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.
Rhetta Bowers
Texas House of Representatives District 113
$14,757Cash on Hand
$169,657Total Contributions
$232,688Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $25,000.00 | Texas Sands PAC |
| $10,000.00 | Jason Berry |
| $5,000.00 | The Charles Butt Public Education Political Action Committee |
| $5,000.00 | Claire Dewar |
| $5,000.00 | Lone Star Project Federal |
| $4,500.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $3,220.75 | Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee |
| $3,000.00 | Tilman Paige & Feritta |
| $2,500.00 | American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E |
| $2,500.00 | Kelley Rusty |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $29,000.00 | Buying Time LLC |
| $19,398.00 | Jeff Crosby Direct Mail |
| $15,565.68 | Westin Hotels and Resorts |
| $15,065.74 | Maria Cornell |
| $10,000.00 | Dallam County Democratic Party (P) |
| $7,869.10 | Goodman Campaigns |
| $7,000.00 | Texas Democratic Party |
| $5,643.00 | Lucas Robinson |
| $5,000.00 | Project Unity |
| $4,678.17 | Omni Hotels and Resorts |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $6,885.00 | ActBlue Texas | |
| $5,000.00 | Dallas County Democratic PAC - State & Local (CEC) | |
| $275.00 | Texas Democratic Women PAC | |
| $35.00 | The 23rd Senatorial District Tejano Democrats PAC |
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Texas House District 113 includes portions of Dallas, Garland, Mesquite, Rowlett, and Seagoville.
For the last two years, the most fiercely fought contest in Texas politics has been the Democrats’ effort to take control of the Texas House. Buoyed by flipping 12 seats to their column in 2018 and believing they could ride a demographic wave to increased power, Democrats and their PACs spent tens of millions of dollars in this effort.