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

Emerson, Don R. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 320
Filer ID: 00019949
45 reports · First filing 01/06/2000 · Latest filing 07/05/2019
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
District / Place
320
Mailing Location
First Filing
01/06/2000
Latest Filing
07/05/2019
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2019 – 06/30/2019
Reports
45

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$7,200.00
Expenditures
$10,145.56
Transactions
82
Largest Contribution
$1,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,656.19
COH as of 06/30/2019
$0.00
Average Contribution
$130.91
Average Expenditure
$375.76
First Contribution
09/15/2005
Last Contribution
10/21/2013
First Expenditure
08/31/2005
Last Expenditure
12/04/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
50
Reported Payee Entities
11
Top Contributor
James Durham
Top Reported Payee
Potter County Republican Party Primary Fund

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
50
90 contributions · $12,725.00
Vendor Relationships
9
31 payments · $11,904.65
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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 spentEmerson, Don R. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeJames DurhamJames Durham$1,000.00 · 1 giftsWes WesterWes Wester$300.00 · 1 giftsC J McElroyC J McElroy$250.00 · 1 giftsDavid HorsleyDavid Horsley$250.00 · 1 giftsDoug WoodburnDoug Woodburn$250.00 · 1 giftsPotter County Republican Party Primary FundPotter County Republican Party Primar…$3,000.00 · 2 paymentsAllstorageAllstorage$2,535.00 · 16 paymentsBest BuyBest Buy$1,656.19 · 1 paymentsPotter Co. Republican PartyPotter Co. Republican Party$1,500.00 · 1 paymentsWassco CorpWassco Corp$606.00 · 1 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
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
1James Durham $1,000.001
2Wes Wester $300.001
3C J McElroy $250.001
4David Horsley $250.001
5Doug Woodburn $250.001
6George Harwood $250.001
7Jerome Johnson $250.001
8Carry Baker $200.002
9Chuck Hester $200.002
10Jack Graham $200.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Potter County Republican Party Primary Fund $3,000.002
2Allstorage $2,535.0016
3Best Buy $1,656.191
4Potter Co. Republican Party $1,500.001
5Wassco Corp $606.001
6Don Emerson $600.001
7Jill Zimmer $133.911
8Amarillo Republican Women $50.001
9USPS $37.001
10Office Max $16.211

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$0.00 $133.91
2013$1,375.00 $1,500.00
2009$0.00 $1,511.25
2008$0.00 $495.00
2007$0.00 $2,481.19
2006$300.00 $1,531.21
2005$5,525.00 $2,493.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/21/2013Kelly Utsinger $200.00 Underwood Law Firm · lawyer
10/21/2013Tom Morris $100.00 Underwood Law Firm · lawyer
10/21/2013James Wester $100.00 Underwood Law Firm · lawyer
10/21/2013Sharon White $100.00 Underwood Law Firm · lawyer
10/21/2013Fred Stormer $100.00 Underwood Law Firm · lawyer
10/21/2013Ann Manning $100.00 Underwood Law Firm · lawyer
10/21/2013Autum White $50.00 Underwood Law Firm · lawyer
10/21/2013Mike Smiley $50.00 Underwood Law Firm · lawyer
10/21/2013John Atkins $50.00 Underwood Law Firm · Lawyer
10/21/2013Taylor Shelton $50.00 Underwood Law Firm · lawyer
10/21/2013Chris Wrampelmeier $50.00 Underwood Law Firm · lawyer
10/21/2013Andrea Gulley $50.00 Underwood Law Firm · Lawyer
10/21/2013Mike Loftin $50.00 Underwood Law Firm · lawyer
10/18/2013Slater Elza $150.00 Underwood Law Firm · Lawyer
10/18/2013Ed Dowdy $75.00 Underwood Law Firm · Lawyer
10/18/2013Ben Doyle $50.00 Underwood Law Firm · Lawyer
10/18/2013Alan Rhodes $50.00 Underwood Law Firm · lawyer
01/20/2006Chuck Hester $100.00 Hester McGlasson Cox · Atty
01/20/2006Jack Graham $100.00 self · Atty
01/20/2006Carry Baker $100.00 self · Atty

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/04/2018Jill Zimmer $133.91Office retirement reception
12/04/2013Potter County Republican Party Primary Fund $1,500.002014 Primary Filing Fee
12/03/2009Potter County Republican Party Primary Fund $1,500.00Filing Fee
10/14/2009Whitco Printing $11.25Check Printing
08/12/2008Allstorage $165.00Storage
04/07/2008Allstorage $165.00Storage
03/07/2008Allstorage $165.00Storage
12/07/2007Allstorage $165.00Storage Rental
06/07/2007Allstorage $165.00Storage Rental
05/01/2007Best Buy $1,656.19Laptop Computer
03/03/2007Allstorage $165.00Storage Rental
02/08/2007Allstorage $165.00Storage Rental
01/06/2007Allstorage $165.00Storage Rental
09/07/2006Allstorage $165.00Storage Rental
06/06/2006Allstorage $150.00Storage Rental
05/06/2006Allstorage $150.00Storage Rental
03/04/2006Allstorage $150.00Storage Rental
02/04/2006Allstorage $150.00Storage Rental
01/20/2006Don Emerson $600.00Pay Campaign Loan
01/07/2006Office Max $16.21Note Cards
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 60 ms.