Texas Ethics Commission data
Release v1.4
Source snapshot September 17, 2026
Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee
Sowder, William C. (The Honorable)
JCOH · District Judge 99
Filer ID: 00037495
37 reports · First filing 12/28/2005 · Latest filing 09/22/2021
Candidate Committee · Judicial Candidate · Candidate
Filer ID: 00037495
37 reports · First filing 12/28/2005 · Latest filing 09/22/2021
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
District Judge
District / Place
99
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
12/28/2005
Latest Filing
09/22/2021
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2020 – 06/30/2020
Reports
37
Overview
Activity within the selected analysis window.
Contributions
$3,825.00
Expenditures
$3,894.00
Transactions
27
Largest Contribution
$500.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,500.00
COH as of 06/30/2020
$1,014.00
Average Contribution
$166.30
Average Expenditure
$973.50
First Contribution
12/16/2005
Last Contribution
10/28/2011
First Expenditure
11/28/2011
Last Expenditure
06/25/2021
Relationships
Reported Contributor Entities
23
Reported Payee Entities
4
Top Contributor
Craig Terrill Hale & Grantham LLP
Top Reported Payee
LCRP Primary Fund
Graph Relationships
Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
23
23 contributions · $3,825.00
Vendor Relationships
4
4 payments · $3,894.00
Relationship Graph
Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
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
| Metric | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | 75.5th | #2,134 of 8,722 |
| Expenditures | 72.6th | #2,388 of 8,722 |
| Total Financial Activity | 71.8th | #2,460 of 8,722 |
| Transaction Volume | 72.6th | #2,388 of 8,722 |
Concentration
Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Top 10 contributors / contributions | — |
| Top 5 reported payees / expenditures | 100.0% |
Top Contributors
Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Contributor | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Terrill Hale & Grantham LLP | $500.00 | 1 |
| 2 | McCleskey Harriger Brazill & Graff LLP | $500.00 | 1 |
| 3 | Harold Jones | $500.00 | 1 |
| 4 | J. Paul Manning | $250.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Robert A. Aycock | $200.00 | 1 |
| 6 | Samuel J. Hawthorne | $175.00 | 1 |
| 7 | Bill Harriger | $100.00 | 1 |
| 8 | Carolyn E. Romo | $100.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Carrissa Cleavinger | $100.00 | 1 |
| 10 | Dax D. Voss | $100.00 | 1 |
Top Reported Payees
Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Payee | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LCRP Primary Fund | $1,500.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Lubbock County Republican Party | $1,500.00 | 1 |
| 3 | State of Texas | $819.00 | 1 |
| 4 | First Bank & Trust | $75.00 | 1 |
Financial Activity by Year
Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
| Year | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0.00 | $894.00 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 2011 | $3,325.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 2005 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
Recent Contributions
| Date | Contributor | Amount | Employer / Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2011 | John Crews | $100.00 | Crenshaw Dupree & Milam LLP · Attorney |
| 10/27/2011 | Scott W. Sharp | $100.00 | Timberlake Weaver & Sharp P.C. · Attorney |
| 10/27/2011 | Stan Weaver | $100.00 | Timberlake Weaver & Sharp P.C. · Attorney |
| 10/26/2011 | Mark O. Blankenship | $100.00 | Crenshaw Dupree & Milam LLP · Attorney |
| 10/25/2011 | Jack McCutchin | $100.00 | Crenshaw Dupree & Milam LLP · Attorney |
| 10/25/2011 | Layton Z. Woodul | $100.00 | Crenshaw Dupree & Milam LLP · Attorney |
| 10/24/2011 | T. Mike Field | $100.00 | Field Manning Stone Hawthorne & Aycock PC · Attorney |
| 10/21/2011 | J. Paul Manning | $250.00 | Field Manning Stone Hawthorne & Aycock PC · Attorney |
| 10/21/2011 | Ty Scott Hamm | $100.00 | Field Manning Stone Hawthorne & Aycock PC · Attorney |
| 10/20/2011 | William J. Wade | $100.00 | Crenshaw Dupree & Milam LLP · Attorney |
| 10/20/2011 | Bill Harriger | $100.00 | Field Manning Stone Hawthorne & Aycock PC · Attorney |
| 10/20/2011 | Carolyn E. Romo | $100.00 | Timberlake Weaver & Sharp PC · Attorney |
| 10/20/2011 | Dax D. Voss | $100.00 | Field Manning Stone Hawthorne & Aycock PC · Attorney |
| 10/20/2011 | Kimberly D. Miller | $100.00 | Field Manning Stone Hawthorne & Aycock PC · Attorney |
| 10/20/2011 | Carrissa Cleavinger | $100.00 | Field Manning Stone Hawthorne & Aycock PC · Attorney |
| 10/20/2011 | James B. Bond | $100.00 | Field Manning Stone Hawthorne & Aycock PC · Attorney |
| 10/19/2011 | McCleskey Harriger Brazill & Graff LLP | $500.00 | McCleskey Harriger Brazill & Graf LLP · Attorneys |
| 10/19/2011 | Craig Terrill Hale & Grantham LLP | $500.00 | Craig Terrill Hale & Grantham LLP · Attorneys |
| 10/19/2011 | Robert A. Aycock | $200.00 | Field Manning Stone Hawthorne & Aycock PC · Attorney |
| 10/19/2011 | Samuel J. Hawthorne | $175.00 | Field Manning Stone Hawthorne & Aycock PC · Attorney |
Recent Expenditures
| Date | Payee | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/25/2021 | State of Texas | $819.00 | Donation to the State of Texas |
| 06/25/2021 | First Bank & Trust | $75.00 | Account Abandonment fee |
| 12/10/2015 | Lubbock County Republican Party | $1,500.00 | Filing fee for District Judge |
| 11/28/2011 | LCRP Primary Fund | $1,500.00 | Filing fee for District Judge |
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 337 ms.