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Kessler, Bruce S. (Mr.)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 308
Filer ID: 00037254
10 reports · First filing 07/13/2009 · Latest filing 12/23/2010
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
308
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
07/13/2009
Latest Filing
12/23/2010
Latest Reporting Period
10/24/2010 – 12/23/2010
Reports
10

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$55,978.49
Expenditures
$63,362.68
Transactions
249
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$7,750.00
COH as of 12/23/2010
$0.00
Average Contribution
$417.75
Average Expenditure
$550.98
First Contribution
08/26/2009
Last Contribution
11/01/2010
First Expenditure
07/13/2009
Last Expenditure
12/23/2010

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
117
Reported Payee Entities
62
Top Contributor
Coalition of Harris County Democratic Elected Officials PAC
Top Reported Payee
Advantage Design and Printing

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
117
141 contributions · $57,728.49
Vendor Relationships
50
110 payments · $64,840.24
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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 spentKessler, Bruce S. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeCoalition of Harris County Democratic Elected Officials PACCoalition of Harris County Democratic…$8,212.39 · 5 giftsLinebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLPLinebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP$5,000.00 · 1 giftsJean KesslerJean Kessler$4,676.00 · 3 giftsTexas Forward Committe PACTexas Forward Committe PAC$4,371.94 · 1 giftsDale LinebargerDale Linebarger$3,500.00 · 2 giftsAdvantage Design and PrintingAdvantage Design and Printing$15,154.97 · 5 paymentsHarris County Democratic PartyHarris County Democratic Party$10,540.00 · 7 paymentsCatalyst Public StrategiesCatalyst Public Strategies$4,753.33 · 2 paymentsJohnston CampaignsJohnston Campaigns$4,543.09 · 2 paymentsJewish Herald VoiceJewish Herald Voice$3,711.00 · 5 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
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
1Coalition of Harris County Democratic Elected Officials PAC $8,212.395
2Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP $5,000.001
3Jean Kessler $4,676.003
4Texas Forward Committe PAC $4,371.941
5Dale Linebarger $3,500.002
6James Kessler $3,000.003
7Dorrine Stolar $3,000.001
8Allen Becker $1,000.002
9Glen Rosenbaum $1,000.001
10Louisa Sarofim $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Advantage Design and Printing $15,154.975
2Harris County Democratic Party $10,540.007
3Catalyst Public Strategies $4,753.332
4Johnston Campaigns $4,543.092
5Jewish Herald Voice $3,711.005
6Bison Signs $2,546.582
7Nina Bailey $2,500.001
8Monarch Printing Company $2,180.753
9Carl Davis $1,810.002
10Vital Signs $1,808.003

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2010$51,244.49 $57,388.99
2009$4,734.00 $5,973.69

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/01/2010Crespin Linton $100.00 Self · Attorney
10/22/2010Bradford Morris $100.00 Self · Attorney
10/21/2010David Linder $350.00 Rowan Companies · IT Director
10/18/2010Jeanne Caldwell McDowell $250.00 Self · Attorney
10/13/2010Fred Krasny $250.00 Law Office of Fred Krasny · Attorney
10/10/2010Reginald Hirsch $500.00 Law Office of Reginald Hirsch · Attorney
09/30/2010Jenkins & Kamin LLP $250.00 Jenkins & Kamin LLP · Law Firm
09/28/2010Denise Miller $50.00 City of Houston Legal Department · Attorney
09/22/2010William Connolly $200.00 Connolly & Shireman LLP · Attorney
09/20/2010Scott Wizig $500.00 Self · Investments Managament
09/20/2010Allen Becker $500.00 Retired · Retired
09/17/2010Shelly Merchant $250.00 Law Office of Shelly A. Merchant · Attorney
09/17/2010Greg Enos $250.00 Enos Law Firm · Attorney
09/16/2010Robert Hoffman $250.00 Law Office of Robert S. Hoffman · Attorney
09/16/2010Hoyt & Kahn $50.00 Hoyt & Kahn · Law Firm
09/15/2010Sue Herskowitz $350.00 None · Retired
09/15/2010Bobbie Young $250.00 Law Office of Bobbie Young · Attorney
09/15/2010Bruce Steffler $250.00 Bruce R. Steffler P.C. · Attorney
09/15/2010W. Thomas Liddell $250.00 W. Thomas Liddell Attorney at Law · Attorney
09/15/2010Robert Kuehm $250.00 Robert C. Kuehm P.C. · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/23/2010Bruce Kessler $551.67reimbursement for personal funds expended during campaign
10/27/2010Vital Signs $750.00sign installation and removal
10/22/2010Jewish Herald Voice $442.00ad in October 28 issue
10/22/2010Baptist Ministers Association $200.00GOTV efforts
10/22/2010Mary Vontungeln $100.00election eve event
10/19/2010Positive News Channel $100.00advertising on Positive News Channel
10/14/2010Catalyst Public Strategies $4,553.33printing postage and delivery of campaign mailer
10/13/2010Entertainment Printers $90.00pushcards
10/13/2010United States Post Office $14.90Postage
10/07/2010Jewish Herald Voice $1,050.00Inserts in October 21 issue
10/07/2010Jewish Herald Voice $884.00political advertising in October 14 and 21 issues
10/07/2010Vital Signs $550.00sign installation
10/06/2010Harris County Democratic Party $100.00SD15 GOTV efforts
10/04/2010Harris County Democratic Party $280.002 tickets for Bruce Kessler and wife to attend Johnson - Rayburn dinner
09/24/2010GLBT Political Caucus $150.002 tickets for Bruce Kessler and wife to attend GLBT brunch
09/16/2010Party City $25.93Supplies for League of Women Voters Event
09/15/2010la griglia $409.06balance for fundraiser event
09/14/2010The Houston Neighbors $500.00ad in October issue
09/14/2010Harris County Tejano Democrats $60.00attend Tejano Democrats dinner in honor of Adrian Garcia
09/14/2010Houston Black American Democrats $40.00Attend Al Bennett gala
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 227 ms.