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
$169,219Total Contributions
$73,681Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $7,500.00 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $6,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $5,500.00 | One Texas PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Anne Marie and Robert L Trone |
| $5,000.00 | Border Health PAC |
| $4,203.20 | Wholesale Beer Distributors Of Texas PAC |
| $4,000.00 | Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp. |
| $4,000.00 | Pipe Fitters Local Union 211 Political Action Committee |
| $3,592.61 | The Beer Alliance of Texas Political Action Committee |
| $3,500.00 | Gene Green |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | Texas House Democrats Incumbent Fund (DISSOLVED) |
| $8,041.32 | 7East Apartments |
| $5,507.23 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $4,250.00 | Campaign Strategies Inc |
| $2,000.00 | Sylvester Turner |
| $1,900.00 | Cadillac Bar |
| $1,833.09 | Crea Management LLC |
| $1,774.50 | Strong Strategies LLC |
| $1,750.00 | Maria Delgado |
| $1,290.00 | Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus PAC |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | Texas House Democrats Incumbent Fund | |
| $1,000.00 | Michael Paul Gomez | Gomez, Michael Paul (The Honorable) |
| $500.00 | Kristen Brauchle Hawkins | Hawkins, Kristen Brauchle (The Honorable) |
| $500.00 | Kyle Carter | Carter, O. Kyler (The Honorable) |
| $500.00 | Shawn Thierry | Thierry, Shawn Nicole (The Honorable) |
| $500.00 | Steven Kirkland | Kirkland, Steven E. (The Honorable) |
| $250.00 | Liz Campos | Campos, Elizabeth (Ms.) |
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