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

Keel, Patrick O. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 345
Filer ID: 00031313
15 reports · First filing 07/14/2003 · Latest filing 01/10/2010
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
345
Mailing Location
First Filing
07/14/2003
Latest Filing
01/10/2010
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2010 – 01/10/2010
Reports
15

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$213,415.69
Expenditures
$216,926.26
Transactions
663
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$28,432.00
COH as of 01/10/2010
Average Contribution
$381.78
Average Expenditure
$2,085.83
First Contribution
01/15/2003
Last Contribution
10/28/2004
First Expenditure
01/08/2003
Last Expenditure
01/10/2010

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
454
Reported Payee Entities
50
Top Contributor
Thomas M. Keel
Top Reported Payee
U.S. Post Office

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
455
731 contributions · $262,970.69
Vendor Relationships
49
114 payments · $222,330.20
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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 spentKeel, Patrick O. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeThomas M. KeelThomas M. Keel$6,000.00 · 2 giftsFamily PACFamily PAC$5,000.00 · 1 giftsJames J. Hippard Jr & Mary Lou KeelJames J. Hippard Jr & Mary Lou Keel$5,000.00 · 1 giftsTommy Jacks P.C.Tommy Jacks P.C.$3,500.00 · 2 giftsJohn T. BarrettJohn T. Barrett$3,000.00 · 2 giftsU.S. Post OfficeU.S. Post Office$41,297.90 · 9 paymentsKVUEKVUE$30,599.50 · 2 paymentsKXANKXAN$27,574.00 · 2 paymentsKEYEKEYE$19,613.00 · 1 paymentsThornton J. KeelThornton J. Keel$15,000.00 · 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
1Thomas M. Keel $6,000.002
2Family PAC $5,000.001
3James J. Hippard Jr & Mary Lou Keel $5,000.001
4Tommy Jacks P.C. $3,500.002
5John T. Barrett $3,000.002
6Clark Thomas & Winters P.C. $2,750.004
7Jonathan R. Conant $2,605.002
8Burns Anderson Jury & Brenner LLP $2,500.003
9Minton Burton Foster & Collins P.C. $2,500.003
10Byrd Davis Eisenberg Walter & Furman L.L.P. $2,500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1U.S. Post Office $41,297.909
2KVUE $30,599.502
3KXAN $27,574.002
4KEYE $19,613.001
5Thornton J. Keel $15,000.001
6Classic Typesetting $14,599.303
7KTBC $10,476.001
8Terry Keel for Judge $8,200.002
9Texas Mailhouse Inc. $8,070.662
10Keel Systems $7,500.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2010$0.00 $505.68
2005$0.00 $8,740.16
2004$69,555.00 $187,599.13
2003$143,860.69 $20,081.29

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/28/2004G. Alan Waldrop $250.00 Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP · Attorney
10/26/2004James R. Meyers $250.00 Self · Mediator
10/25/2004Hazen & Terrill P.C. $500.00 Attorneys
10/24/2004John T. Kelley $1,000.00 n/a · Retired
10/23/2004William H. Daniel $100.00 McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore L.L.P. · Attorney
10/22/2004Thompson & Knight LLP Political Action Committee $500.00
10/21/2004William J. Cobb $250.00 Jackson Walker L.L.P. · Attorney
10/20/2004Paul H. Jordan $150.00 Sneed Vine & Perry P.C. · Attorney
10/19/2004Thomas E. Rodman $500.00 Self · Attorney
10/19/2004Roy A. Pollack $200.00 Self · Attorney
10/19/2004Christopher L. Rhodes $100.00 Werstein & Rhodes · Attorney
10/13/2004Sam J. Johnson $250.00 Scott Douglass & McConnico L.L.P. · Attorney
10/10/2004John F. Campbell $200.00 Law Office of John F. Campbell · Attorney
10/08/2004Gregory D. Jordan $500.00 Self · Attorney
10/06/2004Cue D. Boykin $300.00 State of Texas · Attorney
10/06/2004Gretchen B. Nearburg $100.00 n/a · Retired
10/02/2004Slack & Davis L.L.P. $1,000.00
10/02/2004J. Stephen Skaggs $100.00 Bank Advisory Group LLC · President
10/01/2004Osborne & Helman L.L.P. $500.00
09/21/2004ATCEMSE-PAC $150.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/10/2010Texas Lyceum Association Inc. $505.68Donation to 501(c)(3) organization
06/30/2005Terry Keel for Judge $4,100.00Contributions given
06/30/2005Terry Keel for Judge $4,100.00Contributions given
03/04/2005EFTPS $270.08Federal income tax
03/04/2005EFTPS $270.08Federal income tax
12/01/2004Green Pastures Restaurant $145.91Meals
11/26/2004Andrew York $180.00Sign removal
11/05/2004Thornton J. Keel $15,000.00Consulting
10/30/2004Texas Mailhouse Inc. $4,035.33Printing
10/25/2004U.S. Post Office $19,627.38Postage
10/25/2004KXAN $2,239.75Advertising
10/25/2004KVUE $2,167.50Advertising
10/23/2004Texas Mailhouse Inc. $4,035.33Printing
10/21/2004Classic Typesetting $6,059.84Printing
10/21/2004GOPmedia $870.00Consulting
10/13/2004U.S. Post Office $19,627.38Postage
10/09/2004ARCA Studios $760.00Media Production
10/06/2004Classic Typesetting $6,869.00Printing
10/02/2004GOPmedia $870.00Media Production
10/02/2004GOPmedia $408.00Media Production
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 133 ms.