabeth Connor |
| $30,000.00 | Battleground Texas |
| $11,000.00 | Beto O'Rourke |
| $9,194.87 | Hg Fenton |
| $8,956.02 | Costco Wholesale |
| $8,861.26 | H G Fenton |
| $5,767.26 | Amazon.com Inc |
| $5,000.00 | Gene Wu |
| $5,000.00 | Lone Star Strategies |
| $4,900.00 | Harris 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 |
|---|---|---|
| $16,750.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $11,000.00 | Beto O'Rourke | Beto for Texas |
| $10,000.00 | Battleground Texas | |
| $4,900.00 | Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) | |
| $2,000.00 | Texas Blue Action Democrats | |
| $1,500.00 | Rochelle Garza | Garza, Rochelle Mercedes |
| $1,250.00 | Jon Rosenthal | Rosenthal, Jon E. (The Honorable) |
| $1,000.00 | Boots on the Ground PAC | |
| $1,000.00 | Power the Vote - Texas, Inc. | |
| $1,000.00 | Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee |
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The Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA) is the go-to PAC for plaintiff’s attorneys looking to make an impact on public policy. Because Republicans have held political majorities in Texas for more than two decades, trial lawyers have had a hard time carving out a niche from which to conduct their work. TTLA exists to empower legislators who are willing to take on Republican leadership and advocate for more leeway in judicial proceedings and awards.