Wendy Davis draws from trial lawyers, labor and Hollywood to boost her campaign
Democrat Wendy Davis got big contributions from Houston trial lawyers Steve and Amber Mostyn, labor unions and groups supporting abortion rights in her latest campaign report. She also got support from some big names in Hollywood. The Davis for governor campaigns largest donors were the Mostyns, who gave $500,000 and provided airplane travel valued at another $100,000 from the March primary through June 30. Davis faces an uphill battle for governor against Republican Greg Abbott in November.
Davis got $2,500 from actress Holland Taylor, who wrote and the one-woman production ANN! and played Ann Richards in an iconic performance on Broadway. Singer Barbara Streisand gave $1,000. The Texas Democrat received $5,000 from filmmaker Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Roy Disney, co-founder with brother Walt of the Walt Disney Company.
Among big labor contributions were $250,000 from the Service Employees International Union and $50,000 from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Planned Parenthood, whose president Cecil Richards has been active in supporting the Davis campaign, gave $89,000 for polling and Emilys List, which supports Democratic women candidates, gave $75,000.
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