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.
Eric Johnson
$435,597Cash on Hand
$610,205Total Contributions
$413,093Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $20,000.00 | John Eagle |
| $20,000.00 | Khraish Khraish |
| $15,000.00 | J McDonald Williams |
| $13,199.18 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $12,465.00 | Thomas M Dunning |
| $9,000.00 | Friends of UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| $9,000.00 | Todd A Williams |
| $8,500.00 | Lauril and Erle A Nye Jr |
| $8,500.00 | Mike Myers |
| $7,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $27,555.75 | Dover Strategy Group |
| $20,079.92 | Renee Hartley |
| $15,649.49 | Mary Elbanna |
| $14,654.26 | NGP VAN Inc |
| $13,225.00 | Scott Grimes Realtor |
| $11,250.00 | Reap Marketing |
| $10,000.00 | Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Federal |
| $8,521.80 | InFocus Campaigns LLC |
| $7,799.80 | Alpha Epsilon Boule |
| $7,681.33 | Meta Platforms Inc / Facebook |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $63,150.00 | Texas Equity PAC | |
| $52,592.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $30,611.08 | Battleground Texas | |
| $16,500.00 | IDS Engineering Group PAC | |
| $16,217.22 | Dallas County Democratic PAC - State & Local (CEC) | |
| $8,727.60 | Julie Johnson | Johnson, Julie (Ms.) |
| $7,600.00 | Shawn Terry | Terry, Shawn D. (Mr.) |
| $6,000.00 | Lupe Valdez | Valdez, Guadalupe (Ms.) |
| $4,000.00 | Chris Hamilton | Hamilton, Chris (Mr.) |
| $3,500.00 | Venton Jones | Jones Jr., Venton C. (Mr.) |
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