Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Ellis, Rodney G. (The Honorable)

COH · State Senator 13
Filer ID: 00019940 · Houston · TX
53 reports · First filing 07/13/1993 · Latest filing 01/17/2017
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
13
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77210-4187
First Filing
07/13/1993
Latest Filing
01/17/2017
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2016 – 12/31/2016
Reports
53

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$4,079,252.73
Expenditures
$6,172,921.08
Transactions
13,133
Largest Contribution
$50,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$214,964.55
COH as of 12/31/2016
$2,012,250.00
Average Contribution
$1,204.03
Average Expenditure
$633.44
First Contribution
01/13/2000
Last Contribution
12/16/2016
First Expenditure
01/01/2000
Last Expenditure
12/31/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1,511
Reported Payee Entities
1,331
Top Contributor
Joseph Jamail
Top Reported Payee
NYSE

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1,511
3,816 contributions · $4,546,782.58
Vendor Relationships
1,169
9,656 payments · $5,750,626.63
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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 spentEllis, Rodney G. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeJoseph JamailJoseph Jamail$95,000.00 · 6 giftsTexas Trial Lawyers Association PACTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$70,000.00 · 13 giftsTexas Association of Mortgage Attorneys PACTexas Association of Mortgage Attorne…$60,000.00 · 4 giftsC. W. DuncanC. W. Duncan$51,500.00 · 17 giftsBob J. PerryBob J. Perry$50,000.00 · 7 giftsNYSENYSE$1,153,058.98 · 203 paymentsFMA Money CardFMA Money Card$288,302.99 · 2,004 paymentsChaseChase$159,662.63 · 21 paymentsAshton in AustinAshton in Austin$126,351.61 · 32 paymentsRobert NashRobert Nash$116,290.48 · 43 payments

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
1Joseph Jamail $95,000.006
2Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC $70,000.0013
3Texas Association of Mortgage Attorneys PAC $60,000.004
4C. W. Duncan $51,500.0017
5Bob J. Perry $50,000.007
6Texas Association of Realtors PAC $43,500.008
7Charles Butt $42,000.0010
8TREPAC/Texas Assn of Realtors PAC $40,000.005
9Bob Perry $37,000.009
10James Pitcock $35,000.0010

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1NYSE $1,153,058.98203
2FMA Money Card $288,302.992,004
3Chase $159,662.6321
4Ashton in Austin $126,351.6132
5Robert Nash $116,290.4843
6Lyric Center $109,928.66128
7NYSE - Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Fund $105,125.001
8Texas Organizing Project PAC $100,000.002
9NYSE - Spider S&P 500 ETF Trust $87,398.001
10Internal Revenue Service $85,081.005

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$382,359.10 $1,830,775.45
2015$99,158.46 $1,468,549.40
2014$248,305.07 $290,732.42
2013$110,786.00 $174,465.51
2012$366,399.68 $200,013.71
2011$141,575.00 $156,167.86
2010$331,709.62 $172,057.00
2009$155,200.00 $154,844.07
2008$312,598.25 $193,588.13
2007$123,500.00 $147,972.61
2006$356,447.05 $209,737.62
2005$175,800.00 $238,689.09
2004$315,175.00 $242,307.87
2003$177,643.88 $121,338.90
2002$310,080.02 $140,410.92
2001$162,250.00 $191,370.68
2000$310,265.60 $239,899.84

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/16/2016Amegy Bank of Texas PAC $189.24
12/13/2016Zions Bancorp PAC $810.66
11/28/2016TREPAC/Texas Assn of Realtors PAC $10,000.00
11/18/2016Planned Parenthood of Houston Southeast TX Action Fund PAC $394.45
11/16/2016Briones Consulting & Engineering, LTD. $2,500.00
11/01/2016AECOM PAC $5,000.00
10/31/2016Grace & McEwan Consulting, LLC Political Fund $1,000.00
10/14/2016Garnet Coleman $1,000.00 Apartments for America, Inc. · President
10/13/2016Darryl B Carter $1,000.00 Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, LLP · Attorney
10/10/2016Houcon PAC $2,500.00
10/03/2016Harish Narayanappa $10,000.00 Epic Transportation Group, LP · President
09/30/2016Sujeeth Draksharam $10,000.00 Sirrus Engineers, Inc. · President
09/30/2016James Dannenbaum $5,000.00 Dannenbaum Engineering Corp · Chairman/Engineer
09/30/2016Irene E. Foxhall $2,500.00 United Airlines, Inc. · Executive Vice President
09/30/2016Ravi Yanamandala $500.00 Geotest Engineering, Inc. · President
09/28/2016Acie O. Phillips $1,000.00 A.O. Phillips & Associates, LLC · Owner
09/27/2016Randy Sparks $25,000.00 Brooks & Sparks, Inc. · President
09/27/2016Ovidio N. Alanis $10,000.00 Entech Engineering, Inc. · Vice President
09/27/2016Jeffery T. Cannon $5,000.00 LJA Engineering, Inc. · Vice President
09/27/2016Alan J. Bricker $5,000.00 Page Architects · Principal Engineer

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2016R L Loving, CPA $6,000.00Accounting services
12/31/2016Damicos Italian Market $546.32Meeting
12/30/2016Aramark NRG Stadium $2,009.12TBD
12/30/2016NRG Park $1,120.40Commissioner Inauguration event
12/30/2016Innocence Project, Inc. $1,022.80Donation
12/30/2016NYSE - Nippon Shinyaku Co., LTD $807.00Purchase of 66 shares
12/30/2016Time Warner Cable $276.31Austin condo cable service
12/30/2016Barnaby's Cafe $235.75Meeting
12/30/2016Office Depot $49.59Supplies
12/30/2016Fedex Office $45.40Shipping
12/29/2016Phoenicia Specialty Foods $62.95Meeting
12/28/2016Shell Oil $58.33Fuel for campaign vehicle
12/28/2016Mister Car Wash $10.00Cleaning campaign vehicle
12/23/2016NYSE - Zoetis, Inc. $8,083.00Purchase of 152 shares
12/23/2016NYSE - China Mobile, LTD $3,054.00Purchase of 58 shares
12/23/2016Green Seed Cafe $20.59Meeting
12/22/2016Shell Oil $64.48Fuel for campaign vehicle
12/21/2016NRG Park $2,375.69Commissioner Inauguration event
12/21/2016Pappadeaux $175.22Meeting
12/21/2016Radio Shack $54.10Equipment
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 293 ms.