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.
Sheryl Cole
$178,689Cash on Hand
$139,748Total Contributions
$82,887Total 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 |
| $5,131.89 | Jim Carpenter |
| $3,000.00 | Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp. |
| $2,631.89 | Lize Burr |
| $2,500.00 | BearbackerPAC |
| $2,500.00 | Ryan Texas PAC |
| $2,500.00 | Texas Land Title Association PAC |
| $2,500.00 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $2,105.90 | Perry Lorenz |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $17,480.00 | Travis County Democratic Party (P) |
| $9,734.21 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $5,953.30 | Susan Harry Consulting |
| $5,515.00 | Jake Salinas |
| $3,937.04 | DonateWay.com |
| $3,883.69 | Uber Technologies Inc |
| $3,366.57 | Easy Tiger |
| $2,104.25 | MailChimp |
| $1,583.91 | Southwest Airlines |
| $1,500.00 | Committee for Austin's Children |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $300.00 | Dee Howard Mullins | Mullins, Dee Howard |
| $250.00 | Annie's List | |
| $250.00 | House Democratic Campaign Committee | |
| $150.00 | Travis County Democratic Party |
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This article is Part 1 of a four-part series demonstrating how the money in a lobby sector can impact state politics and legislation. We’ve selected the Green Energy sector due to a resurgence of interest in a behind-the-scenes look at renewables following the 2021 snowstorms, but you can follow the money in any industry of interest that is spending lobbying dollars in Austin.