Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Whitmire, John (The Honorable)

COH · State Senator 15
Filer ID: 00019581 · Houston · TX
97 reports · First filing 07/15/1993 · Latest filing 07/19/2023
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
State Senator
District / Place
15
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77248-7271
First Filing
07/15/1993
Latest Filing
07/19/2023
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2023 – 06/30/2023
Reports
97

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$13,289,577.70
Expenditures
$42,328,535.55
Transactions
25,891
Largest Contribution
$77,005.00
Largest Expenditure
$514,423.00
COH as of 06/30/2023
$9,893,611.78
Average Contribution
$1,727.94
Average Expenditure
$2,327.28
First Contribution
01/10/2000
Last Contribution
06/30/2023
First Expenditure
01/02/2000
Last Expenditure
06/30/2023

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
2,798
Reported Payee Entities
2,411
Top Contributor
Border Health PAC
Top Reported Payee
Amazon.com

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
2,804
8,433 contributions · $14,300,700.70
Vendor Relationships
2,078
17,722 payments · $43,481,600.96
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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 spentWhitmire, John (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeBorder Health PACBorder Health PAC$285,000.00 · 12 giftsTexas Trial Lawyers Association PACTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$235,000.00 · 26 giftsBob & Doylene PerryBob & Doylene Perry$221,000.00 · 25 giftsBob J PerryBob J Perry$200,000.00 · 16 giftsTilman FertittaTilman Fertitta$170,250.00 · 9 giftsAmazon.comAmazon.com$1,665,083.87 · 129 paymentsTesla, IncTesla, Inc$1,309,581.82 · 12 paymentsElanco Animal Health, IncElanco Animal Health, Inc$1,081,151.41 · 14 paymentsInternal Revenue ServiceInternal Revenue Service$1,017,574.53 · 18 paymentsSalesforce.com IncSalesforce.com Inc$871,160.50 · 4 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
Contributions99.2th#73 of 8,722
Expenditures99.9th#9 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity99.9th#13 of 8,722
Transaction Volume99.2th#74 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions12.1%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures23.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Border Health PAC $285,000.0012
2Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC $235,000.0026
3Bob & Doylene Perry $221,000.0025
4Bob J Perry $200,000.0016
5Tilman Fertitta $170,250.009
6James D Pitcock $160,000.008
7Roy Johnson $153,000.0012
8TREPAC/TX Assoc. of Realtors PAC $115,000.0020
9TREPAC/Texas Association of Realtors PAC $110,350.0014
10Beer Alliance of Texas PAC $107,500.0025

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Amazon.com $1,665,083.87129
2Tesla, Inc $1,309,581.8212
3Elanco Animal Health, Inc $1,081,151.4114
4Internal Revenue Service $1,017,574.5318
5Salesforce.com Inc $871,160.504
6CVS Health Corp $851,086.9011
7Sanchez Energy Corp $818,030.8611
8United Continental Holdings, Inc. $663,807.327
9Apple Inc $607,632.704
10Ford Motor Co. $550,301.506

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2023$371,517.00 $2,050,782.97
2022$1,360,720.87 $3,300,995.12
2021$413,990.00 $5,847,300.67
2020$415,246.00 $4,407,241.59
2019$322,394.00 $2,892,239.62
2018$663,754.94 $4,676,671.26
2017$251,018.98 $7,547,988.38
2016$606,150.66 $5,616,934.69
2015$346,185.66 $1,977,645.56
2014$1,061,894.19 $506,553.22
2013$298,575.00 $227,188.37
2012$860,250.00 $283,354.50
2011$318,485.00 $262,809.88
2010$835,950.00 $238,308.26
2009$295,850.00 $195,296.63
2008$597,450.00 $203,094.18
2007$417,381.00 $346,976.39
2006$1,637,839.40 $514,677.78
2005$673,050.00 $350,424.39
2004$413,670.00 $172,915.58
2003$256,450.00 $148,401.55
2002$430,975.00 $191,682.46
2001$9,750.00 $181,669.01
2000$431,030.00 $187,383.49

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/30/2023William King $5,000.00 Austin Settlement, LP · Manager
06/30/2023William Van Pelt IV $5,000.00 Mid-Continent Companies, Ltd. · President
06/30/2023Cody Lee $5,000.00 Brizo Construction · president
06/30/2023Stephanie Perl $5,000.00 n/a · n/a
06/30/2023Riva Collins $5,000.00 retired · retired
06/30/2023Daniel Yoo $5,000.00 Surestone Group · CEO
06/30/2023Susan Sanders $5,000.00 retired · retired
06/30/2023Yuniedth Steen $1,000.00 retired · retired
06/30/2023Marilyn Thompson $1,000.00 retired · retired
06/30/2023Steven Mach $1,000.00 Mach Industrial Group, LP · VP, Finance
06/30/2023Jack Jensen $500.00 Athletic Orthopedics and knee center · Orthopedic surgeon
06/30/2023Ralph Abendshein $500.00 self · Investor
06/30/2023Teresa Morales $500.00 Amegy Bank · Banking
06/30/2023Jack Jensen $500.00 Athletic Orthopedics and knee center · Orthopedic surgeon
06/30/2023Mitchell Tiras $500.00 Locke Lord LLP · Lawyer
06/30/2023Michael Tandy $250.00 retired · retired
06/30/2023Hasu Patel $250.00 Unity Hotels Group · Principal
06/30/2023MANZOOR A MEMON $100.00 RAKIB ENTERPRISES INC · Engineer
06/30/2023Melinda Brents $100.00 UH · Adjunct professor UHLC
06/30/2023John Jackson $100.00 retired · retired

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2023GEN Restaurant Group $120,005.00purchase 10000 shares
06/30/2023Austin Lyle $7,559.14contract labor
06/30/2023Anedot $7,348.06online contribution fees for reporting period
06/30/2023Robert Orta $5,473.10contract labor
06/30/2023IRS $5,317.98taxes
06/30/2023Houston Police Officers' Union PAC $5,000.00Refund Excessive Contribution per the City of Houston election contribution limits
06/30/2023Robert Orta $975.00contract labor
06/30/2023Austin Lyle $975.00contract labor
06/30/2023Robert Orta $25.86contract labor
06/30/2023Austin Lyle $25.86contract labor
06/30/2023IRS $8.56taxes
06/29/2023COMCAST $440.28utilities for district office
06/29/2023AT&T $313.34phone service
06/28/2023HOUSTON ASTROS $18,230.91facility usage fee
06/28/2023J & N Printing $2,675.94printing
06/28/2023J & N Printing $1,005.53printing
06/28/2023ADT $102.19alarm monitoring district office
06/28/2023CHEVRON $63.29Fuel
06/28/2023AT&T $57.40phone service
06/28/2023HEB $47.10supplies
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 1,645 ms.