Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Rains, James B. (The Honorable)
Filer / Committee

Rains, James B. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 176
Filer ID: 00020700
62 reports · First filing 01/11/2000 · Latest filing 07/14/2026
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
JUDGEDIST
District / Place
176
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/11/2000
Latest Filing
07/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
62

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$49,857.46
Expenditures
$31,987.65
Transactions
95
Largest Contribution
$9,964.32
Largest Expenditure
$12,500.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$1,875.88
Average Contribution
$573.07
Average Expenditure
$3,998.46
First Contribution
04/29/2008
Last Contribution
11/03/2008
First Expenditure
06/27/2008
Last Expenditure
06/28/2013

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
81
Reported Payee Entities
6
Top Contributor
Republican Party of Texas
Top Reported Payee
Harris County Republican Party

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
81
90 contributions · $50,613.65
Vendor Relationships
4
6 payments · $29,142.29
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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 spentRains, James B. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$22,957.46 · 7 giftsMark LipkinMark Lipkin$2,500.00 · 1 giftsWilliam McMinnWilliam McMinn$2,500.00 · 1 giftsSusan KrohnSusan Krohn$2,000.00 · 1 giftsCharles JoekelCharles Joekel$1,000.00 · 1 giftsHarris County Republican PartyHarris County Republican Party$25,000.00 · 2 paymentsEvin Thayer StudiosEvin Thayer Studios$2,638.92 · 1 paymentsJack RainsJack Rains$1,850.36 · 1 paymentsTexas Center for the JudiciaryTexas Center for the Judiciary$1,000.00 · 2 paymentsBob BlackmerBob Blackmer$995.00 · 1 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
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
1Republican Party of Texas $22,957.467
2Mark Lipkin $2,500.001
3William McMinn $2,500.001
4Susan Krohn $2,000.001
5Charles Joekel $1,000.001
6Beverly Melontree $500.001
7Candace Burns $500.001
8Carolyn Faulk $500.001
9Charles Leyendecker $500.001
10Edd Blackwood $500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Harris County Republican Party $25,000.002
2Evin Thayer Studios $2,638.921
3Jack Rains $1,850.361
4Texas Center for the Judiciary $1,000.002
5Bob Blackmer $995.001
6B&G Printing $503.371

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2013$0.00 $3,138.92
2009$0.00 $500.00
2008$49,857.46 $28,348.73

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/03/2008Republican Party of Texas $713.92
10/29/2008Republican Party of Texas $5,564.64
10/22/2008Republican Party of Texas $2,987.00
10/15/2008Republican Party of Texas $9,964.32
10/15/2008Republican Party of Texas $3,471.39
10/03/2008Steve Underwood $500.00 Tennessee Titans · Attorney
10/01/2008Republican Party of Texas $157.45
10/01/2008Republican Party of Texas $98.74
08/11/2008Paul Coselli $500.00 Schumacher · Attorney
08/06/2008R.P. Cornelius $500.00 Self · Attorney
08/06/2008Jack Hamilton $500.00 Self · Investor
08/06/2008Sam Adamo $250.00 Self · Attorney
08/06/2008Peter Papadakis $250.00 Self · Investor
08/06/2008W.A. Prewitt $250.00 N/A · Retired
06/26/2008William McMinn $2,500.00 self employed · sales
06/26/2008Mark Lipkin $2,500.00 self employed · attorney
06/26/2008Susan Krohn $2,000.00 Brooke Companies · research consulting
06/26/2008Charles Joekel $1,000.00 Pacesetter Personnel · labor services
06/26/2008Ray Nesbitt $500.00 retired · retired
06/26/2008Charles Leyendecker $500.00 Leyendecker Group · real estate

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/28/2013Evin Thayer Studios $2,638.92Judicial Portrait
01/09/2013Texas Center for the Judiciary $500.00In Memory of William Hatten
01/29/2009Texas Center for the Judiciary $500.00judicial education
10/03/2008Bob Blackmer $995.00campaign website
09/02/2008B&G Printing $503.37Campaign Materials
08/15/2008Harris County Republican Party $12,500.00Joint Judicial Campaign
07/17/2008Harris County Republican Party $12,500.00Joint Judicial Campaign
06/27/2008Jack Rains $1,850.36Fundraiser
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 228 ms.