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.
Eddie Lucio Jr
$2,046Cash on Hand
$3,723,277Total Contributions
$4,620,609Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $551,246.83 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $520,000.00 | Border Health PAC |
| $237,537.81 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $65,303.65 | Richard Weekley |
| $55,376.00 | Curtis E Ford |
| $47,500.00 | Kelley and Michael Hernandez III |
| $40,000.00 | Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee (DISSOLVED) |
| $40,000.00 | Michael & Mary Porter |
| $31,094.62 | Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP |
| $26,000.00 | Texas Aspires (INACTIVE) |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $1,142,253.48 | American Express |
| $730,311.49 | Breeden McCumber Advertising |
| $267,971.11 | Carrera Communications |
| $168,860.00 | Chin-Tsun Chang |
| $129,087.98 | Pink Ape Media |
| $123,376.46 | Bizego Consulting |
| $91,062.46 | HEB Grocery Company LP |
| $83,000.00 | Luis Sanchez |
| $66,379.93 | Bert Ogden Motors Inc |
| $66,266.88 | C R Decorations |
Top Loans
Amount | Lender |
|---|---|
| $58,642.00 | International Bank of Commerce |
| $44,577.00 | International Bank of Commerce |
| $34,062.00 | Lone Star National Bank |
| $1,000.00 | Eddie Lucio Jr |
| $700.00 | Eddie Lucio Jr |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $1,667.00 | Executive Committee of the Hidalgo County Democratic Party (CEC) | |
| $1,000.00 | Cameron County Democratic Party Executive Committee (CEC) | |
| $1,000.00 | Pete Gallego | Gallego, Pete (The Honorable) |
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