Michelle Bonton

$5,000Cash on Hand
$18,838Total Contributions
$105,428Total Expenditures
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Top Contributors
Total Contributions
Name
Type
$15,000.00 Michelle Bonton INDIVIDUAL
$500.00 Alton Smith INDIVIDUAL
$500.00 Dean Manibog INDIVIDUAL
$250.00 Ashley Miller INDIVIDUAL
$250.00 Barbara Gaston INDIVIDUAL
$250.00 Mark Morrone INDIVIDUAL
$250.00 Marlene King-Waggonner INDIVIDUAL
$100.00 Aggregated Unitemized Contributions INDIVIDUAL
$100.00 Antoinette Brown INDIVIDUAL
$100.00 Brian Johnson INDIVIDUAL
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Top Payees
Total Expenditures
Payee
Type
$31,198.99 Last Word Strategies ENTITY
$25,728.00 Wanda Jacobs INDIVIDUAL
$17,328.00 Michelle Bonton INDIVIDUAL
$6,000.00 J and N Enterprises ENTITY
$5,250.00 Courtney Grigsby INDIVIDUAL
$4,000.00 Texas Democratic Party ENTITY
$3,000.00 Jessica Kimble INDIVIDUAL
$2,500.00 She Bridges Pr ENTITY
$1,750.00 Courtney Gribsby INDIVIDUAL
$1,500.00 Angry Pg Media ENTITY
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Top Loans
Amount
Lender
Type
$50,000.00Michelle BontonINDIVIDUAL
$15,000.00Michelle BontonINDIVIDUAL
$10,000.00Michelle BontonINDIVIDUAL
$8,000.00Ellis BontonINDIVIDUAL
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