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
$141,521Cash on Hand
$198,418Total Contributions
$243,147Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $8,000.00 | Texas Sands PAC |
| $7,500.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $5,000.00 | The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action Committee |
| $5,000.00 | Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma |
| $5,000.00 | Friends of the Texas Tech University System PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Randall Bowing |
| $5,000.00 | Randall Paige & Bowling |
| $5,000.00 | The Chickasaw Nation |
| $4,500.00 | Vistra Energy Corp |
| $3,500.00 | BNSF Railway Company RAILPAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $35,455.55 | Marriott Hotels |
| $14,300.33 | Mamacitas |
| $9,622.24 | Abril Barraza |
| $9,175.99 | Lyft, Inc. |
| $7,842.12 | Vrbo |
| $7,395.99 | InFocus Campaigns LLC |
| $7,035.64 | NGP VAN Inc |
| $6,043.53 | Southwest Airlines |
| $4,841.79 | Austin Land & Cattle Company |
| $3,602.98 | Elegant Worldwide |
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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