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

SPK · Speaker of the House
Filer ID: 00032876 · Eastland · TX
85 reports · First filing 01/15/1996 · Latest filing 08/07/2018
Candidate Committee · Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
SPK
Office
Speaker of the House
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Eastland · TX · 76448
First Filing
01/15/1996
Latest Filing
08/07/2018
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2018 – 08/07/2018
Reports
85

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$3,457,090.50
Expenditures
$3,236,600.20
Transactions
6,210
Largest Contribution
$42,920.70
Largest Expenditure
$100,000.00
COH as of 08/07/2018
$0.00
Average Contribution
$789.47
Average Expenditure
$1,831.69
First Contribution
02/22/2000
Last Contribution
12/13/2014
First Expenditure
01/05/2000
Last Expenditure
02/04/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1,658
Reported Payee Entities
466
Top Contributor
TREPAC/TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Top Reported Payee
THE EPPSTEIN GROUP

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1,662
4,748 contributions · $3,684,387.84
Vendor Relationships
407
1,275 payments · $2,599,522.91
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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 spentKeffer, James L. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeTREPAC/TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETREPAC/TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS…$161,463.79 · 30 giftsTEXAS HOUSE LEADERSHIP FUNDTEXAS HOUSE LEADERSHIP FUND$118,923.08 · 6 giftsCHARLES C BUTTCHARLES C BUTT$93,500.00 · 14 giftsALICE WALTONALICE WALTON$60,000.00 · 6 giftsTEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PACTEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC$51,847.68 · 24 giftsTHE EPPSTEIN GROUPTHE EPPSTEIN GROUP$1,541,561.97 · 134 paymentsKY ASHKY ASH$350,879.96 · 202 paymentsTHE ELECTION GROUP LLCTHE ELECTION GROUP LLC$160,882.19 · 26 paymentsTRENT W THOMASTRENT W THOMAS$87,729.74 · 118 paymentsEVAN AUTRYEVAN AUTRY$74,250.23 · 52 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
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
1TREPAC/TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $161,463.7930
2TEXAS HOUSE LEADERSHIP FUND $118,923.086
3CHARLES C BUTT $93,500.0014
4ALICE WALTON $60,000.006
5TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM PAC $51,847.6824
6JIM FARRAR $44,717.3223
7J J MATTHEWS $37,500.008
8TEXPAC $33,372.0921
9TEXAS OIL & GAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $31,000.009
10AT&T TEXAS PAC $26,173.9814

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1THE EPPSTEIN GROUP $1,541,561.97134
2KY ASH $350,879.96202
3THE ELECTION GROUP LLC $160,882.1926
4TRENT W THOMAS $87,729.74118
5EVAN AUTRY $74,250.2352
6TORI REGAS $66,795.5037
7DONOR FUNDRAISING $62,517.9219
8GAYLE GILMORE $46,889.5180
9PERINI RANCH $38,915.578
10DENTON, NAVARRO, ROCHA & BERNAL $34,199.273

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$0.00 $18,290.42
2017$0.00 $15,656.11
2016$0.00 $47,252.44
2015$0.00 $65,729.33
2014$850,675.29 $920,829.81
2013$128,206.81 $268,593.30
2012$297,313.06 $218,366.62
2011$164,800.00 $273,040.90
2010$448,509.36 $268,070.34
2009$83,981.19 $111,930.95
2008$262,108.01 $222,647.71
2007$97,872.34 $165,832.22
2006$676,465.84 $311,899.57
2005$60,496.38 $60,390.39
2004$183,432.46 $94,633.52
2003$0.00 $22,480.55
2002$137,159.76 $115,026.23
2001$12,525.00 $27,824.77
2000$53,545.00 $8,105.02

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/13/2014MARATHON OIL COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC $1,500.00
12/13/2014EDF RENEWABLE ENERGY PAC $1,000.00
12/13/2014A & M PAC $1,000.00
12/13/2014MAXXAM INC PAC $1,000.00
12/13/2014JACK L BYRD $500.00 BYRD OPERATING · owner
12/13/2014TEXAS LEAGUE OF CONSERVATIVE VOTERS PAC $500.00
12/13/2014BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL COMMITTEE $500.00
12/13/2014TEXAS RURAL WATER PAC $500.00
12/13/2014LISA C HUGHES $250.00
12/13/2014DAVID SOUTHERN $250.00 SOUTHERN CONCEPTS · OWNER
12/13/2014AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM $250.00
12/13/2014PHIL WEBB $200.00
12/13/2014ELLEN K RAMSEY $125.00
12/12/2014TEXAS DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500.00
12/12/2014TEXAS OIL & GAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500.00
12/12/2014VERNON N. REASER $1,000.00 TEXAS TEACHERS · CEO
12/12/2014NANCY BROOKS TITUS $1,000.00 TITUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT · financial professional
12/12/2014DEAN R McWILLIAMS $1,000.00 MCWILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES · government relations
12/12/2014TRUCKPAC $1,000.00
12/12/2014TEXAS EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF LUMIN $1,000.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/04/2018Wayne Faircloth "Campaign $1,700.00Political Contribution
02/04/2018Paul Workman Campaign $1,000.00Political donation
01/16/2018James L Keffer $15,590.42Repayment of loan to the campoaign
12/31/2017KENNETH SHEETS FOR CONGRESS $2,700.00Political donation
10/15/2017SYLVESTER TURNER FOR MAYOR $10,000.00Political contribution
02/04/2017MANDOLA'S ITALIAN MARKET $1,589.12Staff party
01/27/2017ADAM P. HAYNES $1,334.00Salary
01/06/2017WALL STREET JOURNAL $32.99Newspaper subscription
12/31/2016ADAM P. HAYNES $1,334.00Salary
12/17/2016THE EPPSTEIN GROUP $25,000.00Political consultation fees
12/02/2016CAPITOL COMMISSION $800.00Donations
11/30/2016ADAM P. HAYNES $1,334.00Salary
10/28/2016MATT'S EL RANCHO $48.00Staff lunch
10/25/2016ADAM P. HAYNES $1,334.00Salary
10/24/2016OFFICE DEPOT/OFFICE MAX $43.28Office supplies
10/10/2016POSTMASTER $33.00Post Office box rental
10/07/2016COSTCO WHOLESALE $96.70Office supplies
10/06/2016WALL STREET JOURNAL $98.97Newspaper subscription
09/26/2016HOBBY LOBBY $90.39Framing for office
09/23/2016ADAM P. HAYNES $1,334.00Salary
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 104 ms.