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.
Joseph Moody
Texas House of Representatives District 78
$236,369Cash on Hand
$372,921Total Contributions
$257,493Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $25,000.00 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $16,500.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $10,000.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $10,000.00 | Watts Guerra LLP |
| $6,500.00 | Union Pacific Corporation Fund for Effective Government Federal |
| $6,039.08 | Focused Advocacy Political Action Committee (PAC) |
| $6,000.00 | Texas Land Title Association PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Border Health PAC |
| $5,000.00 | The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action Committee |
| $5,000.00 | EC Houghton Jr |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $80,000.00 | Corazon de la Frontera PAC |
| $27,500.00 | Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee (DISSOLVED) |
| $11,526.61 | Brad Wicall |
| $11,500.00 | Elisa Tamayo |
| $10,000.00 | Texas House Democrats Incumbent Fund (DISSOLVED) |
| $6,000.00 | Erin Zwiener |
| $5,130.00 | El Paso County Democratic Party (P) |
| $4,764.38 | Joseph Moody |
| $3,368.75 | Airbnb Inc |
| $3,201.94 | AT&T Services Inc |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $11,500.00 | Elisa Tamayo | Tamayo, Elisa M. (Ms.) |
| $10,000.00 | Texas House Democrats Incumbent Fund | |
| $2,000.00 | James Montoya | Montoya, James (Mr.) |
| $1,500.00 | Liz Campos | Campos, Elizabeth (Ms.) |
| $1,000.00 | Peter "Art" Fierro | Fierro, Peter A. (Mr.) |
| $500.00 | Carl Sherman Sr | Sherman Sr., Carl (Mr.) |
| $500.00 | Jessica Gonzalez | Gonzalez, Jessica A. (Ms.) |
| $500.00 | Michelle Beckley | Beckley, Michelle J. (Ms.) |
| $500.00 | Peter "Art" Fierro | Fierro, Peter A. (The Honorable) |
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