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

Keasler, Michael E. (The Honorable)

JCOH · Court Of Criminal Appeals, Judge
Filer ID: 00020266
69 reports · First filing 05/31/1995 · Latest filing 01/11/2021
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
Court Of Criminal Appeals, Judge
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
05/31/1995
Latest Filing
01/11/2021
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2021 – 01/11/2021
Reports
69

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$70,892.85
Expenditures
$37,311.77
Transactions
275
Largest Contribution
$15,757.00
Largest Expenditure
$3,750.00
COH as of 01/11/2021
$0.00
Average Contribution
$506.38
Average Expenditure
$276.38
First Contribution
10/22/2003
Last Contribution
11/14/2016
First Expenditure
12/29/2003
Last Expenditure
02/18/2020

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
123
Reported Payee Entities
77
Top Contributor
Grass Roots Institute of Texas PAC
Top Reported Payee
Republican Party of Texas

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
123
140 contributions · $70,892.85
Vendor Relationships
68
124 payments · $35,666.87
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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 spentKeasler, Michael E. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeGrass Roots Institute of Texas PACGrass Roots Institute of Texas PAC$15,757.00 · 1 giftsJames DannenbaumJames Dannenbaum$5,000.00 · 1 giftsMike EledgeMike Eledge$3,500.00 · 3 giftsLouis BeecherlLouis Beecherl$3,000.00 · 2 giftsTom CunninghamTom Cunningham$2,000.00 · 2 giftsRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$11,250.00 · 3 paymentsTarry HouseTarry House$4,224.26 · 31 paymentsIBMIBM$2,240.00 · 1 paymentsDell ComputersDell Computers$1,193.00 · 1 paymentsHeadliners ClubHeadliners Club$1,094.74 · 7 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
1Grass Roots Institute of Texas PAC $15,757.001
2James Dannenbaum $5,000.001
3Mike Eledge $3,500.003
4Louis Beecherl $3,000.002
5Tom Cunningham $2,000.002
6Severn Townsend $1,500.002
7Metrocrest Republican Club PAC $1,086.961
8Edmund McIlhenny $1,000.002
9Kerr Cunty Republican Women $1,000.001
10Lock Lord LLP $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Republican Party of Texas $11,250.003
2Tarry House $4,224.2631
3IBM $2,240.001
4Dell Computers $1,193.001
5Headliners Club $1,094.747
6Vanguard Services $1,078.883
7The Capital Grille $980.671
8AT&T Wireless Services $664.113
9Bartlett's Restaurant $640.323
10The Headliners Club $621.142

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2020$0.00 $3.29
2019$0.00 $974.13
2018$0.00 $1,688.93
2017$0.00 $3,417.48
2016$16,302.72 $6,244.13
2015$6,475.00 $4,392.15
2012$0.00 $368.34
2011$0.00 $1,058.55
2010$25,176.34 $3,568.31
2009$4,762.58 $3,750.00
2005$0.00 $2,765.78
2004$14,566.96 $5,330.68
2003$3,609.25 $3,750.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/14/2016New Branunfels Republican Women $500.00
11/02/2016Smith County Republicans $250.00
10/28/2016Medina County Rpublican Party $209.40
10/12/2016Cooke County Republican Women $500.00
09/29/2016Bexas County Republican Women $250.00
09/29/2016Johnson County Repblican Women $50.00
09/26/2016Kerr Cunty Republican Women $1,000.00
09/22/2016San Antonio Republican Women $400.00
09/09/2016Fort Worth Republican Women $100.00
08/29/2016Austin Republican Women $500.00
08/01/2016Canyon Lake Republican Women $500.00
05/27/2016Helen Stewart $50.00 Retired
05/02/2016Al Woodward $200.00 Judge
03/02/2016James Dannenbaum $5,000.00 Engineering
02/23/2016Ronald Hermann $250.00 Attorney
02/23/2016Thomas M .Mays $200.00 Banker
02/10/2016Harriet Miers $1,000.00 Attorney
02/10/2016Royal Furgeson $500.00 Dean, North Texas College of Law
02/10/2016Frank Stevenson $500.00 Attorney
02/10/2016Mark Eidman $250.00 Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/18/2020La Madeleine $3.29Lunch with State Bar Staff
12/20/2019Tarry House $129.72Annual chambers staff luncheon
12/18/2019Black's Barbeque $108.00My one-ninth portion of the bill for barbeque, beans, potato salad, etc. for Court's Holiday Lunch.
11/13/2019Bartlett's Restaurant $87.54Chambers administrative assistant's birthday celebration
06/25/2019Tarry House $64.28Lunch with supporter
06/12/2019Black's Barbeque $100.00End-of-term luncheon for CCA staff
06/07/2019El Patio Restaurant $40.00Lunch with staff
06/06/2019Tarry House $66.59Lunch with supporter
04/12/2019Casa Colombia $77.83Lunch with staff (Farewell to intern)
02/10/2019Tarry House $135.29Dinner with supporters
01/05/2019Tarry House $164.88Dinner with supporters
12/18/2018Sharon Keller $125.00My share of court staff holiday brunch at El Arroyo Restaurant
12/13/2018Tarry House $127.87Chambers annual Christmas luncheon
12/10/2018Bert Richardson $20.00My share of farewell gift expense to Judge Alcala's retirement
11/29/2018Casa Colombia $48.32Executive assistant's birthday lunch
11/16/2018Terry Black's Barbeque $96.38 Lunch in celebration with her parents of new law clerk's passing bar exam
08/22/2018Bartlett's Restaurant $90.00Lunch with staff
07/27/2018El Patio Restaurant $30.00Farewell lunch with outgoing law clerk
07/15/2018Tarry Houst $150.54Dinner with supporters
06/27/2018Kevin Yeary $150.00End of Term Court Luncheon and Movie Event
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 56 ms.