01.19.10
HD-52: Campaign Finance Reports
Incumbent HD-52 state Rep. Diana Maldonado (D-Round Rock) as of the January 15th filing deadline maintains just over $94,000 cash on hand (COH). Her biggest donations have been from Annie’s List (almost $30,000), as well as $5,000 donations from Texans for Economic Development PAC and Border Health PAC, and $2,500 from Charles Butt. What really stands out in Maldonado’s fundraising is the amount of small donor donations she’s received. Since Maldonado doesn’t have a primary opponent, she’ll be able to save her money for the general election.
On the GOP side, other than the court battle that’s going on, it’s clear that there are only two well-funded candidates. One candidate, Larry Gonzales, appears to have the backing of the usual GOP suspects/institutional money that funded Bryan Daniel in 2008. He’s raised over $44,000 and maintains $33,000 COH. Notorious GOP money man Bob Perry, and his wife Doylene have each given $10,000. He received $5,000 from Lawrence Bowman. He also appears to have the backing locally of John Avery and Jon Sloan. Also in for $1,000 are KOCH PAC, and Craddick-tied lobbyist Michael Toomey.
The other candidate who has significant money for the primary is perennial local candidate John Gordon. He raised just over $50,000 and maintains $18,000 COH. The only thing that stands out is that over $12,000 of his donations have come from people with the same last name as his, not that there’s anything wrong with it. He’s donated, or loaned, over $34,000 of his own money to the campaign. The rest of his donations are coming from small/local donors.
The other two candidates in the race, Stephen Casey and Alyssa Eacono, have raised little or nothing. It’s unlikely that either of them will do little more than force a run off between Gonzales and Gordon.