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
$51,648Total Contributions
$188,887Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $5,000.00 | The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action Committee |
| $2,500.00 | BNSF Railway Company RAILPAC |
| $2,500.00 | Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma |
| $2,500.00 | Texas Apartment Assn. PAC |
| $2,500.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $2,500.00 | The Chickasaw Nation |
| $2,000.00 | Alabama Coushatta Tribe |
| $2,000.00 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
| $2,000.00 | NRG Energy Inc. Political Action Committee |
| $2,000.00 | Vistra Energy Corp |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $34,774.62 | Marriott Hotels |
| $9,622.24 | Abril Barraza |
| $9,244.16 | Mamacitas |
| $7,842.12 | Vrbo |
| $7,395.99 | InFocus Campaigns LLC |
| $7,326.70 | Lyft, Inc. |
| $5,628.52 | NGP VAN Inc |
| $4,841.79 | Austin Land & Cattle Company |
| $3,602.98 | Elegant Worldwide |
| $3,569.94 | Instacart |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $1,000.00 | Erin Zwiener | Zwiener, Erin A. (The Honorable) |
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