Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Bius, Walter B. (Mr.)

COH · State Representative 12
Filer ID: 00035933 · Huntsville · TX
40 reports · First filing 07/15/1997 · Latest filing 07/15/2024
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
COH
Office
State Representative
District / Place
12
Mailing Location
Huntsville · TX · 77320
First Filing
07/15/1997
Latest Filing
07/15/2024
Latest Reporting Period
05/19/2024 – 07/15/2024
Reports
40

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$852,488.39
Expenditures
$2,593,925.96
Transactions
2,136
Largest Contribution
$45,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$118,134.00
COH as of 07/15/2024
$3,752.85
Average Contribution
$934.75
Average Expenditure
$2,119.22
First Contribution
03/07/2000
Last Contribution
05/30/2024
First Expenditure
03/06/2000
Last Expenditure
06/12/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
682
Reported Payee Entities
287
Top Contributor
Republican Party of Texas
Top Reported Payee
EDGERTON STRATEGIES, LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
682
1,027 contributions · $1,021,848.39
Vendor Relationships
185
601 payments · $2,583,572.95
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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 spentBius, Walter B. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$114,398.68 · 13 giftsNational Republican Congressional CommitteeNational Republican Congressional Com…$45,000.00 · 1 giftsAssociated Republicans of TexasAssociated Republicans of Texas$42,250.00 · 8 giftsKEN WATFORDKEN WATFORD$30,000.00 · 3 giftsBob PerryBob Perry$25,500.00 · 7 giftsEDGERTON STRATEGIES, LLCEDGERTON STRATEGIES, LLC$607,401.40 · 16 paymentsDirect Texas Marking GroupDirect Texas Marking Group$323,911.22 · 25 paymentsAXIOM STRATEGIESAXIOM STRATEGIES$247,526.67 · 19 paymentsTodd Smith & Associates Inc.Todd Smith & Associates Inc.$164,087.70 · 24 paymentsAnthem Media Inc.Anthem Media Inc.$145,739.17 · 10 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
Contributions96.3th#323 of 8,722
Expenditures99.1th#76 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity98.3th#146 of 8,722
Transaction Volume94.6th#471 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions36.9%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures76.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Republican Party of Texas $114,398.6813
2National Republican Congressional Committee $45,000.001
3Associated Republicans of Texas $42,250.008
4KEN WATFORD $30,000.003
5Bob Perry $25,500.007
6CONSERVATIVE ACTION FOR TEXAS $23,500.001
7Mayes Middleton $20,000.002
8Ben For Texas Exploratory Committee (Specific-Purpose Committee) $19,359.333
96th District Republican Association $18,400.003
10Defend Texas Liberty PAC $13,700.003

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1EDGERTON STRATEGIES, LLC $607,401.4016
2Direct Texas Marking Group $323,911.2225
3AXIOM STRATEGIES $247,526.6719
4Todd Smith & Associates Inc. $164,087.7024
5Anthem Media Inc. $145,739.1710
6AX MEDIA $126,965.008
7Todd Smith & Associates/ Political & Governmental Affairs $82,840.1117
8Texas Direct Marketing Group $82,783.244
9WishList Direct $74,767.1511
10Neel & Partners $70,710.006

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$57,937.63 $1,120,509.82
2023$16,000.00 $28,877.97
2022$277,915.00 $623,051.05
2021$40,250.00 $33,190.14
2012$53,514.42 $119,033.68
2011$50,255.94 $26,463.52
2010$21,594.72 $233,696.50
2009$25,010.00 $110,638.92
2000$310,010.68 $298,464.36

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/30/2024TREPAC/TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS $2,850.90
05/21/2024Bray Jim $5,000.00 Texas Pride Trailers · CEO
05/21/2024Harris George $50.00 Star Furniture · Sales
05/19/2024Hardin Fred $959.70 CSSI, LLC · Cost Consultant
05/19/2024Vandyke Joe $300.00 N/A · Retired
05/19/2024Dashiell Doug $191.70 Scott Douglass McConnico · Lawyer
05/16/2024TREPAC/TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS $3,380.63
05/16/2024Cade ERNST $50.00 Student
05/16/2024Blythe ERNST $50.00 Jeweler · Owner
05/16/2024ROBERT ERNST $50.00 Jeweler · Owner
05/15/2024Alton Hues $200.00 Self employed · Real Estate Investor
05/14/2024Dennis Beal $200.00 n/a · Retired
05/08/2024Nicholas Taylor $100.00 Self employed · Investor
05/07/2024Max Coleman $200.00 Reator
05/07/2024Edward Mikowski $50.00 Blinn College · Instructor
05/02/2024DANIEL SIGNORELLI $1,000.00 THE SIGNORELLI COMPANY · CEO
04/26/2024Karen Hefner $100.00 Asset Living · Senior Vice President
04/24/2024Wayne Jeske $2,500.00 Self employed · Insurance Broker
04/22/2024Ernest Angelo Jr $1,000.00 Self Employed · Petroleum Engineer
04/17/2024Emanuel Glockzin $300.00 Brazos Valley Construction · General Contractor

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/12/2024Huntsville Item $405.00Advertising
06/12/2024Martinez Rick $34.01Sign Removal
06/03/2024Noah Ortiz $2,060.20Canvassing Services
06/03/2024Kyle Nash $1,138.31Canvassing Services
05/30/2024Rasbeary Justin $1,746.63Canvassing Services
05/30/2024Cech Eric $863.02Canvassing Services
05/30/2024Prye Dalton $518.58Canvassing Services
05/30/2024Osani Vincenzo $509.82Canvassing Services
05/30/2024Golomb Dana $490.36Canvassing Services
05/30/2024Stone Micah $105.15Canvassing Services
05/29/2024Yetter Timothy $2,700.00Campaign Management/consulting
05/29/2024Emerson Joe $2,051.94Consulting Services
05/23/2024Texas Direct Marketing Group $58,739.45Mailer Campaign
05/23/2024Texas Direct Marketing Group $14,221.81Marketing Campaign
05/23/2024Texas Direct Marketing Group $5,000.00Marking Expenses
05/23/2024Texas Direct Marketing Group $4,821.98Additional Mailer Campaign
05/15/2024Tim Yetter $2,636.85Campaign Consultant
05/15/2024Joe Emerson $2,000.00Consulting Services
05/15/2024Justin Rasbeary $1,946.81Door to door
05/15/2024Noah Ortiz $1,906.74Door to door
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 60 ms.