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.
Rhetta Bowers
Texas House of Representatives District 113
$24,067Cash on Hand
$60,466Total Contributions
$37,701Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $7,536.76 | Lone Star Project Federal |
| $6,000.00 | House Democratic Campaign Committee |
| $5,073.63 | Planned Parenthood Texas Votes PAC |
| $4,624.73 | Texas State Teachers Association - PAC |
| $3,500.00 | United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active |
| $3,451.75 | Texas AFT |
| $2,000.00 | Rom122 Global Media |
| $1,000.00 | Sierra Club Political Committee of Texas |
| $600.00 | Susan Bradley |
| $515.00 | Sharon Spratt |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $7,000.00 | Passion Jackson |
| $6,880.08 | REGUS |
| $1,977.11 | InFocus Campaigns LLC |
| $1,841.23 | SonicPrint |
| $1,750.00 | Dallam County Democratic Party (P) |
| $1,745.90 | K & R Screen Graphics |
| $1,612.39 | Reilly Echols Printing Inc |
| $1,008.27 | Office Depot Inc |
| $1,000.00 | Texas Democratic Party |
| $966.68 | Neiman Marcus - Downtown |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $1,050.00 | Dallas County Democratic PAC - State & Local (CEC) |
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Texas House District 113 includes portions of Dallas, Garland, Mesquite, Rowlett, and Seagoville.
For the last two years, the most fiercely fought contest in Texas politics has been the Democrats’ effort to take control of the Texas House. Buoyed by flipping 12 seats to their column in 2018 and believing they could ride a demographic wave to increased power, Democrats and their PACs spent tens of millions of dollars in this effort.