Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Zimmerer, Gerald L. (The Honorable)

JCOH · CHIEFJUSTICE_COA 15
Filer ID: 00027075
33 reports · First filing 01/18/1994 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
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
CHIEFJUSTICE_COA
District / Place
15
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/18/1994
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
33

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$127,696.56
Expenditures
$294,705.72
Transactions
436
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$25,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$15,142.35
Average Contribution
$823.85
Average Expenditure
$1,048.77
First Contribution
08/09/2017
Last Contribution
06/26/2026
First Expenditure
11/14/2017
Last Expenditure
06/29/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
126
Reported Payee Entities
104
Top Contributor
Baker Botts Amicus Fund
Top Reported Payee
Compete Digital

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
126
160 contributions · $129,116.20
Vendor Relationships
91
266 payments · $256,623.83
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Relationship Graph

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Top contributorsMoney receivedTop reported payeesMoney spentZimmerer, Gerald L. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeBaker Botts Amicus FundBaker Botts Amicus Fund$12,000.00 · 3 giftsIBEW PAC Voluntary FundIBEW PAC Voluntary Fund$5,500.00 · 3 giftsBracewell PACBracewell PAC$5,000.00 · 2 giftsTeamsters Local Union # 988Teamsters Local Union # 988$5,000.00 · 1 giftsMarcus SpagnolettiMarcus Spagnoletti$4,500.00 · 3 giftsCompete DigitalCompete Digital$55,000.00 · 3 paymentsChase for BusinessChase for Business$29,067.18 · 14 paymentsGerald ZimmererGerald Zimmerer$25,000.00 · 1 paymentsHuman Age DigitalHuman Age Digital$21,200.00 · 6 paymentsJohnston CampaignsJohnston Campaigns$16,319.95 · 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
Contributions87.9th#1,054 of 8,722
Expenditures94.3th#497 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity92.4th#663 of 8,722
Transaction Volume88.5th#1,006 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions78.4%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures73.7%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Baker Botts Amicus Fund $12,000.003
2IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund $5,500.003
3Bracewell PAC $5,000.002
4Teamsters Local Union # 988 $5,000.001
5Marcus Spagnoletti $4,500.003
6Robin Gibbs $3,000.002
7James Garcia $3,000.001
87th Amendment PAC of HTLA $2,914.201
9Haynes and Boone, LLP $2,889.392
10Malcolm Ditto $2,550.005

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Compete Digital $55,000.003
2Chase for Business $29,067.1814
3Gerald Zimmerer $25,000.001
4Human Age Digital $21,200.006
5Johnston Campaigns $16,319.953
6Texas Victory Consulting $14,298.006
7Harris County Democratic Party $13,565.0014
8Harris County Democratice Party $12,000.003
9The Daniels Group $10,000.001
10Carter Consulting $9,600.006

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$1,471.84 $1,810.80
2025$3,025.00 $4,958.02
2024$22,429.20 $151,320.58
2023$8,650.00 $27,250.07
2022$0.00 $3,518.00
2021$0.00 $798.00
2020$3,600.00 $41,579.14
2019$59,401.00 $31,901.78
2018$26,519.52 $28,693.89
2017$2,600.00 $2,875.44

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/26/2026Janet Thompson $4.58 Support Officer
06/07/2026Kherkher Garcia $1,000.00
01/14/2026Wendle Smith $467.26 Lawyer
07/16/2025Plumbers Local Union 68 $500.00
06/24/2025Wendle Smith $1,000.00 Attorney
06/24/2025Richard Lybarger $250.00 Attorney
06/12/2025Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP $1,000.00
06/04/2025Tova Galnur Tova Galnur $50.00 Retired
06/04/2025Bruce Schimmel $25.00 Retired
05/29/2025Edward Sponberg $100.00 Retired
05/29/2025Barbara Radnofsky $100.00 Attorney
05/16/2024David Minces $250.00 Attorney
05/14/2024Derin Dacey $15.00 Academic Advisor
04/26/2024Malcolm Ditto $500.00 Retired
04/24/2024Amar Raval $250.00 Attorney
04/22/2024Baker Botts Amicus Fund $2,000.00
04/13/2024Andrew Gould $250.00 Attorney
04/11/2024Macey Stokes $500.00 Attorney
04/10/2024Jane Robinson $250.00 Attorney
04/04/2024Bracewell PAC $2,500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/29/2026Various Unitemized $378.10Various expenses and offsets between 2/2-6/29/2026 each under "Expenditure Threshold."
06/03/2026Progress Texas $1,032.70Increasing voter knowlege of the 15th Court of Appeals on the ballot.
01/21/2026Thyra Burks $400.00Campaign Worker
12/10/2025Texas Democratic Party $2,500.00 Candidate Filing Fee
11/28/2025TrU Insight Marketing $249.00Email Campaign
11/26/2025Cognitive Campaigns $800.00Field Operations Expense
09/15/2025LinkedIn $259.67Advertising and Marketing Expense
06/30/2025Raise the Money, Inc. $24.68Credit Card & Merchant Fees
06/23/2025CADILLAC BAR $724.67Retire the Debit Fundraiser
05/09/2025TrU Insight Marketing $400.00Media/Advertising
12/29/2024Harris County Democratic Party $50.00Sustaining Membership
12/24/2024LinkedIn $259.74This represents $43.29 monthly expense x6 months (7/24-12/24/2024).
12/24/2024Dropbox $127.86$127.86 - represents payments of 21.31 per month for 6 months (7/24-12/24/2024)
12/24/2024NationBuilder $42.00$42.00 - represents 6 monthly payments of 7.00 per month from 7/24 - 12/24/2024.
12/10/202414th Court of Appeals $75.00Officeholder Expense - 14th Court of Appeals Cheer Fund (representing my pro rata share all judges).
11/12/2024Chase for Business $229.72Credit Card Payment
11/12/2024Chase for Business $81.60Credit Card Payment
10/11/2024Chase for Business $148.12Interest Expense
10/09/2024Chase for Business $9,305.60Credit Card Payment
09/12/2024Chase for Business $186.78Interest 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: 41 ms.