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.
Lina Ortega
Texas House of Representatives District 77
$80,486Cash on Hand
$303,544Total Contributions
$210,954Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $28,000.00 | Annie's List |
| $26,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $10,534.86 | Texas State Teachers Association - PAC |
| $10,049.79 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $6,250.00 | Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp. |
| $6,059.79 | El Paso Electric Company Employee PAC |
| $6,000.00 | Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC |
| $6,000.00 | Texas Sands PAC |
| $5,750.00 | BNSF Railway Company RAILPAC |
| $5,000.00 | Texas Optometric PAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $49,407.34 | MAP Political Communication |
| $15,463.42 | Monica Gomez |
| $10,348.96 | Paychex Inc |
| $8,550.00 | Cynthia Van Maanen |
| $6,000.00 | Moxie Communications & Consulting |
| $5,550.00 | El Paso County Democratic Party (P) |
| $5,250.00 | Benjamin Alers |
| $5,000.00 | Beto O'Rourke |
| $5,000.00 | Lina Ortega |
| $5,000.00 | Marla Guerra |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $650.00 | Jose Roberto Rodriguez | Rodriguez, Jose Roberto (The Honorable) |
| $500.00 | Jaime Esparza | Esparza, Jaime (The Honorable) |
| $500.00 | Peter "Art" Fierro | Fierro, Peter A. (Mr.) |
| $464.09 | Lina Ortega | Ortega, Evelina (Ms.) |
| $100.00 | Jay Kleberg | Kleberg, Robert J. (Mr.) |
| $100.00 | Maria Salas- Mendoza | Salas-Mendoza, Maria (The Honorable) |
| $100.00 | Patrick Garcia | Garcia, Patrick M. (The Honorable) |
| $100.00 | Selena Solis | Solis, Selena N. (Ms.) |
| $100.00 | Selena Solis | Solis, Selena N. (The Honorable) |
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