Elisa Chan has put $400,000 of her own money behind her bid for the Texas House District 122 seat while her challenger, Mark Dorazio, loaned himself $200,000, according to campaign finance reports.
. He spent close to $300,000 on the race against Chan and reported $57,000 in the bank for the final stretch.Money aside, the runoff pits a candidate favored by the party’s more pro-business wing — Chan — against an opponent who bills himself as an “authentic conservative” endorsed by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
Those close to Chan agree her politics have evolved since she was elected to City Council more than a decade ago. “What she is at her base is a business Republican,” added Legrand. “She just had this very ‘I don’t give a f—‘ attitude when she was negotiating with city staff. That was cool.”
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