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: 60 ms.