Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Talton, Robert E. (Mr.)

JCOH · CHIEFJUSTICE_SC
Filer ID: 00020836 · Pasadena · TX
55 reports · First filing 07/15/1993 · Latest filing 07/14/2014
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
CHIEFJUSTICE_SC
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Pasadena · TX · 77504
First Filing
07/15/1993
Latest Filing
07/14/2014
Latest Reporting Period
02/23/2014 – 06/30/2014
Reports
55

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$520,933.29
Expenditures
$444,288.61
Transactions
1,807
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$20,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2014
$0.00
Average Contribution
$503.80
Average Expenditure
$574.76
First Contribution
07/07/2003
Last Contribution
02/26/2014
First Expenditure
07/01/2003
Last Expenditure
05/21/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
440
Reported Payee Entities
227
Top Contributor
Texas Bail PAC
Top Reported Payee
robert talton

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
440
1,067 contributions · $536,384.29
Vendor Relationships
174
732 payments · $341,162.14
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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 spentTalton, Robert E. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeTexas Bail PACTexas Bail PAC$19,500.00 · 9 giftsCleat PACCleat PAC$12,500.00 · 11 giftsP. ROWAN SMITHP. ROWAN SMITH$12,000.00 · 3 giftsVinson Elkins Texas PACVinson Elkins Texas PAC$11,500.00 · 6 giftsPlumbers Local Union No. 68 PACPlumbers Local Union No. 68 PAC$11,000.00 · 5 giftsrobert taltonrobert talton$77,043.12 · 20 paymentsHarris County Republican PartyHarris County Republican Party$28,150.00 · 23 paymentsPATHFINDER MARKETINGPATHFINDER MARKETING$16,855.00 · 1 paymentsLAZARUS GRAPHICSLAZARUS GRAPHICS$15,702.00 · 4 paymentsUSPSUSPS$12,162.66 · 27 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
1Texas Bail PAC $19,500.009
2Cleat PAC $12,500.0011
3P. ROWAN SMITH $12,000.003
4Vinson Elkins Texas PAC $11,500.006
5Plumbers Local Union No. 68 PAC $11,000.005
6HOUSTON POLICE OFFICERS UNION PAC $9,000.006
7Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP $9,000.005
8TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MORTGAGE ATTORNEYS PAC $7,500.003
9Texas Automobile Dealers Association PAC $7,000.006
10TX Friends of Time Warner Cable $6,500.005

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1robert talton $77,043.1220
2Harris County Republican Party $28,150.0023
3PATHFINDER MARKETING $16,855.001
4LAZARUS GRAPHICS $15,702.004
5USPS $12,162.6627
6Clarion Inn and Suites $11,220.0078
7STARS OVER TEXAS PAC $11,000.003
8Lee A. Woods $10,613.4610
9Cynthia Tauss $10,406.686
10DONOR FUNDRAISING $9,211.033

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$7,200.00 $37,136.47
2013$30,000.00 $11,346.66
2009$0.00 $288.68
2008$192.00 $4,682.95
2007$800.00 $38,297.17
2006$137,689.13 $127,449.65
2005$38,832.00 $46,361.86
2004$213,706.16 $91,181.21
2003$92,514.00 $87,543.96

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/26/2014Lisa Baron $5,000.00 Baron and Blue · Attorney
02/14/2014Charles Siegel $250.00 Waters & Kraus LLP · Attorney
02/14/2014Bruce Steckler $250.00 Steckler Law LLP · Attorney
02/12/2014Michael Slack $1,000.00 Slack & Davis, LLP · Attorney
02/11/2014Galen Swint $200.00 Capital One · Manager
02/05/2014Jack Howard $500.00 None · Retired
12/20/2013Charles Herd $5,000.00 The Lanier Law Firm · Attorney
12/20/2013Eugene Egdorf $5,000.00 The Lanier Law Firm · Attorney
12/20/2013Patrick Ohara $5,000.00 The Lanier Law Firm · Attorney
12/20/2013Benjamin Major $5,000.00 The Lanier Law Firm · Attorney
12/20/2013Judson Waltman $2,500.00 The Lanier Law Firm · Attorney
12/20/2013Dwana Waltman $2,500.00 The Lanier Law Firm · Attorney
11/21/2013Mark Lanier $5,000.00 The Lanier Law Firm · Attorney
08/16/2008Women's Marines Association $16.00
07/09/2008Women's Marines Association $96.00
01/16/2008David Berrier $80.00
08/15/2007TEXAS CREDIT UNION LEAGUE PAC $300.00
07/12/2007Bay Area Republican Women $500.00
12/09/2006Texas Bail PAC $2,500.00
12/09/2006TEXAS LAND DEVELOPER PAC $500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/21/2014Robert Talton $300.00Partial repayment of loan to campaign
03/28/2014Long Plan Printing $405.94Cards
03/26/2014Larry M. Hicks, CPA $150.00Accounting services
03/11/2014John Griffing $1,000.00Campaign consulting
03/11/2014Constantin Querard $792.42Robo calls
03/10/2014Bill Kneer Marketing and Business Development $3,440.00Website development, Facebook & Piryx design
03/10/2014Ben Stinsman $1,000.00Contract Labor
03/10/2014Cost Effective Consulting $250.00Campaign consulting
03/06/2014Facebook $50.00Internet Ads
02/28/2014Constantin Querard $2,500.00Robo calls
02/28/2014Clear Channel Broadcasting $1,067.47Radio ads
02/27/2014Melaroo Web Marketing $700.00Video
02/26/2014Piryx, Inc. $225.00Online contribution processing fee
02/24/2014KJCE Entercom Austin $270.00Radio Ads
02/24/2014Facebook $25.00Internet Ads
02/23/2014Facebook $25.00Internet ads
02/21/2014John Griffing $1,000.00Political consulting
02/21/2014Republican Party of Brazos County $200.00Tickets to Lincoln/Reagan Dinner
02/20/2014Mail Boxes Plus $24.75Postage
02/17/2014Ben Stinsman $1,000.00Campaign scheduler
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 133 ms.