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

McGaughey, Jack A. (The Honorable)

JCOH · District Judge 97
Filer ID: 00020476
40 reports · First filing 02/02/2007 · Latest filing 01/04/2024
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
District Judge
District / Place
97
Mailing Location
First Filing
02/02/2007
Latest Filing
01/04/2024
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2023 – 12/31/2023
Reports
40

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$38,840.00
Expenditures
$61,654.96
Transactions
202
Largest Contribution
$1,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$6,402.02
COH as of 12/31/2023
$0.00
Average Contribution
$242.75
Average Expenditure
$1,467.98
First Contribution
06/28/2008
Last Contribution
10/20/2012
First Expenditure
12/19/2007
Last Expenditure
11/20/2019

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
150
Reported Payee Entities
15
Top Contributor
David Fenoglio
Top Reported Payee
Graphics II Ad Group

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
150
271 contributions · $64,130.00
Vendor Relationships
14
52 payments · $80,180.88
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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 spentMcGaughey, Jack A. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeDavid FenoglioDavid Fenoglio$1,000.00 · 1 giftsDavid HendersonnDavid Hendersonn$1,000.00 · 1 giftsDon MillerDon Miller$1,000.00 · 1 giftsGregory UnderwoodGregory Underwood$1,000.00 · 1 giftsLindsey McGeheeLindsey McGehee$1,000.00 · 1 giftsGraphics II Ad GroupGraphics II Ad Group$44,026.35 · 16 paymentsJack McGaugheyJack McGaughey$8,426.70 · 6 paymentsRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$3,000.00 · 2 paymentsTexas Secretary of StateTexas Secretary of State$1,500.00 · 1 paymentsTexas Republican PartyTexas Republican Party$1,250.00 · 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
1David Fenoglio $1,000.001
2David Hendersonn $1,000.001
3Don Miller $1,000.001
4Gregory Underwood $1,000.001
5Lindsey McGehee $1,000.001
6Neil Bowie $1,000.001
7Steve Tettleton $1,000.001
8Tracey Jennings $1,000.001
9Don MacLaughlin $750.002
10Matthew Fenoglio $600.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Graphics II Ad Group $44,026.3516
2Jack McGaughey $8,426.706
3Republican Party of Texas $3,000.002
4Texas Secretary of State $1,500.001
5Texas Republican Party $1,250.001
6The Bowie News $1,142.005
7McGaughey $1,004.911
8The Montague County Shopper $350.002
9The Archer County News $244.002
10Townsquare Media $196.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2019$0.00 $2,000.00
2016$0.00 $824.86
2015$0.00 $1,500.00
2012$35,490.00 $50,689.45
2011$3,100.00 $5,090.65
2008$250.00 $0.00
2007$0.00 $1,550.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/20/2012Bruce Cadwallader $100.00 None · Retired
09/22/2012Daniel Steppick $500.00 Cowles & Thompson · Attorney
05/25/2012Tracy White $100.00 Self-emploeyd · Artist
05/25/2012Kirsten Patton $100.00 None · Atrist
05/19/2012Marilyn Dial $200.00 None · Housewife
05/18/2012James Cooksey $500.00 Saint Jo Collier Famili Partnership · Businessman
05/17/2012Ward Campbell $500.00 Haigood & Campbell, LLC · Fuel & Lubricant Specialist
05/11/2012Harold Conner $100.00 Energy Service Company · Oil executrive
05/11/2012Casey Denson $100.00 White's Magneto & Supply · Businessman
05/10/2012Charles Petty $500.00 Self-employed · Landlord
05/10/2012Marjorie Harris $400.00 Wiiliam-Sonoma · Decorator
05/10/2012James Parmer $100.00 None · Retired
05/09/2012Karen Dow $500.00 None · Housewife
05/09/2012Tyler Thomas $250.00 Edward Jones · Financial advisor
05/09/2012Norman Caswell $200.00 Self-employed · Landman
05/09/2012Gayla Powers $100.00 Brian Powers, Attorney at Law · Legal Secretary
05/09/2012Ron Cheek $100.00 Self-employed · Landman
05/09/2012Brian Powers $100.00 Brian Powers, Attorney at Law · Lawyer
05/04/2012G.L. Prugel $250.00 Self-employed · Rancher
05/02/2012R.P. Brotherton $100.00 State of Texas · Judge

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/20/2019Texas Secretary of State $1,500.00Filing fee for place on ballot
09/30/2019The Bowie News $500.00Candidate announcement and listing
02/11/2016Graphics II Ad Group $824.86Preparation and placement of political advertisement for candidate
11/12/2015Republican Party of Texas $1,500.00Filing fee for place on primary ballot
12/21/2012Jack McGaughey $1,730.70Repayment of personal funds expended for advertising (intent ot repay previously reported)
06/30/2012Graphics II Ad Group $358.76Production and placement of radio and print advertisements
05/31/2012Townsquare Media $196.00Preparation of radtio advertizing and placement on KWFS, Wichita Falls
05/21/2012Graphics II Ad Group $2,213.46Preparation and placement of print and radio advertizing
05/19/2012Jack McGaughey $1,000.00Advertising expense
05/18/2012Jack McGaughey $196.00Radio ad production and placement
05/11/2012Graphics II Ad Group $5,890.26Printing and mailing of direct mail advertising
05/10/2012Graphics II Ad Group $1,044.00Preparation and placement of radio advertising
04/25/2012Graphics II Ad Group $4,462.25Production of advertising
04/25/2012Graphics II Ad Group $1,645.40Production of advertising
04/21/2012Jack McGaughey $2,000.00Advertising expenses
04/09/2012Graphics II Ad Group $2,945.18Preparation and printing of postcard mailings, postage
03/28/2012Graphics II Ad Group $5,813.26Design and production of door hangers, flyers, media placement of newspaper ads
03/28/2012Jack McGaughey $3,000.00Contribution to Campaign Fund
03/28/2012The Montague County Shopper $120.00Political calendar
03/05/2012The Archer County News $96.00Political calendar
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 224 ms.