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.
Joseph Moody
Texas House of Representatives District 78
$211,598Cash on Hand
$1,035,609Total Contributions
$846,607Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $61,602.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $55,000.00 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $21,000.00 | Woody L and Gayle Hunt |
| $16,250.00 | Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp. |
| $15,000.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $14,679.52 | Focused Advocacy Political Action Committee (PAC) |
| $14,500.00 | Texas Land Title Association PAC |
| $14,087.35 | Blackridge Consulting LLP |
| $14,000.00 | Texas Automobile Dealers Assn. PAC |
| $11,539.08 | HillCo PAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $98,750.00 | Corazon de la Frontera PAC |
| $31,783.86 | Ellic Sahualla Campaign |
| $30,500.00 | Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee (DISSOLVED) |
| $21,000.00 | Jennifer Shugert |
| $20,280.00 | El Paso County Democratic Party (P) |
| $20,038.07 | The Element Austin |
| $19,913.18 | Lin Yi |
| $19,680.00 | Pcd Brandt Ltd |
| $18,192.46 | Airbnb Inc |
| $17,490.00 | Jeff Crosby Direct Mail |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $11,500.00 | Elisa Tamayo | Tamayo, Elisa M. (Ms.) |
| $10,000.00 | Texas House Democrats Incumbent Fund | |
| $5,000.00 | Peter "Art" Fierro | Fierro, Peter A. (The Honorable) |
| $2,000.00 | Alma R Trejo | Trejo, Alma R. (Ms.) |
| $2,000.00 | James Montoya | Montoya, James (Mr.) |
| $1,500.00 | Liz Campos | Campos, Elizabeth (Ms.) |
| $1,000.00 | Workers Defense in Action | |
| $1,000.00 | Peter "Art" Fierro | Fierro, Peter A. (Mr.) |
| $500.00 | Carl Sherman Sr | Sherman Sr., Carl (Mr.) |
| $500.00 | Jessica Gonzalez | Gonzalez, Jessica A. (Ms.) |
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