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

Francis, Molly M. (The Honorable)

JCOH · Court Of Appeals, Justice 5
Filer ID: 00034679
52 reports · First filing 01/18/2000 · Latest filing 04/09/2025
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
Court Of Appeals, Justice
District / Place
5
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/18/2000
Latest Filing
04/09/2025
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2025 – 04/09/2025
Reports
52

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$186,666.40
Expenditures
$160,047.04
Transactions
594
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$13,296.10
COH as of 04/09/2025
—
Average Contribution
$833.33
Average Expenditure
$432.56
First Contribution
06/13/2005
Last Contribution
12/03/2018
First Expenditure
01/06/2005
Last Expenditure
12/22/2023

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
186
Reported Payee Entities
138
Top Contributor
Haynes & Boone
Top Reported Payee
Merrill Lynch

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
187
224 contributions · $186,666.40
Vendor Relationships
123
355 payments · $162,957.90
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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 spentFrancis, Molly M. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeHaynes & BooneHaynes & Boone$13,000.00 · 3 giftsHughes & LuceHughes & Luce$10,000.00 · 2 giftsBickel & BrewerBickel & Brewer$7,500.00 · 2 giftsBaker BottsBaker Botts$6,000.00 · 3 giftsThompson & Knight PACThompson & Knight PAC$5,000.00 · 3 giftsMerrill LynchMerrill Lynch$13,296.10 · 1 paymentsFundraising SolutionsFundraising Solutions$8,934.77 · 4 paymentsGraphics ManagementGraphics Management$8,818.57 · 4 paymentsWallace Elementary School PTAWallace Elementary School PTA$8,000.00 · 2 paymentsBunni Pounds & AssociatesBunni Pounds & Associates$7,887.27 · 7 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
Expenditures79.1th#1,825 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity77.3th#1,979 of 8,722
Transaction Volume77.5th#1,960 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures92.5%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Haynes & Boone $13,000.003
2Hughes & Luce $10,000.002
3Bickel & Brewer $7,500.002
4Baker Botts $6,000.003
5Thompson & Knight PAC $5,000.003
6Fulbright & Jaworski $5,000.002
7Lee Roy Mitchell $5,000.001
8Ernest Gene Street $5,000.001
9Lee Roy Mitchell $5,000.001
10Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $4,300.003

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Merrill Lynch $13,296.101
2Fundraising Solutions $8,934.774
3Graphics Management $8,818.574
4Wallace Elementary School PTA $8,000.002
5Bunni Pounds & Associates $7,887.277
6Republican Party of Texas $7,500.003
7Texas Center for the Judiciary $6,315.0013
8Cynthia Wiedemann $6,012.002
9North Texas Food Bank $5,061.896
10Apple Inc $4,454.441

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2023$0.00 $2,419.22
2022$0.00 $1,000.00
2021$0.00 $3,303.45
2020$0.00 $9,926.48
2019$0.00 $7,654.00
2018$21,443.29 $21,152.22
2017$40,360.00 $19,274.13
2016$0.00 $2,328.40
2015$0.00 $21,877.70
2014$0.00 $6,438.96
2013$0.00 $4,193.80
2012$500.00 $10,811.35
2011$57,313.11 $12,959.44
2007$0.00 $1,573.36
2006$250.00 $11,699.87
2005$66,800.00 $23,434.66

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/03/2018Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $2,000.00
12/03/2018Jackson Walker $1,500.00
12/03/2018Thompson & Knight PAC $1,500.00
11/01/2018Kevin Cherry $500.00 attorney
10/30/2018Pete Schenkel $300.00 business
10/30/2018Tim Schmidt $250.00 Restaurateur/business
10/30/2018Charles Billings $250.00 attorney
10/28/2018Greg Thomas $100.00 Attorney
10/27/2018Jackson Walker $1,000.00
10/27/2018Rockwall Republican Women $200.00
10/23/2018Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $300.00
10/18/2018Texas Civil Justice League PAC $589.65
10/17/2018Edwin Voss $100.00 Attorney
10/12/2018Withers & Withers $300.00
10/10/2018Fisk Firm P.C. $250.00
10/09/2018Cowles & Thompson $1,500.00
10/09/2018Norton Rose Fulbright $1,000.00
10/09/2018Clark Hill $1,000.00
10/09/2018Weil Gotshal & Manges $1,000.00
10/09/2018MacDonald Devin $1,000.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/22/2023Texas Association of Retired and Former Judges $656.00Donation
12/11/2023North Texas Food Bank $211.89Donation
12/11/2023The Bridge $101.33Donation
08/04/2023North Texas Food Bank $750.00Donation
04/09/2023North Texas Food Bank $500.00Donation
04/09/2023St Jude's Children's Hospital $100.00Donation
04/09/2023KERA $100.00Donation
07/13/2022Wallace Elementary School PTA $1,000.00School supplies for Uvalde ISD.
12/16/2021American Red Cross $100.00contribution
12/04/2021North Texas Food Bank $100.00Contribution
12/02/2021St Jude's Children's Hospital $100.00Contribution
12/02/2021American Red Cross $100.00contribution
05/04/2021American Red Cross $100.00Contribution
04/20/2021National Audubon Society $103.45Donation
03/16/2021North Texas Food Bank $2,500.00Contribution
03/05/2021Dallas Opera $100.00Contribution
03/02/2021Friends of the Dallas Public Library $100.00 Contribution
12/01/2020North Texas Food Bank $1,000.00Donation to Organization to provide food
08/27/2020Texas Center for the Judiciary $4,000.00Contribution to 501(c)(3) organization that provides education to judges
07/01/2020Craig Stoddart $1,000.00Contribution to candidate
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 54 ms.