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

COH · STATEREP 113
Filer ID: 00019888 · Garland · TX
53 reports · First filing 07/15/1993 · Latest filing 01/09/2014
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
113
Mailing Location
Garland · TX · 75040
First Filing
07/15/1993
Latest Filing
01/09/2014
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2013 – 12/31/2013
Reports
53

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$1,388,777.15
Expenditures
$1,536,957.49
Transactions
3,952
Largest Contribution
$75,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$50,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2013
$0.00
Average Contribution
$678.11
Average Expenditure
$807.23
First Contribution
01/05/2000
Last Contribution
12/10/2010
First Expenditure
01/08/2000
Last Expenditure
12/13/2013

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
891
Reported Payee Entities
466
Top Contributor
THE Republican party of Texas
Top Reported Payee
Murphey Turner & Associates

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
892
2,177 contributions · $1,448,217.65
Vendor Relationships
406
1,824 payments · $1,523,560.70
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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 spentDriver, Joe (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeTHE Republican party of TexasTHE Republican party of Texas$134,309.19 · 5 giftsJoe Straus Candidate/Office Holder Campaign AccountJoe Straus Candidate/Office Holder Ca…$77,500.00 · 2 giftsTexas House Leadership FundTexas House Leadership Fund$60,000.00 · 4 giftsSpeaker Joe StrausSpeaker Joe Straus$50,000.00 · 1 giftsFarmers Employee & Agent PACFarmers Employee & Agent PAC$31,600.00 · 11 giftsMurphey Turner & AssociatesMurphey Turner & Associates$303,334.38 · 59 paymentsSTATE FARM BANKSTATE FARM BANK$156,275.82 · 25 paymentsRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$140,100.00 · 8 paymentsSTATE FARM NORTH TEXAS FCUSTATE FARM NORTH TEXAS FCU$103,779.48 · 116 paymentsEastern Hills Country ClubEastern Hills Country Club$50,170.83 · 7 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
1THE Republican party of Texas $134,309.195
2Joe Straus Candidate/Office Holder Campaign Account $77,500.002
3Texas House Leadership Fund $60,000.004
4Speaker Joe Straus $50,000.001
5Farmers Employee & Agent PAC $31,600.0011
6Joe Straus $25,000.001
7Bob Perry $24,000.007
8Trevor D. Rees-Jones $20,000.002
9KEITH BELL $18,820.009
10Randall Goss $17,200.009

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Murphey Turner & Associates $303,334.3859
2STATE FARM BANK $156,275.8225
3Republican Party of Texas $140,100.008
4STATE FARM NORTH TEXAS FCU $103,779.48116
5Eastern Hills Country Club $50,170.837
6Fundraising Solutions Inc $48,436.329
7Eppstein Group $42,765.649
8Firewheel Golf Park $33,390.8315
9JOE DRIVER $33,007.5733
10Strategic Media Placement Inc. $30,000.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2013$0.00 $6,605.12
2012$0.00 $4,224.29
2011$0.00 $22,094.38
2010$661,338.63 $571,418.39
2009$6,250.00 $45,266.48
2008$196,115.50 $217,343.18
2007$8,150.00 $71,448.30
2006$120,445.00 $130,296.52
2005$63,045.00 $111,380.94
2004$104,838.02 $95,367.86
2003$51,145.00 $61,913.49
2002$70,075.00 $62,683.79
2001$35,915.00 $66,810.78
2000$71,460.00 $70,103.97

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/10/2010Hotel PAC of the Texas Hotel & Lodging Association $500.00
12/10/2010CLINT HACKNEY $26.21 self · Lobbyiest
12/08/2010Todd Hunter $500.00
12/08/2010Phillip JONES $500.00 American Pawn · Owner
12/08/2010CLINT HACKNEY $250.00 self · Lobbyiest
12/08/2010Friends of Clint Hackney PAC $250.00
12/08/2010Santos Alliances PAC $250.00
12/08/2010CLINT HACKNEY $21.26 self · Lobbyiest
12/08/2010Blackridge $21.26
12/07/2010THE Independent Insurance Agents of Texas PAC $26.21
12/03/2010RAMPAC $500.00
12/02/2010Blackridge $5.24
12/01/2010Debra Coffey $500.00
11/29/2010A & M PAC $500.00
11/26/2010FRIENDS OF UNT PAC $250.00
11/19/2010Texas Court Reporters Association $250.00
11/17/2010CLEAT PAC $1,000.00
11/17/2010Licensed Beverage Distributors PAC $1,000.00
11/17/2010Delisi Communications PAC $500.00
11/17/2010BEER ALLIANCE OF TEXAS PAC $500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/13/2013CiNDY BURKETT CAMPAIGN $555.12DONATION
12/13/2013JaRED PATTERSON CAMPAIGN $200.00DONATION
12/11/2013Pete Sessions Campaign $500.00DONATION
12/11/2013Ed THOMPSON $400.00DONATION
12/11/2013Texas FOR TODD STAPLES $300.00DONATION
12/11/2013Brady VICTORY FUND $300.00DONATION
12/11/2013Mike Cantrell Campaign $200.00DONATION
12/10/2013BOB DEUELL CAMPAIGN $300.00DONATION
12/09/2013Glen Hegar Campaign $300.00Donation
11/09/2013Ken Paxton Campaign $200.00Donation
11/01/2013Wayne Faircloth Campaign $500.00Donation
11/01/2013Pollack for Congress $500.00donation
09/16/2013MICHAEL GOTHARD CAMPAIGN $250.00DONATION
09/11/2013NEW BEGINNING CENTER $150.00DONATION
05/08/2013LAMBDA CHI ALPHA EDUCATION FOUNDATION $1,000.00DONATION
04/18/2013MICHAEL GOTHARD CAMPAIGN $200.00DONATION
04/15/2013GARLAND RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNEL SCHOLARSHIP FUND $500.00DONATION
03/11/2013MIKE CANTRELL $250.00donation
12/14/2012FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH $1,000.00Contribution
12/07/2012Rep. Cindy Burkett Campaign $500.00Contribution
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 94 ms.