Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Hope Jr., Ruben W. (The Honorable)
Filer / Committee

Hope Jr., Ruben W. (The Honorable)

COH · STATEREP 16
Filer ID: 00036203 · Conroe · TX
54 reports · First filing 07/14/1997 · Latest filing 10/02/2007
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
STATEREP
District / Place
16
Mailing Location
Conroe · TX · 77304
First Filing
07/14/1997
Latest Filing
10/02/2007
Latest Reporting Period
10/25/2004 – 12/31/2004
Reports
54

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$383,778.26
Expenditures
$487,671.35
Transactions
1,889
Largest Contribution
$6,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$15,928.42
COH as of 12/31/2004
—
Average Contribution
$375.52
Average Expenditure
$562.48
First Contribution
09/09/2003
Last Contribution
05/15/2006
First Expenditure
04/09/2003
Last Expenditure
07/01/2006

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
415
Reported Payee Entities
171
Top Contributor
Francine HOpe
Top Reported Payee
CORY ELDER

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
415
1,100 contributions · $409,209.51
Vendor Relationships
130
765 payments · $342,370.82
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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 spentHope Jr., Ruben W. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeFrancine HOpeFrancine HOpe$11,000.00 · 3 giftsW. Mark & Becky LanierW. Mark & Becky Lanier$10,000.00 · 4 giftsENPAC TexasENPAC Texas$9,000.00 · 12 giftsTexas Association of Mortgage Attorneys PACTexas Association of Mortgage Attorne…$7,500.00 · 3 giftsLINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSONLINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON$6,250.00 · 5 giftsCORY ELDERCORY ELDER$74,542.41 · 30 paymentsThe Eppstein GroupThe Eppstein Group$39,158.54 · 8 paymentsFRANCINE HOPEFRANCINE HOPE$30,461.13 · 18 paymentsU. S. POSTMASTERU. S. POSTMASTER$24,287.67 · 22 paymentsHEA ConsultingHEA Consulting$21,029.48 · 13 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
1Francine HOpe $11,000.003
2W. Mark & Becky Lanier $10,000.004
3ENPAC Texas $9,000.0012
4Texas Association of Mortgage Attorneys PAC $7,500.003
5LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON $6,250.005
6C. UDELL $5,000.005
7TEX Den PAC $4,500.003
8Associated General Contractors of Texas - PAC $4,000.004
9Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP $4,000.004
10Texas Association of Relators PAC $4,000.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1CORY ELDER $74,542.4130
2The Eppstein Group $39,158.548
3FRANCINE HOPE $30,461.1318
4U. S. POSTMASTER $24,287.6722
5HEA Consulting $21,029.4813
6CAS MANAGEMENT LTD. $18,000.006
7Francine Hope $13,010.5612
8PREFERRED STORAGE $12,659.9441
9Luine Hancock $11,000.0015
10Preferred Storage $8,843.3242

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2006$26,950.00 $70,905.01
2005$43,175.00 $162,408.58
2004$262,790.76 $205,209.19
2003$50,862.50 $49,148.57

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/15/2006N/A NO CONTRIBUTIONS DURING THIS PERIOD $0.00
05/03/2006Francine HOpe $2,000.00 Not Employed · Housewife
04/25/2006Francine HOpe $2,500.00 Not Employed · Housewife
04/13/2006Francine HOpe $6,500.00 Not Employed · Housewife
04/13/2006Jimmy Blair $500.00 Self Employed · Attorney
04/13/2006LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON LLP $500.00
04/13/2006Gilbert Enis & Wonderly $500.00
04/13/2006Delwin JOnes $250.00 Self · Unknown
04/13/2006Charles WExler $200.00 Self · Attorney
03/29/2006MICHAEL ATKINSON $1,000.00 LAW OFFICES OF ATKINSON & ASSOCIATES P.C. · ATTORNEY
03/29/2006Andrews Kurth LLP $1,000.00
03/29/2006Richard Trabulsi $250.00 Self-Employed · Retail Sales Distributor
03/20/2006Chuck JOrdan $500.00 Daughtry & Jordan P.C. · Attorney
03/20/2006Max MAhaffey $250.00 None · RETIRED
03/20/2006Linda Speight $250.00 Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson · Secretary
03/20/2006Derald HUdson $200.00 Cold Storage Construction Services Inc. · business owner
03/14/2006ALlen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP $500.00
03/14/2006W. C. Kaufman $250.00 Self-Employed · O.D.
03/14/2006Claude COOKE $200.00 Self-Employed · Attorney
03/14/2006George Foster $200.00 Caldwell Banker · Realtor

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/01/2006FRANCINE HOPE $439.07REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES/CLOSING BANK ACCOUNT
07/01/2006Francine Hope $113.20Closing Bank Account
05/22/2006Francine Hope $100.00Petty Cash - Stamps
04/14/2006CORY ELDER $15,928.42Professional Svcs (April) Expenses for Lg. Mailer GOTV Mailer Chamber Invitations etc.
04/14/2006GINA CHUNG $2,094.43Professional Services for Campaign & Expense Reimbursement
04/07/2006Advantage $370.00Recorded Message-Governor Rick Perry
04/04/2006U. S. POSTMASTER $2,198.97POSTAGE FOR MAILER
03/31/2006GINA CHUNG $2,500.00Professional Services for Campaign
03/28/2006U. S. POSTMASTER $3,004.55POSTAGE FOR BIG MAILER
03/28/2006Jessica Nixon $519.34Reimburse for postage ofr Magnolia Invitations
03/25/2006CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS $110.23PHONES AND FAX
03/25/2006MH1 WEB DESIGN $90.00UPDATE OF CAMPAIGN WEBSITE
03/24/2006CONROE COURIER $1,636.00NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING
03/20/2006CONROE COURIER $2,011.48NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING
03/10/2006CORY ELDER $14,198.94Professional Svcs (Mar) Expenses for Gavel Mailer Sample Ballot Mailer GOTV Mailer postage
03/10/2006Texas House of Representatives $45.00Flags
02/28/2006U. S. POSTMASTER $2,638.05POSTAGE FOR MAILING
02/23/2006U. S. POSTMASTER $2,638.05POSTAGE FOR GO TO VOTE MAILING
02/16/2006CONROE COURIER $2,800.00NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING
02/16/2006U. S. POSTMASTER $2,638.05POSTAGE FOR GAVEL MAILOUT
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 49 ms.