Quorum Report Daily Buzz Quorum Report Daily Buzz Login into the Quorum Report Subscribe toQuorum Report
Quorum Report Daily Buzz

October 28, 2014      5:32 PM

The homestretch for political cash in Texas House races

Fundraising remains competitive in a few House races on the Quorum Report Radar

The time-honored tradition of combing through the 8 day campaign finance reports is underway at Buzz Central on this beautiful Tuesday afternoon. It’s of course the last chance before the election to pull back the curtain on the money involved in the Texas House races that we’ve been telling you are competitive, so let’s do this.

One of the most closely watched races is on the coast. In Galveston, former State District Judge Susan Criss, a Democrat, is spending heavily, to the tune of about $400,000. She raised $212,000 and has $23,000 on hand. Her Republican opponent Wayne Faircloth raised $577,000 and has $142,000 in the bank. That race has featured some sharp television attack ads from both sides in the closing weeks of the campaign.

Another race considered highly competitive is the battle for Rep. Linda Harper Brown’s district up in Irving and Grand Prairie. She lost to Rodney Anderson in the GOP primary. Anderson reported raising $144,000 and has $82,000 on hand. Susan Motley, his Democratic opponent who’s getting lots of help from Battleground Texas, has $50,000 on hand after raising $112,000.

Speaking of the mighty Metroplex, it is home to several of these House races we’re tracking closely.

By Scott Braddock