Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/West (DECEASED), George E. (The Honorable)
Filer / Committee

West (DECEASED), George E. (The Honorable)

COH · STATEREP 81
Filer ID: 00020986 · Odessa · TX
65 reports · First filing 02/10/1992 · Latest filing 01/02/2009
Candidate Committee · Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
COH
Office
STATEREP
District / Place
81
Mailing Location
Odessa · TX · 79762
First Filing
02/10/1992
Latest Filing
01/02/2009
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2008 – 12/31/2008
Reports
65

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$816,803.83
Expenditures
$857,137.94
Transactions
4,322
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$10,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2008
$0.00
Average Contribution
$435.86
Average Expenditure
$350.14
First Contribution
07/01/2003
Last Contribution
10/08/2008
First Expenditure
07/01/2003
Last Expenditure
11/13/2008

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
741
Reported Payee Entities
321
Top Contributor
Thomas Rodman
Top Reported Payee
GMAC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
741
2,385 contributions · $1,079,473.83
Vendor Relationships
281
2,612 payments · $899,370.75
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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 spentWest (DECEASED), George E. (The Hon…Focal filer / committeeThomas RodmanThomas Rodman$22,000.00 · 10 giftsJim PittsJim Pitts$15,000.00 · 2 giftsTexas Oil & Gas PACTexas Oil & Gas PAC$13,500.00 · 5 giftsTexas Credit Union League PACTexas Credit Union League PAC$12,300.00 · 12 giftsHarold SimmonsHarold Simmons$10,000.00 · 10 giftsGMACGMAC$61,659.02 · 70 paymentsRiverchase AptsRiverchase Apts$44,775.00 · 31 paymentsChaseChase$43,942.67 · 24 paymentsSouthwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines$42,381.75 · 253 paymentsOdessa Country ClubOdessa Country Club$40,539.70 · 92 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
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
1Thomas Rodman $22,000.0010
2Jim Pitts $15,000.002
3Texas Oil & Gas PAC $13,500.005
4Texas Credit Union League PAC $12,300.0012
5Harold Simmons $10,000.0010
6Conoco Phillips Spirit Pac $10,000.008
7Al & Jo Hooker $10,000.006
8Koch Pac $8,500.009
9Don & Lynne Wood $8,250.009
10Jack Wood $8,000.0010

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1GMAC $61,659.0270
2Riverchase Apts $44,775.0031
3Chase $43,942.6724
4Southwest Airlines $42,381.75253
5Odessa Country Club $40,539.7092
6Buddy West $39,678.3911
7Landry Place $38,672.0029
8Bank One $34,589.7418
9American Printing $25,541.259
10Bank One $22,768.4118

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2008$93,968.20 $96,816.28
2007$15,015.78 $67,234.74
2006$287,020.00 $170,772.37
2005$198,975.00 $387,775.14
2004$186,150.00 $107,033.70
2003$35,674.85 $27,505.71

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/08/2008Shirley West $673.20
06/17/2008Delwin Jones $245.00
04/09/2008Texas Friends of Time Warner $1,000.00
04/09/2008Conoco Phillips Spirit Pac $1,000.00
04/04/2008Trepac $1,000.00
04/04/2008Oneok Employees PAC $750.00
04/04/2008Vickie Gomez $200.00
04/02/2008Robert Holt $1,000.00
03/31/2008Jim Pitts $5,000.00
03/31/2008Stan Schlueter Consulting $1,000.00
03/31/2008Texas Civil Justice League PAC $500.00
03/31/2008Koch Pac $500.00
03/31/2008John Pitts $250.00
03/31/2008Joseph & Stacy Rapier $100.00
03/31/2008John Kelley $100.00
03/31/2008Mike & Leslie Moss $100.00
03/31/2008Mike & Terry Cartwright $100.00
03/31/2008R.H & Deeann Holder $100.00
03/26/2008Texas Construction Assoc Pac $1,000.00
03/26/2008Jack & Christy Miller $250.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/13/2008Odessa American $632.86partial pmt of ad in which family thanked the community for naming Buddy Best Legislator
10/24/2008Grande $117.54utilities / telephone & internet. Conducting business regarding the estate of Buddy West.
10/17/2008AT&T $86.82phone equipment - cell phone/ Conducting business regarding the estate of Buddy West
09/13/2008Grande $171.65utilities / telephone & internet. Conducting business regarding the estate of Buddy West.
09/12/2008GMAC $886.61Travel for legislative purposes only - Not for personal use. Used to close down Austin apt/offic
09/07/2008AT&T $153.32phone equipment - cell phone/ Conducting business regarding the estate of Buddy West
08/18/2008Sams Club $93.20gas for district auto- preparing for drive to Austin in order to start process of closing Austin
08/15/2008Sams Club $100.00gas for district auto- used for moving purposes to remove items from storage and relocate to hom
08/12/2008GMAC $888.66Travel for legislative purposes only - Not for personal use. Used to close down Austin apt/offic
08/12/2008Sams Club $56.75gas for district auto- used for moving purposes
08/11/2008Wade Bennington $800.00payment for moving trips to close down Buddy West Austin apartment and office in the capital.
08/11/2008Richie West $600.00payment for moving trips to shut down Buddy West Austin apartment and capital office.
08/11/2008Scott Satterwhite $500.00payment for moving trip to help shut down Buddy West's Austin apartment
08/11/2008Lori Bennington $400.00payment for moving trips to close down Buddy West Austin apt and his office in the capital.
08/10/2008Southwest Airlines $191.00airfare/travel. to austin and return. Settling estate of Rep West and closing his Austin office
08/10/2008Grande $172.68utilities / telephone & internet. Conducting business regarding the estate of Buddy West.
08/10/2008AT&T $145.84phone equipment - cell phone/ Conducting business regarding the estate of Buddy West
08/10/2008Southwest Airlines $2.50airfare/travel. to austin and return. Settling estate of Rep West and closing his Austin office
08/09/20087-11 $54.23gas for district auto. Settling the estate of Buddy West
07/21/2008Hilton Hotel $618.70Lodging for movers who are packing and moving Buddy's office. The austin apt already closed
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 100 ms.