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.
Texas Senate Democratic Caucus
Texas Committee
$215,166Total Contributions
$203,415Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $20,000.00 | AT&T Inc. Texas Political Action Committee |
| $20,000.00 | Chevron USA |
| $15,000.00 | BNSF Railway Company RAILPAC |
| $10,000.00 | Charter Communications Inc Texas PAC |
| $10,000.00 | HCA Management Services |
| $10,000.00 | Penn National Gaming Inc |
| $10,000.00 | Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America |
| $10,000.00 | Rusty T Kelley |
| $10,000.00 | Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC |
| $5,370.22 | Oncor Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp. |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $133,599.92 | Gusto Capital LLC |
| $20,000.00 | Putnam Partners |
| $19,000.00 | FrederickPolls LLC |
| $6,000.00 | Charles Aki |
| $5,000.00 | Ana Ramon |
| $5,000.00 | Fernando Velez |
| $3,028.00 | The Capital Grille |
| $1,500.00 | Ross Peavey |
| $1,338.81 | Ruth's Chris Steak House |
| $1,001.64 | Southwest Airlines |
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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.