Texas Ethics Commission data
Release v1.4
Source snapshot September 17, 2026
Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee
Ellis, William S. (The Honorable)
JCOH · District Judge (Multi-county) 35
Filer ID: 00032689
57 reports · First filing 01/11/1996 · Latest filing 01/04/2021
Candidate Committee · Judicial Candidate · Candidate
Filer ID: 00032689
57 reports · First filing 01/11/1996 · Latest filing 01/04/2021
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 (Multi-county)
District / Place
35
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/11/1996
Latest Filing
01/04/2021
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2020 – 12/31/2020
Reports
57
Overview
Activity within the selected analysis window.
Contributions
$34,115.75
Expenditures
$52,020.84
Transactions
273
Largest Contribution
$1,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2020
$0.00
Average Contribution
$197.20
Average Expenditure
$520.21
First Contribution
02/06/2004
Last Contribution
06/28/2008
First Expenditure
11/19/2003
Last Expenditure
04/23/2020
Relationships
Reported Contributor Entities
135
Reported Payee Entities
46
Top Contributor
Ellis Family Trust William Stephen Ellis Trustee
Top Reported Payee
William Ellis
Graph Relationships
Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
135
173 contributions · $34,115.75
Vendor Relationships
43
96 payments · $42,000.93
Relationship Graph
Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
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
| Metric | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | 75.5th | #2,134 of 8,722 |
| Expenditures | 69.8th | #2,631 of 8,722 |
| Total Financial Activity | 69.4th | #2,674 of 8,722 |
| Transaction Volume | 69.3th | #2,678 of 8,722 |
Concentration
Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Top 10 contributors / contributions | — |
| Top 5 reported payees / expenditures | — |
Top Contributors
Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Contributor | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellis Family Trust William Stephen Ellis Trustee | $2,000.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Tommy Ellis | $2,000.00 | 2 |
| 3 | James Crow | $1,250.00 | 2 |
| 4 | Seale Cutbirth | $1,000.00 | 4 |
| 5 | Dana Smith | $1,000.00 | 2 |
| 6 | Lana Smith | $1,000.00 | 2 |
| 7 | Tom Duren | $800.00 | 2 |
| 8 | John Oliver | $700.00 | 2 |
| 9 | Weldon Wilson | $625.00 | 2 |
| 10 | Ernest Cadenhead | $600.00 | 2 |
Top Reported Payees
Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Payee | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Ellis | $9,945.91 | 3 |
| 2 | Brownwood Bulletin | $5,189.71 | 8 |
| 3 | Republican Party of Texas | $4,500.00 | 3 |
| 4 | Victory Store. Com | $3,915.65 | 1 |
| 5 | Lamar Outdoor Advertising | $3,900.00 | 1 |
| 6 | Lamar Media | $2,775.00 | 1 |
| 7 | KBWD-KOXE RADIO | $2,464.00 | 4 |
| 8 | Texas Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America | $2,212.17 | 1 |
| 9 | Verizon Southwest | $1,922.13 | 13 |
| 10 | Texas Democratic Party | $1,500.00 | 1 |
Financial Activity by Year
Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
| Year | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $0.00 | $2,212.17 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $550.00 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $102.00 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $34.00 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $1,534.00 |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $34.00 |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $30.00 |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $280.00 |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $2,273.50 |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $1,730.00 |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $1,304.64 |
| 2008 | $23,550.00 | $20,410.50 |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $200.00 |
| 2004 | $10,565.75 | $18,217.78 |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $1,608.25 |
Recent Contributions
| Date | Contributor | Amount | Employer / Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/28/2008 | Republican Party of Texas | $250.00 | |
