Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Cook, John F. (Mr.)

COH · LANDCOMM
Filer ID: 00037443 · El Paso · TX
10 reports · First filing 01/14/1998 · Latest filing 10/05/2015
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
LANDCOMM
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
El Paso · TX · 79904-3013
First Filing
01/14/1998
Latest Filing
10/05/2015
Latest Reporting Period
10/28/2014 – 01/15/2015
Reports
10

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$57,946.44
Expenditures
$95,047.94
Transactions
788
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$7,170.00
COH as of 01/15/2015
$0.00
Average Contribution
$218.67
Average Expenditure
$181.74
First Contribution
09/10/2013
Last Contribution
01/06/2015
First Expenditure
08/15/2013
Last Expenditure
12/31/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
224
Reported Payee Entities
220
Top Contributor
James Scherr
Top Reported Payee
Rene Cortez

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
224
265 contributions · $57,946.44
Vendor Relationships
205
460 payments · $86,977.94
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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 spentCook, John F. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeJames ScherrJames Scherr$10,000.00 · 2 giftsJaime RubinsteinJaime Rubinstein$5,000.00 · 5 giftsCarlton GodblodCarlton Godblod$5,000.00 · 1 giftsIngo ThomasIngo Thomas$2,650.00 · 3 giftsTexas AFL-CIO State COPE PACTexas AFL-CIO State COPE PAC$2,500.00 · 1 giftsRene CortezRene Cortez$15,000.00 · 9 paymentsChristensen and AssociatesChristensen and Associates$9,837.90 · 2 paymentsUnited #506United #506$7,170.00 · 1 paymentsAT&TAT&T$4,242.87 · 29 paymentsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$3,750.00 · 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
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
1James Scherr $10,000.002
2Jaime Rubinstein $5,000.005
3Carlton Godblod $5,000.001
4Ingo Thomas $2,650.003
5Texas AFL-CIO State COPE PAC $2,500.001
6John Cook $1,000.002
7Ike Monte $1,000.001
8John and Lucy Mimbela $1,000.001
9Jon Abrams $1,000.001
10Julio Viramor $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Rene Cortez $15,000.009
2Christensen and Associates $9,837.902
3United #506 $7,170.001
4AT&T $4,242.8729
5Texas Democratic Party $3,750.001
6NGP-VAN $3,350.007
7Texas Printing Company $2,558.212
8Vamos El Paso PAC $2,301.001
9Time Warner Cable $2,191.065
10Megan Ward $2,190.0015

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2015$200.00 $0.00
2014$44,593.44 $78,037.91
2013$13,153.00 $17,010.03

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/06/2015LaKE TRAVIS DEMOCRATS $100.00
01/06/2015LaKE TRAVIS DEMOCRATS $100.00
10/25/2014Diane Cook $200.00 retired · Teacher
10/25/2014Ella Tyler $50.00 none · retired
10/24/2014Pho Nguyen $50.00
10/20/2014Paul Maxwell $200.00 self · painter
10/17/2014Arturo Enriquez $50.00 self · photographer
10/16/2014Lone Star Democratic Club $100.00
10/16/2014Jerry Rosenbaum $25.00 EPLA Limo Service · Manager
10/16/2014Sylvia Coffey $20.00
10/15/2014Joan Keating $100.00 Colorado Springs School District 11 · Teacher
10/15/2014Ruth Garcia $20.00
10/10/2014Terry Cook $50.00 Self · Property Stager
10/10/2014Elizabeth Aden $10.00 N/A · N/A
10/10/2014Virginia Woods $5.00 none · retired
10/09/2014Laurie Paternoster $500.00 El Paso Exploreum · Director of Development
10/09/2014Lenny and Jane Coby $20.00 Retired
10/08/2014Danny Anchondo $500.00 Self · Attorney
10/08/2014John Cook $500.00 none · none
10/08/2014Ray Mancera $250.00 Self · Consultant

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2014West Star BANK $5.00service charge
12/31/2014West Star BANK $5.00service charge
12/29/2014AT&T $79.50phones
12/29/2014AT&T $79.50phones
12/26/2014AT&T $167.60internet
12/26/2014AT&T $167.60internet
12/24/2014Mills Parking Plaza $4.00parking
12/24/2014Mills Parking Plaza $4.00parking
12/11/2014Carroll Printing $736.10campaign literature
12/11/2014Carroll Printing $736.10campaign literature
12/11/2014Mountain Park Automotive $387.29Replace brakes on campaign vehicle
12/11/2014Mountain Park Automotive $387.29Replace brakes on campaign vehicle
12/11/2014Priceline Hotels $164.36lodging
12/11/2014Priceline Hotels $164.36lodging
12/11/2014Chase Bank Credit Cards $99.99Interest
12/11/2014Chase Bank Credit Cards $99.99Interest
12/11/2014Best Buy $97.41replacing lost laptop charger
12/11/2014Best Buy $97.41replacing lost laptop charger
12/11/2014Love's Country Store $77.59Fuel
12/11/2014Love's Country Store $77.59Fuel
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 54 ms.