July 27, 2026

By Mary Beth Gahan

Candidates and current state elected officials filed their semiannual campaign finance reports earlier this month. Here’s what is on the reports for the candidates who are running for the two Texas House of Representatives seats that cover Flower Mound. The reports cover all activity between Jan. 1 and June 30.

State Representative District 63

State Rep. Ben Bumgarner reported $62,279.82 in contributions and his largest donor was the Denton County Republican Lincoln Cabinet with a contribution of $17,000. He also received $4,000 from Texas Sands PAC, which is connected to Miriam Adelson, the owner of Las Vegas Sands who hopes to legalize gambling in Texas.

Bumgarner spent $67,041.59, which included charitable donations, membership fees to the Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce, Lewisville Area Chamber of Commerce, event expenses, and advertising campaigns.

He also made $14,200 in loan repayments to his wife, Caroline Mindy Bumgarner, who has contributed $188,000 to his campaign since 2022.  He has $236,994.47 in outstanding loans, according to the report.

Denise Wooten, who is running against Bumgarner on the November ballot, reported $18,512.11 in contributions. Her largest donation was $10,000 from Stephen R. McNally, a civil rights attorney who owns Lawyer’s Aid Service in Austin.

Wooten spent $4,119.16 in expenditures from political funds. They included postage, text messaging, and campaign materials. She also reported spending $5,710.63 of personal funds on postage, a Google Workspace subscription, campaign materials, and travel.

Wooten noted a loan from herself for $625. She did not report paying it back, but also did not report any outstanding loans.

State Representative District 65

State Rep. Mitch Little reported $113,756.93 in contributions and his largest donor was Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC with $30,000 in donations. He also received $10,000 each from Bob Smith of Accident and Injury Pain Center, Patriot Mobile CEO Glenn Story, Adam Loewy, an Austin personal injury attorney, and Douglas Deason, a conservative activist donor.

Little spent $133,996.83 in the first half of this year. Those expenditures include event sponsorships, compliance consulting, campaign text messaging, and travel expenses.

Mitch Little received a loan of $33,413.16 on June 30 from Gideons 300 – BAMN LLC and paid it back in full on the same day, according to his campaign finance report. Gideons 300  - BAMN LLC is registered to his chief of staff, Lisa Hendrickson. He has $125,000 in outstanding loans, according to the report. That money was loaned to the campaign from Little.

Detrick Deburr, the Democratic candidate for District 65, reported $4,816.00 in political contributions, including $1,200 from Clarissa Vann of Enchanted Fairies and $1,000 from the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee, a political organization aimed at flipping seats from Republican to Democrat in Texas.

Deburr spent $6,178.10 on website hosting, consulting, and advertising. The figure also included $3,000 for consulting about “call time management” to Tyisha Simpson of Tempe, Arizona.

Deburr reported a loan of $12,000 from himself. It is still outstanding.