| 06/01/2008 | Ellis Family Trust William Stephen Ellis Trustee | $500.00 | William Stephen Ellis is the District Judge and Candidate · District Judge |
| 05/04/2008 | John Alstadt | $500.00 | Sowthwest Securities · stockbroker |
| 05/01/2008 | Ellis Family Trust William Stephen Ellis Trustee | $500.00 | William Stephen Ellis is the District Judge and Candidate · District Judge |
| 04/01/2008 | Ellis Family Trust William Stephen Ellis Trustee | $500.00 | William Stephen Ellis is the District Judge and Candidate · District Judge |
| 03/04/2008 | Bert Massey | $250.00 | Massey Shaw and West and Brown County Abstract Co. · attorney |
| 03/03/2008 | Jim Lane | $250.00 | Law Offices of Lim Lane · lawyer |
| 03/03/2008 | Marion Smith | $200.00 | self · roofer |
| 03/03/2008 | Robert Reich | $100.00 | Robert Reich Attorney at Law · lawyer |
| 03/01/2008 | Ellis Family Trust William Stephen Ellis Trustee | $500.00 | William Stephen Ellis is the District Judge and Candidate · District Judge |
| 02/29/2008 | John Blagg | $150.00 | John Lee Blagg Attorney at Law · lawyer |
| 02/29/2008 | Tommy Head | $150.00 | Mills County State Bank · Banker |
| 02/29/2008 | University Copy and Print | $100.00 | |
| 02/27/2008 | John Oliver | $500.00 | self · orthodontist |
| 02/27/2008 | Glynn Franklin | $300.00 | A Action Bail Bonds · bail bondsman |
| 02/27/2008 | Jack Ruth | $200.00 | retired · retired ministerr |
| 02/23/2008 | Carrol McBee | $50.00 | none · retired grocery store manager |
| 02/22/2008 | Weldon Wilson | $500.00 | Weldon Wilson Electric · electrician |
| 02/22/2008 | Lisa Fowler | $500.00 | self · Medical Doctor |
| 02/22/2008 | Charles Lockwood | $400.00 | Lockwood Vending · Dr. Pepper Bottler |
Recent Expenditures
| Date | Payee | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/23/2020 | Texas Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America | $2,212.17 | gift of campaign fund balance to Texas Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America, a charitable donation |
| 07/09/2019 | Texas Center for the Judiciary | $300.00 | donation to the Texas Center for the Judiciary |
| 03/08/2019 | Alliance for Judicial Funding | $250.00 | donation to alliance for judicial funding |
| 12/21/2017 | The Goldthwaite Eagle | $102.00 | newspaper subscription for paper in Mills County where I preside as judge but do not reside there. |
| 11/22/2016 | The Goldthwaite Eagle | $34.00 | $34.00 |
| 11/19/2015 | Republican Party of Texas | $1,500.00 | Filing Fee |
| 11/14/2015 | The Goldthwaite Eagle | $34.00 | $34.00 |
| 11/10/2014 | Goldthwaite Eagle | $34.00 | Mills County is second county in 35th Judicial District |
| 11/27/2013 | The Goldthwaite Eagle | $30.00 | newspaper subcsription to keep candidate informed on local issues in Mills County |
| 11/15/2012 | The Goldthwaite Eagle | $30.00 | newspaper subcription to keep candiadate informed on local issues in Mills County |
| 02/29/2012 | Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce | $250.00 | leadership Brownwood education program about courts |
| 11/28/2011 | Republican Party of Texas | $1,500.00 | Filing fee for running for office |
| 11/22/2011 | The Goldthwaite Eagle | $30.00 | keeping up with the events in one of the counties in my district in which I do not live |
| 06/13/2011 | Office Furniture Specilaists | $493.50 | purchase of 3 chairs for official use in judge's chambers in renovated Mills County Courthouse |
| 03/25/2011 | Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce | $250.00 | Leadership Brownwood - Criminal Justice Program |
| 11/10/2010 | Goldthwaite Eagle 1002 Fisher Goldthwaite | $30.00 | newspaper subscription to keep candidaite informed of local issues |
| 03/08/2010 | Mills County Courthouse Restoration Association | $1,000.00 | gift for use in Mills County Courthouse restoration project |
| 03/02/2010 | CAnon Financial Services | $700.00 | photocopier expense |
| 11/06/2009 | Bertrand Technology Solutions | $75.00 | computer repair |
| 11/06/2009 | Goldthwaite Eagle | $30.00 | newspaper subscription |
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 184 ms.