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Venso, Norma (Ms.)

JCOH · JUSTICE_COA 14
Filer ID: 00027115
27 reports · First filing 01/18/2000 · Latest filing 01/13/2013
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
JUSTICE_COA
District / Place
14
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/18/2000
Latest Filing
01/13/2013
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2012 – 12/31/2012
Reports
27

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$59,703.98
Expenditures
$173,550.76
Transactions
296
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$15,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2012
$0.00
Average Contribution
$387.69
Average Expenditure
$1,222.19
First Contribution
01/05/2004
Last Contribution
11/15/2010
First Expenditure
01/02/2004
Last Expenditure
11/30/2012

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
139
Reported Payee Entities
74
Top Contributor
Gallagher Lewis Downey & Kim
Top Reported Payee
Emory & Young

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
139
176 contributions · $64,053.98
Vendor Relationships
51
101 payments · $137,881.32
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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 spentVenso, Norma (Ms.)Focal filer / committeeGallagher Lewis Downey & KimGallagher Lewis Downey & Kim$3,333.33 · 2 giftsVinson & Elkins Texas PACVinson & Elkins Texas PAC$3,333.33 · 2 giftsJeffrey BaleJeffrey Bale$2,500.00 · 1 giftsJoseph D. JamailJoseph D. Jamail$2,500.00 · 1 giftsMike MartinMike Martin$2,500.00 · 1 giftsEmory & YoungEmory & Young$46,611.99 · 5 paymentsGalveston Daily NewsGalveston Daily News$15,141.26 · 5 paymentsJoseph D. JamailJoseph D. Jamail$15,000.00 · 1 paymentsDesigner GraphicsDesigner Graphics$11,187.83 · 3 paymentsHarris County Democratic PartyHarris County Democratic Party$10,000.00 · 2 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
1Gallagher Lewis Downey & Kim $3,333.332
2Vinson & Elkins Texas PAC $3,333.332
3Jeffrey Bale $2,500.001
4Joseph D. Jamail $2,500.001
5Mike Martin $2,500.001
6Brent Coon $2,000.002
7Felix Cantu $1,500.001
8Jason Byrd $1,500.001
9Mikal Watts $1,500.001
10Travis Campbell $1,500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Emory & Young $46,611.995
2Galveston Daily News $15,141.265
3Joseph D. Jamail $15,000.001
4Designer Graphics $11,187.833
5Harris County Democratic Party $10,000.002
6Norma Venso $7,534.232
7Texas City Sun $6,680.394
8Gary Horton $5,966.295
9Mary Ellen Brennan $5,215.498
10Robert G. Taylor II PC $5,000.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2012$0.00 $5,136.00
2010$10,229.00 $18,388.88
2005$2,700.00 $24,858.45
2004$46,774.98 $125,167.43

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/15/2010Sam Miller $100.00 Self Employed · Attorney
10/29/2010Bob Woods $100.00 Wood Investments · Investor
10/28/2010Melissa Hirsch $25.00 Self Employed · Attorney
10/26/2010Dr. Bernard Milstein $100.00 Self Employed · Opthamologist
10/26/2010Dr. Kevin Katz $100.00 TSO Optical · Principal
10/26/2010Essmyer Tritico & Rainey Law Firm $100.00
10/25/2010Paul R. Wasserloos $1,000.00 Wasserloos CPA · CPA
10/25/2010Jack Brock $200.00 Mills Shirley Law Firm · Attorney
10/12/2010Jason Byrd $1,500.00 Snider & Byrd · Attorney
10/08/2010Paul Yetter $500.00 Yetter Coleman LLP · Attorney
10/06/2010Hart Green $100.00 Weller Green Toups & Terrell · Attorney
10/05/2010Martin Arguello $500.00 Arguello Hope & Associates · Attorney
10/02/2010Daughtry & Jordan Law Firm $100.00
10/01/2010Gerald Bourque $250.00 Self Empolyed · Attorney
10/01/2010Charles Noteboom $144.00 Self Employed · Attorney
10/01/2010David Eisen $100.00 Self Employed · Attorney
09/30/2010John Kiibler $500.00 Self Employed · Attorney
09/30/2010ILA Local 20 PAC Fund $250.00
09/30/2010Elizabeth Ledbetter $100.00 Davis & Wilkerson · Attorney
09/30/2010Elisa Vasquez $60.00 Federal Public Defender's office · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/30/2012Norma Venso $5,136.00Payment of final funds from personal loan
10/18/2010Fort Bend Democratic Party $1,000.00Coordinated Campaign Fee
10/16/2010Brazoria County Democratic Party $1,600.00Coordinated Campaign Fee
10/15/2010Black Ministers Association of Houston $500.00GOTV Program
10/06/2010Brazoria County Democratic Party $1,600.00Coordinated Campaign Fee
08/17/2010Printing Plus $743.94Color push cards and envelopes
08/06/2010Harris County Democratic Party $7,000.00Coordinated campaign fee
08/04/2010Fed Ex Office $244.94Color copies of campaign letter
04/03/2010Harris County Democratic Party $3,000.00Coordinated campaign
01/10/2010Galveston County Democratic Party $200.00Ad in Galveston Daily News
01/04/2010Texas Democratic Party $2,500.00Filing fee for Primary election
06/30/2005Norma Venso $2,398.23Repayment of loan
06/30/2005Mary Ellen Brennan $1,000.00Consulting Fee
02/02/2005SBC $87.11Phone
01/11/2005Joseph D. Jamail $15,000.00Return of firm donation
01/11/2005Robert G. Taylor II PC $5,000.00Retirn of firm donation
01/07/2005Cardmember Service $1,188.71Rental Vans and gas for GOTV
01/07/2005SBC $184.40Phone
12/23/2004Agape Services $275.00Cleaning services for headquarters
11/08/2004Alana La Day $78.00Contract Labor
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 36 ms.