The last campaign finance reports to be filed by Texas state-level candidates before Election Tuesday were due October 26 to the Texas Ethics Commission. With that latest update, all available pre-election campaign finance data for the 2020 election cycle is now included in Transparency USA’s Texas database.
Joan Huffman
State Senate (R)
$325,921Cash on Hand
$214,438Total Donations
$108,183Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Donors
| Total Donations | Name |
|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | Houston Police Officers Union PAC |
| $10,000.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $7,500.00 | Charter Communications Inc Texas PAC |
| $6,000.00 | Atmos Energy Corporation PAC |
| $6,000.00 | United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC |
| $5,000.00 | John L and Barbara Nau III |
| $5,000.00 | Richard Weekley |
| $5,000.00 | Stuart W Stedman |
| $5,000.00 | Texas Apartment Assn. PAC |
| $5,000.00 | Texas Food & Fuel Assn. - PAC |
Top Expenditures
| Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $33,683.09 | Whitley Apartments |
| $18,750.00 | Austin Arceneaux |
| $5,000.00 | Jane Nelson |
| $3,852.74 | AT&T Services Inc |
| $3,709.57 | Public Storage |
| $3,509.19 | Gables at Republic Square |
| $3,027.44 | Constant Contact Inc |
| $2,487.80 | Hotel ZaZa |
| $2,468.57 | Raconteur Media Company |
| $2,389.90 | Comcast |
Top Personal Donations
From reports filed by the recipients of these funds, it appears these transactions originated from personal rather than campaign accounts.
| Total Contributions | Candidate | PAC |
|---|---|---|
| $525.00 | Rent-A-Center, Inc. Good Government Political Action Committee | |
| $500.00 | Village Republican Women |
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