Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Coleman, Garnet F. (The Honorable)

SCC · STATE_CHAIR
Filer ID: 00019980 · Houston · TX
120 reports · First filing 07/15/1993 · Latest filing 07/17/2023
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
SCC
Office
STATE_CHAIR
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77288
First Filing
07/15/1993
Latest Filing
07/17/2023
Latest Reporting Period
01/18/2023 – 06/30/2023
Reports
120

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$5,611,397.27
Expenditures
$6,142,143.73
Transactions
21,750
Largest Contribution
$50,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$300,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2023
—
Average Contribution
$592.54
Average Expenditure
$500.17
First Contribution
01/05/2000
Last Contribution
09/28/2021
First Expenditure
01/02/2000
Last Expenditure
01/18/2023

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
2,618
Reported Payee Entities
1,823
Top Contributor
Texas Trial Laywers Association PAC
Top Reported Payee
Thinking is Underrated PAC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
2,618
10,903 contributions · $6,376,696.47
Vendor Relationships
1,604
11,997 payments · $5,731,556.01
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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 spentColeman, Garnet F. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeTexas Trial Laywers Association PACTexas Trial Laywers Association PAC$169,703.00 · 57 giftsBorder Health PACBorder Health PAC$87,000.00 · 9 giftsBlackridgeBlackridge$64,822.47 · 22 giftsTexas Optometric PacTexas Optometric Pac$62,500.00 · 21 giftsTEXPACTEXPAC$61,763.94 · 40 giftsThinking is Underrated PACThinking is Underrated PAC$311,000.00 · 2 paymentsKarun SreeramaKarun Sreerama$252,035.02 · 181 paymentsGarnet ColemanGarnet Coleman$250,422.98 · 303 paymentsCampaign Strategies Inc.Campaign Strategies Inc.$210,478.14 · 51 paymentsPoe PTOPoe PTO$117,593.00 · 12 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
Contributions80.0th#1,742 of 8,722
Expenditures94.5th#477 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity91.9th#704 of 8,722
Transaction Volume94.1th#512 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions100.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures53.3%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Texas Trial Laywers Association PAC $169,703.0057
2Border Health PAC $87,000.009
3Blackridge $64,822.4722
4Texas Optometric Pac $62,500.0021
5TEXPAC $61,763.9440
6North Texas Leadership PAC $50,000.001
7Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP $46,000.0030
8Steven Gibson $44,800.0019
9Texas Forward Committee PAC $44,212.287
10Licensed Beverage Distributors PAC $44,000.0025

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Thinking is Underrated PAC $311,000.002
2Karun Sreerama $252,035.02181
3Garnet Coleman $250,422.98303
4Campaign Strategies Inc. $210,478.1451
5Poe PTO $117,593.0012
6Grant Martin Consulting $97,771.6232
7Texas Forward PAC $90,300.005
8Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee $76,550.0018
9Operation SMART $69,878.963
10Cingular Wireless $63,001.86157

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2023$0.00 $69,427.11
2022$0.00 $70,505.88
2021$3,600.00 $61,485.10
2020$336,925.82 $299,507.99
2019$97,940.90 $503,436.67
2018$354,824.69 $195,599.92
2017$43,433.65 $103,447.55
2016$281,855.44 $199,141.40
2015$136,070.00 $172,486.58
2014$274,429.00 $145,907.98
2013$124,674.00 $154,544.30
2012$470,257.07 $341,338.07
2011$163,914.00 $181,518.76
2010$449,036.33 $418,914.72
2009$98,845.00 $165,222.13
2008$535,431.42 $543,785.98
2007$260,120.00 $362,385.86
2006$1,109,397.85 $1,226,434.70
2005$354,844.00 $318,963.54
2004$126,149.00 $87,611.96
2003$8,550.00 $91,717.85
2002$106,875.00 $97,019.91
2001$42,500.00 $200,466.58
2000$231,724.10 $131,273.19

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
09/28/2021Lyndon Olson $2,500.00 none · Retired
08/24/2021Houston Pilots PAC $500.00
08/16/2021IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund $500.00
07/13/2021Valerie Block $100.00
12/30/2020Charles Armstrong $250.00 Charles Armstrong Investments, Inc · Executive
12/30/2020Adam Hayes $200.00
12/30/2020Rosenda Feaster $100.00 Retired
12/29/2020Curtis Seidlits $500.00 Focus Advocacy · Consultant
12/28/2020BracewellPAC $1,000.00
12/28/2020James S Granato $200.00 University of Houston · Executive Director
12/13/2020TexasNurse PAC $1,000.00
12/12/2020Charles Butt Public Education PAC $2,500.00
12/12/2020Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP $2,500.00
12/12/2020Rob Johnson $1,000.00 Johnson & Johnson Attorney at Law · Attorney
12/12/2020Gulf States Toyota, Inc State PAC $500.00
12/12/2020George N Wyche $200.00 ARVO Realty Advisors · Attorney
12/12/2020Charles C Foster $100.00 Foster LLP · Attornety
12/12/2020Scott Margolis $100.00 Foot & Ankle Centers of North Houston · Podiatrist
12/12/2020William July $100.00 self · Psychologist
12/12/2020Nancy Walker $100.00 Self · Consultant

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/18/2023Operation SMART $41,663.86Donation
01/17/2023Operation SMART $27,715.10Doination
01/06/2023A-Rocket Moving & Storage, Inc $48.15storage
12/28/2022iStorage $480.00storage unit
12/27/2022At&t Mobility $151.40Cell phone bill
12/19/2022Zoom $15.98virtual meeting software
12/17/2022Norton Renewal $64.94software renewal
12/15/2022UPS PO Boxes Online $312.00PO Box annual renewal
12/13/2022Lesley Brioines Campaign $10,000.00political donation
12/12/2022Abbie Kamin Campaign $250.00political donation
12/11/2022Mailchimp $104.46email maketing
12/09/2022National Redistricting Action Fund $16.50political donation
12/07/2022American Express $175.00interest payment
12/03/2022A-Rocket Moving & Storage, Inc $48.13storage
11/28/2022iStorage $480.00storage unit
11/28/2022At&t Mobility $309.82Cell phone bill
11/26/2022Houston Chronicle $19.96subscription
11/19/2022Zoom $15.98virtual meeting software
11/15/2022Harris County Democratic Pary $120.00membership fee
11/15/2022Mailchimp $104.46email marketing
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 241 ms.