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.
Mary Edna Gonzalez
Texas House of Representatives District 75
$38,198Cash on Hand
$191,063Total Contributions
$116,601Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND |
| $7,848.17 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $6,000.00 | Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association State PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Kelley Russell |
| $5,000.00 | Randall J and Paige Bowling |
| $5,000.00 | Robert L Bowling IV |
| $3,500.00 | Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee (DISSOLVED) |
| $3,500.00 | Vistra Energy PAC |
| $3,000.00 | Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Political Action Committee (INACTIVE) |
| $3,000.00 | Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp. |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | MRM and Co |
| $10,000.00 | Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee (DISSOLVED) |
| $7,206.61 | Hilton Hotels and Resorts |
| $4,620.00 | NGP VAN Inc |
| $3,846.94 | Lyft, Inc. |
| $3,000.00 | Elisa Tamayo |
| $2,540.65 | Austin Land & Cattle Company |
| $2,500.00 | MRM Strategies |
| $2,392.35 | Sandler Phillips Center |
| $2,000.00 | Corazon de la Frontera PAC |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $8,350.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $2,000.00 | Elisa Tamayo | Tamayo, Elisa M. (Ms.) |
| $1,000.00 | House Democratic Campaign Committee | |
| $500.00 | Texas House Democrats Incumbent Fund | |
| $300.00 | Gina Calanni | Calanni, Gina N. (Ms.) |
| $250.00 | Elizabeth Markowitz | Markowitz, Elizabeth A. (Ms.) |
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