In July, a group of Democratic legislators left Austin, with some traveling to Washington, D.C., in an effort to break the quorum of the Texas Legislature to prevent action on Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda.
Donna Howard
Texas House of Representatives District 48
$128,620Cash on Hand
$155,774Total Contributions
$129,213Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
---|---|
$8,537.84 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
$7,500.00 | Friends of The University of Texas at Austin |
$5,000.00 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
$3,000.00 | Texas Health Care Assn. PAC |
$3,000.00 | The Political Action Committee of the Texas Hospital Association |
$2,500.00 | American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E |
$2,500.00 | Charles C Butt |
$2,500.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
$2,500.00 | Charter Communications, Inc. Texas PAC |
$2,000.00 | Lawrence Broch |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
---|---|
$30,750.00 | Travis County Democratic Party (P) |
$14,000.00 | Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee (DISSOLVED) |
$10,000.00 | Scott Daigle |
$9,247.76 | Texas House of Representatives |
$7,500.00 | Brooke Bennett |
$6,572.00 | Texas Democratic Party |
$5,750.00 | NGP VAN Inc |
$5,000.00 | Annie's List |
$3,000.00 | Avery Saxe |
$3,000.00 | Francoise Van Keuren |
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 |
---|---|---|
$20,000.00 | Travis County Democratic Party | |
$4,072.00 | Texas Democratic Party | |
$2,500.00 | House Democratic Campaign Committee | |
$1,500.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
$1,000.00 | Capital Area Democratic Women PAC | |
$450.00 | Capital Area Progressive Democrats | |
$300.00 | Tim Sulak | Sulak, Timothy M. (The Honorable) |
$250.00 | Texas Young Democrats PAC | |
$250.00 | University Democrats | |
$105.00 | South Austin Democrats PAC |
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