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
$90,649Cash on Hand
$33,847Total Contributions
$115,891Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $2,500.00 | Michael Webber |
| $2,500.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $2,000.00 | Texas Automobile Dealers Assn. PAC |
| $1,500.00 | Abbvie PAC |
| $1,500.00 | Pfizer Inc PAC |
| $1,500.00 | Robert Schmidt |
| $1,500.00 | Texas Pharmacy Association PAC |
| $1,000.00 | Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal |
| $1,000.00 | Dan Bullock |
| $1,000.00 | Helen Bryan |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $24,621.76 | American Printing & Mailing |
| $14,100.00 | Henry Davis |
| $7,644.09 | Samantha Lopez-Resendez Cupero |
| $5,750.00 | Travis County Democratic Party (P) |
| $5,350.00 | James Counihan |
| $5,000.00 | Texas Democratic Party |
| $4,500.00 | Davis |
| $3,500.00 | Blue Action Democrats - Southwest Austin (DISSOLVED) |
| $2,918.99 | Kristen Ylana Gonzalez |
| $2,500.00 | Kayla Campbell |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $10,320.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $1,000.00 | University Democrats PAC | |
| $500.00 | Austin Young Democrats | |
| $500.00 | Texas Blue Action Democrats | |
| $500.00 | Gina Hinojosa | Hinojosa, Regina (The Honorable) |
| $500.00 | Jon Rosenthal | Rosenthal, Jon E. (The Honorable) |
| $500.00 | Pooja Sethi | Sethi, Pooja (Mrs.) |
| $500.00 | Taylor Rehmet | Rehmet, Taylor (Mr.) |
| $250.00 | Texas Democratic Women PAC |
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