Texas Republicans put a heavy emphasis on South Texas, including pouring money into a state house seat they've never won in an election year.
Ramirez’s biggest campaign contributions last month came from labor organizations. The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees PAC gave $40,000 to his campaign, and a labor group called Fair Shot for Texas Workers provided in-kind advertising and campaign work.Lujan, a former San Antonio firefighter, owns his own IT company, which has recentlyRamirez is a former staffer for two San Antonio City Council members and a former chief of staff for former state Rep. Tomas Uresti.
He brought in $466,000, including $281,000 worth of in-kind contributions from Phelan, Texans for Lawsuit Reform and the Associated Republicans of Texas, according to a covering Oct. 1 through Oct. 29. He heads into the final days before the Nov. 8 election with $184,000 on hand. $126,000 in the same span, including in-kind help from the Fair Shot for Texas PAC. She spent $140,000 last month, and has $15,000 on hand for the final days. in the GOP primary and primary runoff. Since then candidates have raised and spent little for the general election.
Republican Mark Dorazio brought in $20,000 between Oct. 1 and Oct. 29. He spent $6,000 and had just under $60,000 left in cash on hand. Democrat
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