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.
Garnet Coleman
$41,664Cash on Hand
$434,427Total Contributions
$800,538Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $20,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $14,000.00 | Rusty T Kelley |
| $10,500.00 | Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP |
| $7,500.00 | Carrin F Patman |
| $7,500.00 | Vistra Energy PAC |
| $7,500.00 | Wilhelmina E Robertson |
| $7,000.00 | Barry Goodman |
| $6,000.00 | Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP |
| $6,000.00 | The Political Action Committee of the Texas Hospital Association |
| $5,500.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $311,000.00 | Thinking Is Underrated |
| $38,000.00 | Texas House Democrats Incumbent Fund (DISSOLVED) |
| $36,550.00 | Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee (DISSOLVED) |
| $34,873.18 | Bank of America Corp |
| $27,600.00 | Karunkar Sreerama |
| $22,964.64 | Grant Martin Campaigns dba Storefront Politics |
| $10,000.00 | George Smith |
| $10,000.00 | North Houston Audi |
| $10,000.00 | Rick Lowe |
| $8,308.64 | Garnet Coleman |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $103,475.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $38,000.00 | Texas House Democrats Incumbent Fund | |
| $35,050.00 | House Democratic Campaign Committee | |
| $8,000.00 | Rhetta Bowers | Bowers, Rhetta A. (Mrs.) |
| $6,000.00 | Roland Gutierrez | Gutierrez, Rolando (The Honorable) |
| $4,500.00 | Jon Rosenthal | Rosenthal, Jon E. (Mr.) |
| $3,750.00 | Erin Zwiener | Zwiener, Erin A. (Ms.) |
| $3,500.00 | Michelle Beckley | Beckley, Michelle J. (Ms.) |
| $3,000.00 | Houston Black American Democrats Political Action Committee | |
| $2,500.00 | Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) |
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