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Bridgwater III, Samuel Roger (The Honorable)

JCOH · CRIMINAL_JUDGEDIST 178
Filer ID: 00037542
20 reports · First filing 01/17/2008 · Latest filing 01/20/2015
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
CRIMINAL_JUDGEDIST
District / Place
178
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/17/2008
Latest Filing
01/20/2015
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2014 – 12/31/2014
Reports
20

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$201,259.55
Expenditures
$142,955.34
Transactions
554
Largest Contribution
$9,964.32
Largest Expenditure
$7,500.00
COH as of 12/31/2014
$0.00
Average Contribution
$729.20
Average Expenditure
$514.23
First Contribution
08/21/2007
Last Contribution
12/06/2012
First Expenditure
08/22/2007
Last Expenditure
12/30/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
216
Reported Payee Entities
166
Top Contributor
Republican Party of Texas
Top Reported Payee
Harris County Republican Party

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
216
312 contributions · $269,574.70
Vendor Relationships
143
279 payments · $125,229.39
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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 spentBridgwater III, Samuel Roger (The H…Focal filer / committeeRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$16,678.90 · 5 giftsStacy TaylorStacy Taylor$15,000.00 · 4 giftsForrest HensonForrest Henson$11,250.00 · 4 giftsTwyla BridgwaterTwyla Bridgwater$6,250.00 · 2 giftsDavid TaylorDavid Taylor$5,500.00 · 4 giftsHarris County Republican PartyHarris County Republican Party$21,138.00 · 15 paymentsTerry LowryTerry Lowry$10,000.00 · 2 paymentsPage International CommunicationPage International Communication$8,014.13 · 7 paymentsTexas Conservative ReviewTexas Conservative Review$7,000.00 · 2 paymentsRoger BridgwaterRoger Bridgwater$5,901.43 · 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
1Republican Party of Texas $16,678.905
2Stacy Taylor $15,000.004
3Forrest Henson $11,250.004
4Twyla Bridgwater $6,250.002
5David Taylor $5,500.004
6James Alston $5,500.002
7Beverly Coleman $5,000.001
8Eleana Blaisdell $5,000.001
9Elizabeth Moore $5,000.001
10Illeana Blaisdell $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Harris County Republican Party $21,138.0015
2Terry Lowry $10,000.002
3Page International Communication $8,014.137
4Texas Conservative Review $7,000.002
5Roger Bridgwater $5,901.435
6Cavatore's Restaurant $5,570.471
7Sign Center $5,277.022
8Jerrell Altic $4,764.141
9The Yates Company $4,750.007
10Verizon Wireless $3,585.4715

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$0.00 $2,789.79
2013$0.00 $1,943.99
2012$54,176.90 $43,636.51
2011$39,000.00 $28,832.27
2009$0.00 $4,356.37
2008$94,933.90 $49,083.53
2007$13,148.75 $12,312.88

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/06/2012David Nelson $100.00 Locke Lord LLP · Attorney at Law
11/09/2012Ross Stephenson $500.00 self · Remodeling/Building
11/09/2012Everitt Lang $100.00 Herman Memorial Hospital · Medical Administrator
11/02/2012John Moore $5,000.00 Retired · Home Services & Repair
11/02/2012Jane Caldwell $500.00 Self · Real Estate
11/02/2012Charles Caldwell $500.00 Self · Oil & Gas
11/02/2012Harris Arthur $100.00 Self · CPA
10/31/2012Alecia Mallett $238.75 None · Homemaker
10/29/2012J. Nicholson $143.25 self · real estate
10/17/2012Arthur Jones $477.50 Rosemount Analytical · Engineer
10/17/2012Michael Taylor $250.00 Self · Information technology
10/15/2012Paul Martin $1,000.00 Self · Attorney at Law/Estate Planning
10/15/2012Donald Woo $1,000.00 Mission Constructors Inc · professional construction services
10/15/2012Locke Lord Bissell & Lidell LLP $1,000.00
10/15/2012Deborah Ganjavi $500.00 Andrews Kurth LLP · Human Resources
10/15/2012Robert Baker $500.00 ICON Bank · Banking
10/15/2012Rebecca Morris $250.00 Homemaker
10/15/2012Roland White $250.00 Retired
10/15/2012John Dorman $200.00 Locke Lord LLP · Attorney
10/15/2012Terry Radney $100.00 Locke Lord LLP · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/30/2014Lincoln Goodwin $1,000.00political Candidate TEC Sec 254.204. (a)(2)
12/30/2014Jean Hughes $500.00political Candidate TEC Section 254.204. (a)(2)
12/30/2014Samuel Bridgwater $500.00Repayment of Loan to Campaign
12/30/2014Jay Karahan $500.00Political Candidate TEC Section 254.204. (a)(2)
12/30/2014As Our Own $289.79a recognized charitable organization TEC Sec. 254.204.(d) (5)
10/04/2013Public Storage $96.00Campaign Storage Expense
09/20/2013Mission X TV $500.00Contribution to 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit Organization
09/04/2013Public Storage $96.00Campaign storage Expense
09/04/2013Public Storage $96.00Campaign Storage Expense
08/06/2013Public Storage $96.00Campaign Storage Expense
07/05/2013Public Storage $96.00Campaign Storage Expense
02/14/2013Harris County Republican Party $416.00Republican Leadership Council membership payment
01/04/2013Page International Communications $547.99Campaign Literature/Stationary
12/31/2012Sarbucks $200.0020 $10 appreciation gift cards for campaign supporters/workers
12/24/2012Public Storage $187.855x10 storage space
12/24/2012Lerant $125.57Picture frames for photo from fundraiser to contributors
12/20/2012Republican Party Harris County $416.00Payment towards RLC Ambassador Level fee
12/19/2012United Airlines $368.10Air Fare to Austin for interview
12/18/2012C. Carson $250.00Pollworker appreciation
12/14/2012TTRWC $300.00Christmas Party Sponsorship
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 40 ms.