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Counts, David (Mr.)

COH · STATEREP 68
Filer ID: 00019105 · Knox City · TX
33 reports · First filing 07/13/1993 · Latest filing 01/14/2005
Candidate Committee · Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
COH
Office
STATEREP
District / Place
68
Mailing Location
Knox City · TX · 79529
First Filing
07/13/1993
Latest Filing
01/14/2005
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2004 – 12/31/2004
Reports
33

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$427,848.97
Expenditures
$423,246.92
Transactions
2,029
Largest Contribution
$18,494.00
Largest Expenditure
$18,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2004
—
Average Contribution
$502.76
Average Expenditure
$359.29
First Contribution
02/04/2000
Last Contribution
01/02/2003
First Expenditure
01/03/2000
Last Expenditure
09/15/2004

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
677
Reported Payee Entities
337
Top Contributor
Texas Democratic Party
Top Reported Payee
THE THOMPSON GROUP

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
677
851 contributions · $427,848.97
Vendor Relationships
300
967 payments · $300,643.26
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Relationship Graph

Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
Top contributorsMoney receivedTop reported payeesMoney spentCounts, David (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$98,246.76 · 16 giftsTexas Rural WAter PACTexas Rural WAter PAC$5,500.00 · 4 giftsLone Star FundLone Star Fund$5,500.00 · 2 giftsTSTA-PACTSTA-PAC$5,000.00 · 3 giftsIIAT-PACIIAT-PAC$4,500.00 · 5 giftsTHE THOMPSON GROUPTHE THOMPSON GROUP$57,782.87 · 9 paymentsJames BeauchampJames Beauchamp$38,849.41 · 32 paymentsVisaVisa$24,692.57 · 25 paymentsDAVID COUNTSDAVID COUNTS$20,269.61 · 14 paymentsKFDX-TVKFDX-TV$19,201.00 · 3 payments
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Market Position

Fixed peer benchmark: 01/01/2021–06/30/2026. Peers share the same committee class. These benchmarks do not change when the dashboard analysis window changes.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions75.5th#2,134 of 8,722
Expenditures69.8th#2,631 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity69.4th#2,674 of 8,722
Transaction Volume69.3th#2,678 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures—

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Texas Democratic Party $98,246.7616
2Texas Rural WAter PAC $5,500.004
3Lone Star Fund $5,500.002
4TSTA-PAC $5,000.003
5IIAT-PAC $4,500.005
6Alex and Stacy Campos $4,500.003
7Bradley Bryan $4,500.003
8DAVID COUNTS $4,145.802
9Texas Bell Employee PAC $3,600.003
10TEX DEN PAC $3,500.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1THE THOMPSON GROUP $57,782.879
2James Beauchamp $38,849.4132
3Visa $24,692.5725
4DAVID COUNTS $20,269.6114
5KFDX-TV $19,201.003
6Riverside Square Apartments $17,551.2437
7FIRST USA $15,145.9516
8CITIZENS BANK $12,484.869
9KXII-TV $10,350.002
10PEGGY GUINN $9,171.4041

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2004$0.00 $10,604.46
2003$1,900.00 $11,110.02
2002$237,181.32 $243,376.20
2001$22,273.38 $80,777.31
2000$166,494.27 $77,378.93

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/02/2003TanTerra Environmental ServicesInc. $1,000.00
01/02/2003Reta Jones $500.00
01/02/2003Grady Dorsett $100.00
01/02/2003James Conkwright $100.00
01/02/2003Bittercreek Petroleum Co. $100.00
01/02/2003Black Farms $100.00
11/12/2002Texas Democratic Party $3,987.00
11/12/2002Texas Democratic Party $690.00
11/12/2002Eric Swenson $400.00
11/12/2002James and Joan Cantwell $200.00
11/06/2002Texas Democratic Party $3,328.00
11/06/2002KENNETH LANE $1,180.00
11/06/2002Texas Democratic Party $1,000.00
11/06/2002Tigua Indian Reservation $1,000.00
11/06/2002BRENT AND JULIE CASSITY $750.00
11/06/2002Tracy O. King $500.00
11/06/2002TX FRIENDS OF TIME WARNER CABLE $500.00
11/06/2002TEXAS ASSN OF DAIRYMENT PAC $500.00
11/06/2002TSTCI PAC $400.00
11/06/2002JAMES CRAWFORD $200.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
09/15/2004Robert Cook Campaign $403.72donation
09/15/2004Knox City-O'Brien ISD Scholarship $250.00donation
09/02/2004Mark Homer Campaign $200.74donation
08/26/2004Sally Barham $2,500.00gift
08/24/2004Larry Taylor Campaign $100.00donation
07/29/2004Jeffrey Levens $100.00labor
07/23/2004Stenholm for Congress Committee $1,000.00donation
07/23/2004Farabee $500.00donation
06/30/2004Jim Dunnam Campaign Fund $250.00Contribution
05/17/2004Knox City-O'Brien CISD $250.00Donation to Scholarship Fund for Graduates
05/10/2004Knox City-O'Brien CISD $2,000.00Donation for Scholarship Fund for Gradutes of 2004
04/06/2004Sen. Leticia Van de Putte Campaign $200.00Contribution
04/05/2004Rafael Anchia Campaign $100.00Contribution
04/05/2004Alma Allan Campaign $100.00Contribution
04/05/2004Armando Martinez Campaign $100.00Contribution
03/29/2004Mark Veasey Campaign Fund $100.00Contribution
03/15/2004Texas Democratic Party $1,000.00Contribution
03/03/2004Pete Laney Campaign Fund $250.00Contribution
02/12/2004Ray Allen Campaign $100.00Contribution
02/12/2004Kevin Bailey Campaign $100.00Contribution
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 77 ms.