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Ray, Elizabeth (The Honorable)

JCOH
Filer ID: 00020749 · Houston · TX
52 reports · First filing 01/18/2000 · Latest filing 07/19/2023
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 / Place
—
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77008
First Filing
01/18/2000
Latest Filing
07/19/2023
Latest Reporting Period
01/19/2023 – 07/19/2023
Reports
52

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$550,330.35
Expenditures
$583,787.48
Transactions
2,473
Largest Contribution
$9,964.32
Largest Expenditure
$75,000.00
COH as of 07/19/2023
$0.00
Average Contribution
$662.25
Average Expenditure
$355.53
First Contribution
08/31/2001
Last Contribution
04/02/2013
First Expenditure
07/02/2001
Last Expenditure
12/31/2015

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
633
Reported Payee Entities
664
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
633
1,109 contributions · $700,944.35
Vendor Relationships
627
1,784 payments · $620,857.44
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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 spentRay, Elizabeth (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$22,957.46 · 7 giftsW. Mark LanierW. Mark Lanier$15,000.00 · 4 giftsVinson & Elkins Texas Political Action CommitteeVinson & Elkins Texas Political Actio…$10,000.00 · 2 giftsJohn O'QuinnJohn O'Quinn$9,000.00 · 2 giftsFleming & Associates L.L.P.Fleming & Associates L.L.P.$8,000.00 · 4 giftsHarris County Republican PartyHarris County Republican Party$173,100.00 · 12 paymentsThe CommunicatorsThe Communicators$34,200.00 · 6 paymentsCommercial Business Services Inc.Commercial Business Services Inc.$24,279.02 · 9 paymentsCommercial Business Service IncCommercial Business Service Inc$14,071.74 · 3 paymentsButrum & AssociatesButrum & Associates$13,836.24 · 3 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
2W. Mark Lanier $15,000.004
3Vinson & Elkins Texas Political Action Committee $10,000.002
4John O'Quinn $9,000.002
5Fleming & Associates L.L.P. $8,000.004
6Beirne Maynard & Parsons LLP. $7,500.003
7Ahmad Zavistanos Anaipakos Alavi & Mensing $6,286.003
8Andrews & Kurth $6,000.003
9Baker & McKenzie LLP $6,000.003
10Thompson & Knight PAC $6,000.003

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Harris County Republican Party $173,100.0012
2The Communicators $34,200.006
3Commercial Business Services Inc. $24,279.029
4Commercial Business Service Inc $14,071.743
5Butrum & Associates $13,836.243
6Commercial Business Service Inc. $13,583.618
7Apple Store - Houston Galleria $10,146.7015
8La Griglia $10,055.1331
9Jeff Yates $10,000.005
10Debbie S. Grun $9,800.0016

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2015$0.00 $2,309.46
2014$0.00 $14,504.42
2013$15,900.00 $43,716.53
2012$88,368.00 $42,981.75
2011$25,650.00 $30,624.96
2010$0.00 $9,129.83
2009$0.00 $4,156.45
2008$185,207.46 $282,810.44
2007$120,876.00 $49,687.44
2006$0.00 $2,382.25
2005$0.00 $7,196.45
2004$1,200.00 $42,921.75
2003$109,950.00 $50,305.39
2001$3,178.89 $1,060.36

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/02/2013Beirne Maynard $2,500.00
04/02/2013Andrews & Kurth $2,500.00
04/02/2013Gardere Wynne $2,000.00
04/02/2013McGinnis Lockridge $1,000.00
04/02/2013Thompson Knight $1,000.00
04/02/2013Henke Law Firm $1,000.00
04/02/2013Cokinos Bosien $1,000.00
04/02/2013Fleming and Associates $1,000.00
04/02/2013James Raymond $500.00 self · CPA
04/02/2013Sprott Rigby Newson $500.00
04/02/2013Hays McConn $500.00
04/02/2013Campbell Harrison $500.00
04/02/2013Abel Manji $300.00 self · lawyer
04/02/2013Ferguson McNeil $250.00 Vinson & Elkins · lawyer
04/02/2013Newton Schwartz $250.00 self · lawyer
04/02/2013Ed Hennessey $250.00 self · lawyer
04/02/2013Watt & Beckworth $250.00
04/02/2013Harrison Bettis $250.00
04/02/2013Boyar Miller $250.00
04/02/2013Rodney Merwin $100.00 self · lawyer

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2015Elizabeth Ray $707.93reimburse dues ABOTA
12/28/2015Grant Dorfman $200.00reimburse for Judicial dinner
12/12/2015Benjamin Schlitt $150.00accounting assistance
09/21/2015TACTAS $300.00membership dues
06/01/2015RingCentral $84.90fax service
05/13/2015Paul Choules $416.63staff Christmas party
05/13/2015Elizabeth Ray $250.00Houston Bar Foundation luncheon on 2/10/2015
01/20/2015ABOTA $200.00annual dues
09/15/2014Ibiza $39.53Social Motion dinner
08/21/2014Amazon $137.15Law Book
08/19/2014AT&T $271.47phone
08/16/2014Costco $128.84office supplies
08/13/2014USPS $73.50stamps
08/13/2014Zoe's $49.90staff lunch
08/12/2014Treebeard's $91.69staff
08/12/2014Treebeard's $35.67staff
08/11/2014Hyatt Regency $447.24CLE
08/07/2014Truluck's $96.98CLE
08/07/2014Chevron $52.01gas
08/06/2014Best Buy $75.76supplies
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 57 ms.