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Filer / Committee

Valdez, Carlos (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 148
Filer ID: 00020897
75 reports · First filing 07/12/1993 · Latest filing 07/03/2026
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
148
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
07/12/1993
Latest Filing
07/03/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
75

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$128,202.53
Expenditures
$149,288.54
Transactions
304
Largest Contribution
$3,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$19,984.35
COH as of 06/30/2026
$0.00
Average Contribution
$545.54
Average Expenditure
$2,163.60
First Contribution
09/09/2004
Last Contribution
11/08/2024
First Expenditure
09/08/2004
Last Expenditure
12/08/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
167
Reported Payee Entities
37
Top Contributor
Charlie Webb
Top Reported Payee
KIII-TV

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
167
285 contributions · $152,677.53
Vendor Relationships
30
67 payments · $151,248.97
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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 spentValdez, Carlos (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeCharlie WebbCharlie Webb$6,070.45 · 7 giftsJacob MunozJacob Munoz$6,000.00 · 3 giftsRobert HilliardRobert Hilliard$5,500.00 · 3 giftsPaul ChapaPaul Chapa$4,500.00 · 4 giftsDavid BrightDavid Bright$3,476.99 · 2 giftsKIII-TVKIII-TV$39,079.00 · 4 paymentsKRIS CommunicationsKRIS Communications$20,000.00 · 2 paymentsMorehead Dotts & AssociatesMorehead Dotts & Associates$14,000.00 · 3 paymentsChairborne SolutionsChairborne Solutions$12,000.00 · 2 paymentsKRGV-TVKRGV-TV$9,909.30 · 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
Contributions91.2th#770 of 8,722
Expenditures90.2th#852 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity90.5th#826 of 8,722
Transaction Volume87.2th#1,114 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions40.6%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures88.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Charlie Webb $6,070.457
2Jacob Munoz $6,000.003
3Robert Hilliard $5,500.003
4Paul Chapa $4,500.004
5David Bright $3,476.992
6Steve Carrigan $3,000.003
7Ed Chapa $3,000.002
8Wyatt Law Firm. Ltd. $3,000.001
9Doctors of Corpus Christi PAC $2,500.001
10Michael Terry $2,500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1KIII-TV $39,079.004
2KRIS Communications $20,000.002
3Morehead Dotts & Associates $14,000.003
4Chairborne Solutions $12,000.002
5KRGV-TV $9,909.301
6Nueces County Democratic Party $9,150.0011
7Carlos Valdez $7,993.134
8Lighthouse Graphics $5,618.614
9Jose Rosas $3,030.002
10Enlightened Images $2,750.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$0.00 $3,705.13
2024$16,205.58 $14,731.77
2023$0.00 $3,154.00
2022$42,995.54 $54,225.94
2021$18,076.41 $1,500.00
2018$12,200.00 $15,199.46
2017$0.00 $1,500.00
2016$2,500.00 $16,432.50
2015$0.00 $1,875.00
2009$0.00 $100.00
2007$0.00 $1,650.00
2006$0.00 $400.00
2005$0.00 $500.00
2004$36,225.00 $34,314.74

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/08/2024Robert Hilliard $1,500.00 Attorney
11/08/2024Henry Medina $500.00 Stockbroker
10/24/2024Linebarger Goggan Blair Sampson &Blair LLP $1,500.00
10/24/2024Paul Chapa $1,000.00 Attorney
10/24/2024Jeff Wigington $250.00 Attorney
10/24/2024Jesus Santos $100.00 Attorney
10/10/2024Ricardo Carrillo $200.00 Attorney
10/10/2024Mark Di Carlo $130.00 Attorney
10/10/2024Conrad Morris $100.00 Retired
10/10/2024Mike Westergren $100.00 Attorney
10/10/2024Tom Bridges $100.00 Retired
09/25/2024Ed Chapa $2,000.00 Attorney
09/25/2024Mauricio Celis $1,000.00 Attorney
09/19/2024David Bright $1,975.58 Attorney
09/12/2024Doctors of Corpus Christi PAC $2,500.00
09/12/2024Scott Ellison $500.00 Attorney
09/12/2024Albert Valdez $400.00 Retired
09/12/2024Armando Chapa $400.00 Retired
09/12/2024Oscar Ortiz $250.00 Retired
09/12/2024Diana Cardenas $200.00 Retired

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/08/2025Nueces County Democratic Party $1,500.00Fee for place on the ballot
03/05/2025Carlos Valdez $2,205.13Partial repayment of personal loan.
10/30/2024Chairborne Solutions $4,000.00Television advertising
10/24/2024KIII-TV $2,000.00Digital/Streaming Advertising
10/12/2024Chairborne Solutions $8,000.00Digital advertising
08/02/2024Lighthouse Graphics $731.77campaign signs
11/20/2023Nueces County Democratic Party $1,500.00Application for Place on Ballot Filing Fee
01/05/2023Carlos Valdez $1,654.00Partial repayment of outstanding personal loan. Original loan amount was $5000.00
11/10/2022Ruben Valdez $1,000.00Removal and storage of political advertising signs.
11/03/2022Campaign Services LLC $1,000.00Get out the vote phone bank solicitation services.
10/18/2022KRIS Communications $5,000.00Commercial air time.
10/18/2022KIII-TV $5,000.00Commercial air time.
10/07/2022KIII-TV $19,984.35Commercial air time.
10/07/2022KRIS Communications $15,000.00Commercial air time.
10/07/2022Enlightened Images $2,750.00Produce TV Commercials
08/15/2022Nueces County Democratic Party $450.00Film campaign video
07/27/2022Lighthouse Graphics $644.09Political signs
06/30/2022Nueces County Democratic Party $150.00Partial rent payment for democratic party office.
06/28/2022Lighthouse Graphics $3,247.50Political signs
11/13/2021Nueces County Democratic Party $1,500.00Candidate filing fee
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 70 ms.