Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Cate, Tom (Mr.)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST_MULTI 38
Filer ID: 00019860 · Lytle · TX
34 reports · First filing 01/15/1992 · Latest filing 07/14/2009
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
JUDGEDIST_MULTI
District / Place
38
Mailing Location
Lytle · TX · 78052
First Filing
01/15/1992
Latest Filing
07/14/2009
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2009 – 06/30/2009
Reports
34

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$53,298.10
Expenditures
$88,709.38
Transactions
166
Largest Contribution
$28,948.10
Largest Expenditure
$30,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2009
$0.00
Average Contribution
$951.75
Average Expenditure
$806.45
First Contribution
09/18/2007
Last Contribution
01/22/2009
First Expenditure
09/20/2007
Last Expenditure
01/22/2009

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
48
Reported Payee Entities
39
Top Contributor
Tom Cate
Top Reported Payee
Lytle State Bank

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
48
56 contributions · $53,298.10
Vendor Relationships
29
77 payments · $76,372.88
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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 spentCate, Tom (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeTom CateTom Cate$29,948.10 · 2 giftsTinsman & Sciano Inc.Tinsman & Sciano Inc.$2,500.00 · 1 giftsLinebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLPLinebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP$2,000.00 · 2 giftsRichard ChandlerRichard Chandler$1,500.00 · 2 giftsLuana BucknerLuana Buckner$1,250.00 · 3 giftsLytle State BankLytle State Bank$30,000.00 · 1 paymentsBudget SignsBudget Signs$11,371.18 · 4 paymentsPC Mailing Inc.PC Mailing Inc.$9,529.53 · 3 paymentsAlbert BarriosAlbert Barrios$4,436.00 · 9 paymentsMaster's PropertiesMaster's Properties$4,200.00 · 2 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
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
1Tom Cate $29,948.102
2Tinsman & Sciano Inc. $2,500.001
3Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP $2,000.002
4Richard Chandler $1,500.002
5Luana Buckner $1,250.003
6Archie McFadin $1,000.001
7Daniel Sciano $1,000.001
8Dennis Crawford $1,000.001
9Dolph Briscoe $1,000.001
10Gene Steele $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Lytle State Bank $30,000.001
2Budget Signs $11,371.184
3PC Mailing Inc. $9,529.533
4Albert Barrios $4,436.009
5Master's Properties $4,200.002
6PC Mailing $3,742.421
7Keller Custom Signs $3,218.271
8Cornerstone Publications Inc. $2,338.878
9Abigail Flores $2,307.007
10Uvalde Leader News $2,098.604

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2009$28,948.10 $30,000.00
2008$20,450.00 $56,885.20
2007$3,900.00 $1,824.18

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/22/2009Tom Cate $28,948.10 Thomas P. Cate P. C. · Law
10/31/2008Leonard Lewis $100.00 Self · Independent businessman
10/25/2008William R. Crow $300.00 Self · Legal services
10/25/2008Will Carter $300.00 Self · Independent businessman
10/22/2008Richard Priest $150.00 City of Lytle · Police officer
10/21/2008Luana Buckner $600.00 Medina County Underground Water Conservation District · Administrative
10/21/2008Texas Democratic Party $300.00
10/14/2008Nancy Anderson $150.00 Self · Legal services
10/02/2008Archie McFadin $1,000.00 Self · Rancher
10/02/2008Dolph Briscoe $1,000.00 Self · Rancher
10/02/2008Arvie N. Jacobs $250.00 Ashely Plumbing · Administrative
09/28/2008Joel Mendez $1,000.00 Crawford Pharmacy · Administrative
09/28/2008Dennis Crawford $1,000.00 Self · Pharmacist
09/11/2008Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP $1,000.00
09/09/2008William Darby $100.00 State of Texas · Structural inspector
08/26/2008Luana Buckner $400.00 Medina County Underground Water Conservation District · Administrative
08/19/2008Mark Stevens $100.00 Self · Attorney
08/08/2008Tom McCloskey $500.00 Self · Independent businessman
07/10/2008Davidson & Troilo $250.00
06/17/2008Joe Sowa $100.00 Self · Pest control; exterminator

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/22/2009Lytle State Bank $30,000.00Pay-off of outstanding loans
12/23/2008Devine News $174.00Advertising
12/17/2008Albert Barrios $72.00Campaign worker
12/08/2008Media Displays $325.00Removal of billboard
11/23/2008Albert Barrios $864.00Campaign worker
11/23/2008Abigail Flores $204.00Campaign worker
11/23/2008Sylvia Gonzales $162.00Campaign worker
11/13/2008The Leakey Star $322.09Advertising
11/04/2008Uvalde Leader News $308.60Advertising
11/01/2008Albert Barrios $400.00Campaign worker
11/01/2008Abigail Flores $342.00Campaign worker
11/01/2008Sylvia Gonzales $240.00Campaign worker
10/29/2008Devine News $132.00Advertising
10/28/2008PC Mailing Inc. $1,250.98Printing and processing of mail-out
10/27/2008Lytle Leader News $275.62Advertising
10/27/2008Hondo Anvil Herald $267.12Advertising
10/26/2008Sylvia Gonzalez $200.00Campaign worker
10/25/2008Abigail Flores $425.00Campaign worker
10/25/2008Sylvia Gonzales $204.00Campaign worker
10/22/2008Cornerstone Publications Inc. $694.58Advertising
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 110 ms.