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Steel, Gary L. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 274
Filer ID: 00037124
63 reports · First filing 01/15/1998 · Latest filing 07/07/2026
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
JUDGEDIST
District / Place
274
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/15/1998
Latest Filing
07/07/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
63

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$6,998.00
Expenditures
$7,134.12
Transactions
44
Largest Contribution
$1,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,500.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$1,046.35
Average Contribution
$291.58
Average Expenditure
$356.71
First Contribution
09/19/2017
Last Contribution
08/07/2025
First Expenditure
02/09/2016
Last Expenditure
11/24/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
22
Reported Payee Entities
9
Top Contributor
Treager, Ricks & Little, PLLC
Top Reported Payee
Republican Party of Texas

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
22
24 contributions · $6,998.00
Vendor Relationships
9
20 payments · $7,134.12
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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 spentSteel, Gary L. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeTreager, Ricks & Little, PLLCTreager, Ricks & Little, PLLC$1,000.00 · 1 giftsSteven DeLemosSteven DeLemos$748.00 · 1 giftsLaw Offices of Sam H LockLaw Offices of Sam H Lock$500.00 · 1 giftsThe Law Offices of Courtney Miller, PLLC.The Law Offices of Courtney Miller, P…$500.00 · 1 giftsSam LockSam Lock$500.00 · 1 giftsRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$4,500.00 · 3 paymentsHays County Republican PartyHays County Republican Party$848.12 · 5 paymentsNew Braunfels Chamber of CommerceNew Braunfels Chamber of Commerce$630.00 · 3 paymentsNew Braunfels Police Officers AssociationNew Braunfels Police Officers Associa…$395.00 · 1 paymentsHay County Republican PartyHay County Republican Party$250.00 · 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
Contributions80.4th#1,710 of 8,722
Expenditures77.5th#1,963 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity77.9th#1,925 of 8,722
Transaction Volume78.3th#1,898 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions90.8%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Treager, Ricks & Little, PLLC $1,000.001
2Steven DeLemos $748.001
3Law Offices of Sam H Lock $500.001
4The Law Offices of Courtney Miller, PLLC. $500.001
5Sam Lock $500.001
6Sherry Bettersworth $500.001
7E Ray Green $350.002
8Brian L. Baker $300.002
9Troy Burch $250.001
10Barron Casteel $250.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Republican Party of Texas $4,500.003
2Hays County Republican Party $848.125
3New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce $630.003
4New Braunfels Police Officers Association $395.001
5Hay County Republican Party $250.001
6Hays County Republican Club $200.001
7The Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce, Inc. $150.001
8Guadalupe County Republican Women $125.004
9New Braunfels Republican Women $36.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$2,500.00 $1,750.00
2024$0.00 $480.00
2022$0.00 $248.12
2021$1,850.00 $1,550.00
2020$0.00 $515.00
2019$748.00 $300.00
2018$500.00 $405.00
2017$1,400.00 $1,686.00
2016$0.00 $200.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
08/07/2025Treager, Ricks & Little, PLLC $1,000.00
07/31/2025Sherry Bettersworth $500.00 Non Profit Work
07/31/2025Law Offices of Sam H Lock $500.00
07/29/2025The Law Offices of Courtney Miller, PLLC. $500.00
11/29/2021E Ray Green $250.00 Attorney
11/29/2021Jesus Navar $200.00 Attorney
11/29/2021Brian L. Baker $200.00 Attorney
11/29/2021Richard Ursha $100.00 Attorney
11/29/2021Todd Dudley $100.00 Attorney
11/24/2021Frank Suhr $250.00 Attorney
11/19/2021Troy Burch $250.00 Attorney
11/18/2021Barron Casteel $250.00 Attorney
11/16/2021James Bettersworth $250.00 Attorney
01/12/2019Steven DeLemos $748.00 Attorney
02/26/2018Sam Lock $500.00 Attorney
11/29/2017E Ray Green $100.00 Attorney
11/29/2017Brian L. Baker $100.00 Attorney
11/29/2017Billy McNabb $100.00 Attorney
11/29/2017Scot R Courtney $100.00 Attorney
09/19/2017Burch Law Firm $200.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/24/2025Republican Party of Texas $1,500.00Filing
09/26/2025New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce $250.00membership
07/23/2024New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce $230.00Membership
03/25/2024Hay County Republican Party $250.00Lincoln-Reagan Dinner
04/05/2022Hays County Republican Party $208.12Lincoln-Reagan Event 2022
03/01/2022Guadalupe County Republican Women $40.00Membership Fee
12/02/2021Republican Party of Texas $1,500.00Filing Fee
05/07/2021Guadalupe County Republican Women $50.00Luncheon honoring past presidents of GCWR
03/13/2020Hays County Republican Party $150.00meal
03/12/2020Hays County Republican Party $190.00Auction Item
01/16/2020New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce $150.00meal
01/01/2020Guadalupe County Republican Women $25.00membership
02/12/2019Hays County Republican Party $150.00Function
01/28/2019The Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce, Inc. $150.00Function
05/20/2018New Braunfels Police Officers Association $395.00Auction Item
02/22/2018Guadalupe County Republican Women $10.00meal
12/01/2017Republican Party of Texas $1,500.00Filing Fee
11/02/2017New Braunfels Republican Women $36.00Annual Membership Dues
02/20/2017Hays County Republican Party $150.00Lincoln Day Dinner
02/09/2016Hays County Republican Club $200.00Annual Fundraiser
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 35 ms.