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

Kamel, Ted A. (The Honorable)

COH · State Representative 6
Filer ID: 00020256 · Tyler · TX
22 reports · First filing 07/12/1993 · Latest filing 07/16/2018
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 Representative
District / Place
6
Mailing Location
Tyler · TX · 75701
First Filing
07/12/1993
Latest Filing
07/16/2018
Latest Reporting Period
02/25/2018 – 07/02/2018
Reports
22

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$3,446.78
Expenditures
$38,056.97
Transactions
82
Largest Contribution
$1,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$2,993.23
COH as of 07/02/2018
$1,200.00
Average Contribution
$492.40
Average Expenditure
$507.43
First Contribution
10/30/2017
Last Contribution
02/24/2018
First Expenditure
10/16/2017
Last Expenditure
02/24/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
7
Reported Payee Entities
27
Top Contributor
Texas AFT
Top Reported Payee
TB Butler Publishing

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
7
7 contributions · $3,446.78
Vendor Relationships
23
68 payments · $32,106.97
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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 spentKamel, Ted A. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeTexas AFTTexas AFT$1,000.00 · 1 giftsGene ShullGene Shull$1,000.00 · 1 giftsCarol ZwanCarol Zwan$500.00 · 1 giftsRichard EltifeRichard Eltife$500.00 · 1 giftsRobert WickhamRobert Wickham$250.00 · 1 giftsTB Butler PublishingTB Butler Publishing$5,800.00 · 4 paymentsFacebook AdsFacebook Ads$5,572.00 · 9 paymentsGet Noticed AdvertisedGet Noticed Advertised$4,615.54 · 3 paymentsKennedy VirginiaKennedy Virginia$4,000.00 · 4 paymentsUS Post OfficeUS Post Office$2,220.00 · 9 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
1Texas AFT $1,000.001
2Gene Shull $1,000.001
3Carol Zwan $500.001
4Richard Eltife $500.001
5Robert Wickham $250.001
6Randall Roberts $100.001
7Texas Parent PAC $96.781

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1TB Butler Publishing $5,800.004
2Facebook Ads $5,572.009
3Get Noticed Advertised $4,615.543
4Kennedy Virginia $4,000.004
5US Post Office $2,220.009
6Designer Graphics $1,488.091
7Tri County Leader $1,479.404
8Bullard Banner $1,304.404
9BScene $1,300.001
10The Right Strategy Group LLC $1,250.004

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$2,096.78 $18,770.87
2017$1,350.00 $19,286.10

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/24/2018Texas Parent PAC $96.78
02/15/2018Gene Shull $1,000.00 Self Employed · Self Employed
02/12/2018Texas AFT $1,000.00
12/26/2017Robert Wickham $250.00 Retired
11/30/2017Randall Roberts $100.00 Attorney
11/01/2017Carol Zwan $500.00 Retired
10/30/2017Richard Eltife $500.00 Self employed · Restaurant Owner

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/24/2018Bullard Banner $401.60Political ads.
02/24/2018Tri County Leader $401.60Political ads.
02/22/2018Waypoint Digital Networks $378.88Digital marketing.
02/22/2018US Post Office $238.00stamps
02/21/2018ATW Media LLC $749.70 Political ads.
02/20/2018Minute Man Press $217.28Signs
02/19/2018Tri County Leader $401.60Political ads.
02/19/2018Bullard Banner $401.60Political ads.
02/16/2018Get Noticed Advertising $625.00Ads
02/16/2018Minute Man Press $83.15Signs
02/15/2018TB Butler Publishing $1,600.00Political ads.
02/15/2018Facebook Ads $1,000.00Ads
02/15/2018The Right Strategy Group LLC $500.00Marketing.
02/15/2018The Right Strategy Group LLC $250.00Marketing consult.
02/13/2018Facebook Ads $750.00Ads.
02/13/2018Facebook Ads $750.00Ads
02/06/2018Tri County Leader $401.20Political ad.
02/06/2018Bullard Banner $401.20Political ad.
02/06/2018Tri County Leader $275.00Political ads
02/06/2018Bullard Banner $100.00Political ads
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 144 ms.