Wendy Davis Raises $1.2 Million

Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, speaks as she begins a filibuster in an effort to kill an abortion bill, Tuesday, June 25, 2013, in Austin, Texas.
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Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis (D) reported raising $1.2 million in a six week period.

Davis, the state senator that gained national prominence after waging a more than 11-hour filibuster against a 20-week abortion ban bill in the state’s legislature, raised roughly 40 percent of the haul from donors outside Texas, according to the Dallas Morning News.

From June 25 to July 30, Davis raised $793,800 inside Texas and about $470,000 from outside here state according to her finance report. The states with the biggest donations were California, where Davis raised $103,694, New York where she raised $68,764 and the Washington D.C. region where she raised $59,000.

The donations were mostly small contributions. The biggest donations came from Planned Parenthood and labor unions.

Davis is currently mulling whether to run for reelection or run for governor. She plans to announce her decision in September.

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