Here's a followup to my earlier post on donations, expenditures and cash on hand in Democratic Primary races, with numbers provided by Texans for Public Justice. The totals for the Texas House District 27 race (Fort Bend County) between the incumbent Dora Olivo and the challenger Ron Reynolds, through the 8-day out report were:
| District | Candidate | Party | Status* | Total Raised | Total Spent | Cash On Hand |
| 27 | Olivo, Dora | DEM | I | $67,100 | $57,155 | $39,321 |
| 27 | Reynolds, Ron | DEM | C | $64,440 | $85,599 | $2,357 |
Olivo has received additional donations since that report (according to telegram reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission):
Act for Classroom Teachers Association $2000Texas AFT COPE fund $1000Coats Rose Ryman & Lee P.C. $1000Hillco PAC $1000Jennifer Shelley Rodriguez $1000Marc Rodriguez $1000Texas Association of Realtors TREPAC $1000
That's a total of $8000 in donations to Olivo since the 8-day out, for a total raised of $75,100.
There are no new donations for the Reynolds campaign, but looking at his 8-day out report I see that Houston City Council Member C.O. Bradford gave him $250 and Reynolds loaned his campaign $27,475. There's also a $3500 donation to the campaign from Brown's law firm for copies, supplies and phones. Reynolds has $10,000 in expenditures to "My Campaign Staff", 123 Main Street in Houston. What the heck is that? On his 30-day out report, Reynolds shows loans from himself to his campaign in the amount of $14,100. On his January 15 report, there are $30,300 in loans from himself to his campaign.
That's a total of $71,875 that Reynolds has loaned his campaign. After a cursory glance, I don't see anything unusual on Olivo's reports. It looks like both she and Reynolds are spending money on campaign workers, push cards and door hangers. I don't see any mail costs on Olivo's reports. My assumption is that she would send out mail nailing Reynolds on his seven Bar suspensions. Maybe she did just that after the 8-day out report. I see about $15,000 for printing and postage for mail on Reynold's 8-day out report.
This is going to be a race to watch on Tuesday night. I live in Fort Bend County, but not in District 27. Unfortunately, I'm represented by Charlie Howard. I'm rooting for Olivo, although I like Reynolds. Olivo has been a big help to candidates I've worked for, and has earned my loyalty.
Looking at their supporter lists, Olivo has the vast majority of local elected officials on her side, as well as all of the pro-education groups. Reynolds has a couple of surprising names on his endorsement list including Chris Bell whom Olivo supported (and made robo calls for) in his Senate runoff in 2008. He's also got "Controller Annise Parker" on his supporter list.
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