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.
Ana Hernandez
Texas House of Representatives District 143
$290,264Cash on Hand
$386,790Total Contributions
$405,560Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $37,510.00 | Amir & Sabrina Khan |
| $17,349.93 | Plumbers Local #68 PAC |
| $17,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $13,791.65 | Teamsters Local Union #988 |
| $10,078.98 | Armando L. Walle Jr. |
| $10,000.00 | Efren Gonzalez |
| $10,000.00 | Gus and Ronny Dwairy |
| $10,000.00 | Pipe Fitters Local Union 211 Political Action Committee |
| $10,000.00 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $9,500.00 | Jasen Rabalais |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $93,979.59 | Campaign Strategies Inc |
| $19,500.00 | Solidarity Strategies LLC |
| $16,056.01 | InFocus Campaigns LLC |
| $15,706.11 | Strong Strategies LLC |
| $12,804.68 | Windsor |
| $10,324.94 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $8,750.00 | Grindstone Research |
| $7,862.20 | Sprint 2 Print |
| $6,000.00 | David Gonzalez |
| $6,000.00 | Matthew Hall |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $1,000.00 | Mary Ann Perez | Perez, Mary Ann G. (The Honorable) |
| $50.00 | Texas Democratic Women of the Harris County Metro Area |
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