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Hightower, Richard F. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUSTICE_COA 1
Filer ID: 00036281
25 reports · First filing 01/12/1998 · Latest filing 01/15/2026
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
JUSTICE_COA
District / Place
1
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/12/1998
Latest Filing
01/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2025 – 01/12/2026
Reports
25

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$437,286.75
Expenditures
$433,115.98
Transactions
1,381
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$22,000.00
COH as of 01/12/2026
$0.00
Average Contribution
$547.29
Average Expenditure
$744.19
First Contribution
07/14/2017
Last Contribution
10/29/2024
First Expenditure
07/21/2017
Last Expenditure
12/10/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
611
Reported Payee Entities
145
Top Contributor
Diana McSherry
Top Reported Payee
Strong Strategies, LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
536
845 contributions · $461,111.75
Vendor Relationships
114
512 payments · $330,249.82
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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 spentHightower, Richard F. (The Honorabl…Focal filer / committeeDiana McSherryDiana McSherry$10,000.00 · 2 giftsGuy PaiementGuy Paiement$10,000.00 · 2 giftsVinson & Elkins Texas PACVinson & Elkins Texas PAC$7,500.00 · 2 giftsKaren WinstonKaren Winston$5,500.00 · 4 giftsYetter Coleman, LLPYetter Coleman, LLP$5,082.56 · 4 giftsStrong Strategies, LLCStrong Strategies, LLC$54,449.21 · 47 paymentsKen OliveKen Olive$50,950.00 · 24 paymentsHarris County Democratic PartyHarris County Democratic Party$50,205.66 · 25 paymentsM-3 GraphicsM-3 Graphics$38,776.31 · 7 paymentsHuman Age Digital LLCHuman Age Digital LLC$22,000.00 · 1 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
Contributions95.4th#399 of 8,722
Expenditures95.6th#388 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity95.5th#397 of 8,722
Transaction Volume95.5th#393 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions23.7%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures53.3%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Diana McSherry $10,000.002
2Guy Paiement $10,000.002
3Vinson & Elkins Texas PAC $7,500.002
4Karen Winston $5,500.004
5Yetter Coleman, LLP $5,082.564
6Bracewell PAC $5,000.002
7Haynes and Boone Political Action Committee $5,000.002
8Hunton Andrews Kurth Texas PAC $5,000.002
9Husein Hadi $5,000.002
10Baker Botts Amicus Fund $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Strong Strategies, LLC $54,449.2147
2Ken Olive $50,950.0024
3Harris County Democratic Party $50,205.6625
4M-3 Graphics $38,776.317
5Human Age Digital LLC $22,000.001
6Ken Olive $18,500.009
7Ashade Technology Inc. $18,000.005
8Monarch Printing $17,368.8716
9Texas Democratic Party $9,000.005
10Thyra Burks $8,575.003

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$0.00 $10,904.08
2024$156,820.33 $229,146.42
2023$109,350.00 $40,823.29
2022$0.00 $4,258.90
2021$0.00 $4,520.09
2020$0.00 $5,355.07
2019$23,825.00 $14,452.19
2018$99,634.28 $94,538.41
2017$47,657.14 $29,117.53

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/29/2024Andrew Dao $250.00 Attorney
10/25/2024Michael Essmyer $25.00 Attorney
10/23/2024Lisa Mcbride $500.00 Attorney
10/22/2024Gray, Reed, & McGraw LLP $1,000.00
10/18/2024Gopal Aggarwal $500.00 Businessman
10/17/2024Paul Daigle Jr $50.00 Not Employed
10/15/2024Leila Sarmecanic $100.00 Attorney
10/07/2024Elizabeth Coker $350.00 Attorney
10/06/2024Izzy Anderson $200.00 Human Resources
10/01/2024Spalding, Nichols, Lamp, Langlois $2,548.10
10/01/2024Thompson & Horton, LLP $500.00
10/01/2024Sam Johnson $250.00 Attorney
10/01/2024Lee Kaplan $250.00 Attorney
10/01/2024Melissa Goins $100.00 Attorney
09/30/2024Derin Dacey $15.00 Admissions Advisor
09/30/2024Shane Hutchison $10.00 Not Employed
09/29/2024Kevin Moran $500.00 School Superintendent
09/28/2024Bryan Vezey $250.00 Attorney
09/27/2024Roselyn Flannigan $250.00 Not Employed
09/27/2024Scott Frase $100.00 Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/10/2025Strong Strategies, LLC $752.31Compliance reporting services
12/09/2025Harris County Democratic Party $5,000.00Donation
12/09/2025Education Foundation of Harris County $2,250.00Donation
12/09/2025Books for Development $2,000.00Donation
09/02/2025Harris County Democratic Party $120.00Donation
02/20/2025Constant Contact $11.33Email distribution software
01/09/2025Strong Strategies, LLC $770.44Compliance reporting services
12/29/2024Office Depot $130.41Moving supplies
12/11/2024Brennan's of Houston $273.00Staff attorney luncheon
12/11/2024LinkedIn $64.94Online professional networking tool
11/24/2024Office Depot $69.26Moving supplies
11/15/2024Texas Bar Foundation $250.00Donation to foundation
11/15/2024Jonathan Alvarenga $150.00 GOTV & Block walking services in Katy
11/12/2024LinkedIn $64.94Online professional networking tool
11/02/2024Area 5 Democrats $250.00Contribution toward block walking expenses
10/31/2024Ken Olive $5,000.00Campaign consulting
10/31/2024Aaron Azios $300.00Poll worker
10/30/2024See You At The Polls $300.00GOTV Block Walking in Fort Bend County
10/29/2024Jennifer Cantu $500.00Poll work and block walking in Fort Bend County
10/29/2024Jovita Gomez $360.00Poll worker
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 55 ms.