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.
Penny Morales Shaw
Texas House of Representatives District 148
$32,408Cash on Hand
$438,195Total Contributions
$375,806Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
---|---|
$30,500.00 | Gregg Reyes |
$27,777.03 | Esther Martinez |
$18,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
$11,500.00 | Texas AFT |
$10,625.00 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC Federal |
$7,500.00 | E Martinez |
$7,500.00 | Gene Green |
$6,000.00 | Texas Sands PAC |
$5,000.00 | Houston Federation of Teachers COPE |
$5,000.00 | Michael J Warner |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
---|---|
$54,152.80 | Independence Strategy |
$28,572.71 | Penny Shaw Harris Campaign |
$22,799.99 | Texas Democratic Party |
$16,206.09 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
$8,920.00 | Time Zone Graphic Design |
$7,951.13 | Foundation Blue Media |
$7,933.62 | American Express |
$7,500.00 | Gabriel Aguilar |
$7,253.70 | Print N Sign Houston |
$6,598.97 | Penny Morales Shaw |
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 |
---|---|---|
$3,645.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
$1,000.00 | Penny Morales Shaw | Shaw, Penny (Ms.) |
$500.00 | Run Sister Run Political Action Committee | |
$250.00 | Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee | |
$180.00 | Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) | |
$60.00 | Texas Democratic Women of the Harris County Metro Area | |
$50.00 | Women In November |
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