Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Phillips, John F. (The Honorable)

JCOH · District Judge 314
Filer ID: 00026293
66 reports · First filing 01/15/2002 · Latest filing 01/09/2025
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 Judge
District / Place
314
Mailing Location
First Filing
01/15/2002
Latest Filing
01/09/2025
Latest Reporting Period
01/06/2025 – 01/09/2025
Reports
66

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$228,226.00
Expenditures
$225,238.65
Transactions
578
Largest Contribution
$4,250.00
Largest Expenditure
$46,255.00
COH as of 01/09/2025
Average Contribution
$832.94
Average Expenditure
$740.92
First Contribution
07/01/2005
Last Contribution
04/20/2015
First Expenditure
01/13/2005
Last Expenditure
05/01/2019

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
164
Reported Payee Entities
120
Top Contributor
Michael Craig
Top Reported Payee
National Mail Advertising Inc.

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
164
345 contributions · $272,851.00
Vendor Relationships
117
339 payments · $238,579.12
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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 spentPhillips, John F. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeMichael CraigMichael Craig$9,000.00 · 4 giftsMichelle BushMichelle Bush$8,075.00 · 5 giftsJohn SpjutJohn Spjut$7,500.00 · 3 giftsW.F. WarrinerW.F. Warriner$7,000.00 · 4 giftsGeorge ClevengerGeorge Clevenger$6,250.00 · 5 giftsNational Mail Advertising Inc.National Mail Advertising Inc.$46,255.00 · 1 paymentsNeumann and CompanyNeumann and Company$28,268.78 · 3 paymentsPOLICE INC. PublicationsPOLICE INC. Publications$15,000.00 · 2 paymentsverizon wirelessverizon wireless$10,593.09 · 84 paymentsThe Whats Up ProgramThe Whats Up Program$10,000.00 · 1 payments

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
1Michael Craig $9,000.004
2Michelle Bush $8,075.005
3John Spjut $7,500.003
4W.F. Warriner $7,000.004
5George Clevenger $6,250.005
6William Thursland $6,000.004
7John Maisel $5,500.003
8Dan Spjut $5,200.003
9Kenneth Brauer $5,000.003
10Douglas York $5,000.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1National Mail Advertising Inc. $46,255.001
2Neumann and Company $28,268.783
3POLICE INC. Publications $15,000.002
4verizon wireless $10,593.0984
5The Whats Up Program $10,000.001
6The Yates Company $10,000.001
7Harris County Republican Party $9,000.006
8Enjoy Houston $8,052.696
9Katy Christian Magazine $6,475.008
10China Garden Restaurant $6,064.7910

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2019$0.00 $750.00
2018$0.00 $5,126.05
2017$0.00 $7,124.26
2016$0.00 $3,736.70
2015$500.00 $5,538.70
2014$0.00 $54,303.45
2013$95,650.00 $33,760.61
2012$0.00 $5,060.84
2011$0.00 $6,494.84
2010$53,050.00 $88,222.62
2009$53,351.00 $3,922.08
2008$0.00 $452.40
2007$0.00 $1,199.72
2006$0.00 $3,650.29
2005$25,675.00 $5,896.09

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/20/2015Daughters of Liberty $250.00
04/20/2015Texas Tea Party of Republican Women $250.00
10/28/2013W.F. Warriner $2,500.00 W.F. Warriner Attorney At Law · Attorney
10/28/2013Michelle Bush $2,500.00 Michelle Bush attorney at law · attorney
10/28/2013John Spjut $2,500.00 The Law Office of John Spjut · attorney
10/28/2013Daryl Longworth $2,000.00 Law Office of Daryl Longworth · Attorney
10/28/2013Oliver Sprott $1,500.00 Oliver Wendall Sprott Attorney At Law · Attorney
10/28/2013Michael Craig $1,500.00 Michael F. Craig Attorney at Law · attorney
10/28/2013J.B. Bobbitt $1,500.00 Law Offices of JB Bobbitt PLLC · Attorney
10/28/2013Jan Rich $1,000.00 Jan Rich Attorney at Law · attorney
10/28/2013Robert Thomas $1,000.00 Robert Thomas Attorney At Law · Attorney
10/28/2013Gary Polland $1,000.00 Gary Polland and Associates · Attoney
10/28/2013Cruz Cervantes $1,000.00 Cervantes & Cervantes, P.C. · attorney
10/28/2013Sean McAlister $1,000.00 Sean T. McAlister, Attorney at Law · Attorney
10/28/2013Kevin George $1,000.00 Law Offices of Kevin George · Attorney
10/28/2013William Thursland $1,000.00 William M. Thursland Attorney at Law · attorney
10/28/2013Leslie Shireman $750.00 Leslie Shireman Attorney At Law · Attorney
10/28/2013Juliane Crow $500.00 Juliane Crow Attorney at Law · Attorney
10/28/2013Mark Castillo $500.00 Mark Castillo Attny At Law · Attorney
10/28/2013Jerry M. Acosta $500.00 Jerry Michael Acosta Attorney At Law · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/01/2019Spring Woods High School Scholarship Fund $250.00Contribution
04/13/2019Epsilon Psi House Corporation $175.00Contribution
02/26/2019Juvenile Law Section $325.00Seminar
12/21/2018Vickers Moving Service $420.00moving expense
12/14/2018Cyclone Anaya's $161.66campaign dinner
12/03/2018USPS $24.70mailing expense
11/29/2018verizon wireless $119.66cell phone expense
10/30/2018verizon wireless $119.66cell phone expense
10/03/2018verizon wireless $119.66cell phone expense
09/18/2018Goode Company $139.91campaign dinner meeting
09/07/2018Kim Son $90.18campaign lunch meeting
08/28/2018verizon wireless $119.66cell phone expense
08/03/2018chili"s $34.10campaign lunch meeting
07/31/2018Katy Christian Magazine $400.00magazine ad
07/31/2018verizon wireless $119.66cell phone expense
07/16/2018Tony Mandola's $157.19campaign dinner meeting
07/03/2018verizon wireless $119.66cell phone expense
06/07/2018Tony Mandola's $186.70campaign dinner meeting
06/05/2018verizon wireless $119.66cell phone expense
05/01/2018verizon wireless $70.00cell phone expense
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 50 ms.