On June 5, voters in Fort Worth elected Mattie Parker, former chief of staff to Mayor Betsy Price, to replace outgoing Price as the city’s top elected official. In a runoff election that saw over 88,000 voters cast ballots, Parker took 54 percent of the votes to win this expensive and closely-watched contest against Deborah Peoples, former Democratic Party chair for Tarrant County.
Parker County Democratic Party
Texas Committee
$20,954Cash on Hand
$28,334Total Contributions
$27,738Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $3,600.00 | William Durham |
| $3,488.51 | Aggregated Unitemized Contributions |
| $3,400.00 | Sue Coody |
| $2,700.00 | Jerry Parr |
| $1,700.00 | Michael Oates |
| $1,575.00 | Monica Grizzard |
| $1,559.50 | Linda Rogers |
| $1,443.90 | Parker County Active Democrats (INACTIVE) |
| $1,200.00 | Parker County Texas Democratic Women |
| $900.00 | Gary Howard |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $17,830.00 | Gary Jordan |
| $2,209.66 | Charter Communications Inc Texas PAC |
| $1,047.00 | Ashley Lutes |
| $922.22 | ActBlue Texas |
| $855.14 | G & S Insurance Solutions |
| $795.03 | MailChimp |
| $770.93 | Amazon.com Inc |
| $516.00 | US Postal Service |
| $443.90 | Texas Democratic Party |
| $422.75 | Fairfield Inn |
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