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.
Erin Zwiener
Texas House of Representatives District 45
$43,060Cash on Hand
$55,721Total Contributions
$52,093Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $5,000.00 | Texas Sands PAC |
| $3,000.00 | Waste Management Employees Better Government Fund Federal |
| $2,500.00 | Altria Group Inc PAC |
| $2,500.00 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
| $2,500.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $2,000.00 | Clayton Pope |
| $2,000.00 | Texas Automobile Dealers Assn. PAC |
| $1,500.00 | Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp. |
| $1,000.00 | Betsy Singleton |
| $1,000.00 | Enrique Marquez |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $9,200.00 | Chesley Hinds |
| $5,821.25 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $3,462.37 | NGP VAN Inc |
| $2,500.00 | Hays County Democratic Party (P) |
| $2,500.00 | United Way of Hays County |
| $2,296.14 | AT&T Services Inc |
| $2,200.28 | H-E-B |
| $2,000.00 | Lucy Ross |
| $1,312.18 | Erin Zwiener |
| $1,206.57 | HEB Grocery Company LP |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $7,000.00 | Hays County Democratic Party | |
| $450.00 | ActBlue Texas |
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Texas House District 45 includes communities in Hays and Blanco Counties.
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