Updated Oct. 13 at 2:35 p.m. to include Alter's relation to Sony CEO Michael Lynton. Alison Alter leads incumbent Sheri Gallo and Rob Walker in political donations so far this election season, according to the latest round of campaign finance reports due to election officials Tuesday. The Austin City Clerk's office does not show a report from candidate Nicholas Virden. Every opposed candidate in the Nov. 8 election must file a contributions and expenditures report 30 days before the election. This latest round of reports, the first mandated disclosure since this summer, covers all financials from July 1 to Sept. 29, according to the Texas Ethics Commission. Donations to candidates for Austin City Council are not allowed to exceed $350, according to city code. Here is how much donation money each candidate has earned and spent for the Austin City Council District 10 race during that timeframe: Alison Alter: $60,757.96 in contributions, $13,422.21 in expenditures Alter received 382 total contributions, including 92 that were for the maximum amount. Her top donors include Karen Kahan, executive director of Seton Foundations and Network Volunteer Services; James Duncan, an urban planner who is a former Austin planning director and member of the city's CodeNEXT advisory group; and Michael Lynton, the CEO of Sony Corp. of America, who is married to Alter's cousin, Alter said. Chris Wallace, president of the Texas Association of Business, also gave $200 to the campaign. Sheri Gallo: $46,530 in contributions, $20,701.40 in expenditures Gallo took in 224 total contributions, including 93 for the maximum amount. The incumbent's top donors include Roland Swenson, co-founder of the South By Southwest Conference & Festivals; lobbyist William Miller of Hilco Partners; Brian McCall, chancellor of the Texas State University System; Reenie Collins, executive director of the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, or HAAM; and the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin, or HBA Home PAC. Rob Walker: $4,100 in contributions, $12,370.15 in expenditures Walker received 29 total contributions, including three for the maximum amount. His top donors include George L. Clark, an investment advisor with Venturi Wealth Management; Tracy N. Clark; and Brad Parsons, a research analyst. The next campaign finance report deadline is Oct. 31, or eight days before the election.