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Benton, Levi J. (The Honorable)

JCOH · Court Of Appeals, Justice 1
Filer ID: 00019715
36 reports · First filing 03/25/1992 · Latest filing 06/28/2021
Candidate Committee · Judicial Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
JCOH
Office
Court Of Appeals, Justice
District / Place
1
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
03/25/1992
Latest Filing
06/28/2021
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2021 – 06/28/2021
Reports
36

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$295,778.93
Expenditures
$317,354.42
Transactions
1,510
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$15,880.00
COH as of 06/28/2021
$0.00
Average Contribution
$522.58
Average Expenditure
$336.18
First Contribution
08/09/2003
Last Contribution
03/02/2020
First Expenditure
07/01/2003
Last Expenditure
02/02/2021

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
419
Reported Payee Entities
446
Top Contributor
Vinson & Elkins Texas PAC
Top Reported Payee
MJS Group

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
419
566 contributions · $295,778.93
Vendor Relationships
408
892 payments · $308,814.84
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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 spentBenton, Levi J. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeVinson & Elkins Texas PACVinson & Elkins Texas PAC$10,000.00 · 3 giftsBeirne Maynard & Parsons LLPBeirne Maynard & Parsons LLP$7,500.00 · 3 giftsBaker Botts Amicus FundBaker Botts Amicus Fund$6,033.81 · 4 giftsHowrey LLPHowrey LLP$6,000.00 · 3 giftsWilliam Bailey Law Firm LLPWilliam Bailey Law Firm LLP$5,000.00 · 1 giftsMJS GroupMJS Group$82,695.63 · 28 paymentsRadio One TexasRadio One Texas$16,422.00 · 3 paymentsSouthwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines$15,799.20 · 48 paymentsMinority Print MediaMinority Print Media$11,537.75 · 3 paymentsWALLIPWALLIP$9,150.00 · 5 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
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions75.5th#2,134 of 8,722
Expenditures70.2th#2,599 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity69.7th#2,643 of 8,722
Transaction Volume71.7th#2,470 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Vinson & Elkins Texas PAC $10,000.003
2Beirne Maynard & Parsons LLP $7,500.003
3Baker Botts Amicus Fund $6,033.814
4Howrey LLP $6,000.003
5William Bailey Law Firm LLP $5,000.001
6Gibbs & Bruns LLP $4,000.003
7Susman Godfrey LLP $4,000.003
8Thompson & Knight PAC $4,000.003
9Andrews & Kurth Texas PAC $3,500.004
10Fulbright & Jaworski $3,500.002

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1MJS Group $82,695.6328
2Radio One Texas $16,422.003
3Southwest Airlines $15,799.2048
4Minority Print Media $11,537.753
5WALLIP $9,150.005
6Verizon Wireless $5,617.2241
7Houston Bar Association $3,860.0020
8SW Airlines $3,600.4010
9Four Seasons Hotel $3,535.078
10Four Seasons $3,510.8610

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2021$0.00 $65.17
2020$2,325.00 $8,792.15
2019$0.00 $2,684.00
2012$0.00 $886.30
2010$0.00 $11,781.97
2009$0.00 $29,157.76
2008$105,968.81 $133,833.10
2007$92,150.00 $36,994.73
2006$0.00 $19,756.93
2005$0.00 $28,885.75
2004$2,900.00 $24,752.28
2003$92,435.12 $19,764.28

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/02/2020David Medina $250.00 Attorney
02/28/2020Ken Clark $250.00 Public Service
02/27/2020Mavis Kelsey $1,000.00 Real Estate
02/23/2020Kevin Corcoran $250.00 Attorney
02/19/2020Dana Blackmore $25.00 Attorney
02/03/2020Michael Phillips $250.00 Attorney
02/03/2020C. Elaine Howard $150.00 Attorney
01/27/2020Byron Green $100.00 IT
01/10/2020Michael Kitchen $50.00 Severly Disabled Veteran
11/02/2008Becky David $250.00 Davidoff Corp. · Wholesalers
11/01/2008Tophas and Lucy Hicks Anderson $150.00 City of Houston · Administrator
10/31/2008John M. O'Quinn $3,000.00 Self Employed · Attorney
10/30/2008John H. Kyles $500.00 Vinson & Elkins. LLP · Attorney
10/24/2008Cy-Fair Republican Women PAC $50.00 Political Action Committee
10/23/2008Nicolas Hurd Cisselon $100.00 Shell Oil Company · Attorney
10/21/2008Andrews & Kurth Texas PAC $1,000.00 Law Firm
10/21/2008Bracewell & Giuliani L.L.P. $1,000.00 Law Firm
10/21/2008Olson & Olson LLP $500.00 Law Firm
10/20/2008Patricia Stanfield-Jackson $1,000.00 Advance Worldwide Products LLC · Business
10/20/2008The Phillips Law Group P.C. $500.00 Law Firm

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/02/2021Levi Benton $65.17Reimbursement for political expenditure from personal funds.
12/30/2020Levi Benton $2,000.00Reimbursement for political expenditures from personal funds.
03/09/2020Facebook $885.73Facebook ads.
03/01/2020Facebook $848.33Facebook ads.
02/27/2020Paypal $29.30Paypal fee.
02/27/2020Campaign Partners $29.00Web site.
02/26/2020Facebook $600.00Facebook ads
02/25/2020The Sign Shop $216.50Push cards and signs
02/25/2020Kingwood Area RWC $25.00Luncheon/meeting
02/24/2020The Sign Shop $303.10Push cards and signs
02/09/2020Facebook $89.58Advertising expense
02/04/2020Rippleffex LLC $1,000.00Consulting.
02/04/2020Facebook $125.00Facebook advertising
01/31/2020The Sign Shop $560.74Signs for advertising
01/31/2020Facebook $75.00Facebook advertising
01/28/2020The Sign Shop $541.25Advertising signs
01/28/2020Facebook $75.00Facebook advertising
01/28/2020Facebook $50.00Facebook advertising
01/28/2020Facebook $35.48Facebook advertising
01/27/2020Campaign Partners $29.00 Web page
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 58 ms.