Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Mendoza Jr., David (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 178
Filer ID: 00037624
29 reports · First filing 01/15/2008 · Latest filing 01/14/2017
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
178
Mailing Location
First Filing
01/15/2008
Latest Filing
01/14/2017
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2016 – 12/31/2016
Reports
29

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$43,720.39
Expenditures
$78,014.51
Transactions
376
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$7,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2016
$1.82
Average Contribution
$282.07
Average Expenditure
$353.01
First Contribution
10/01/2007
Last Contribution
01/14/2013
First Expenditure
10/01/2007
Last Expenditure
12/05/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
129
Reported Payee Entities
74
Top Contributor
The Gallagher Law Firm
Top Reported Payee
Harris County Democratic Party

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
129
211 contributions · $67,235.78
Vendor Relationships
66
270 payments · $77,921.70
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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 spentMendoza Jr., David (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeThe Gallagher Law FirmThe Gallagher Law Firm$2,500.00 · 1 giftsRudy CardenasRudy Cardenas$2,000.00 · 2 giftsChip LewisChip Lewis$1,750.00 · 2 giftsJoseph EspinosaJoseph Espinosa$1,500.00 · 1 giftsRay CastroRay Castro$1,300.00 · 3 giftsHarris County Democratic PartyHarris County Democratic Party$36,275.00 · 23 paymentsDavid MendozaDavid Mendoza$13,156.25 · 16 paymentsLaura MendozaLaura Mendoza$2,500.00 · 1 paymentsApple Store WillowbrookApple Store Willowbrook$2,324.62 · 1 paymentsOffice DepotOffice Depot$1,668.18 · 12 payments

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
1The Gallagher Law Firm $2,500.001
2Rudy Cardenas $2,000.002
3Chip Lewis $1,750.002
4Joseph Espinosa $1,500.001
5Ray Castro $1,300.003
6Steven Greenlee $1,250.002
7Greg Gladden $1,000.002
8Felix Cantu $1,000.001
9Julian Chahin $950.003
10David Mitcham $750.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Harris County Democratic Party $36,275.0023
2David Mendoza $13,156.2516
3Laura Mendoza $2,500.001
4Apple Store Willowbrook $2,324.621
5Office Depot $1,668.1812
6Elena Gamez $1,450.005
7Bison Signs $1,434.302
8Addix $1,433.151
9Bison Signs Inc. $1,363.982
10Grove Park Lounge $1,235.341

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$0.00 $397.85
2015$0.00 $263.85
2014$0.00 $249.85
2013$200.00 $1,333.69
2012$11,165.39 $22,117.66
2011$8,080.00 $10,764.14
2010$0.00 $7,556.77
2009$20,925.00 $14,182.15
2008$3,050.00 $17,148.55
2007$300.00 $4,000.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/14/2013Linda Medellin $200.00 Texas City · Aviation Representative
11/16/2012Cynthia Cline $350.00 Self · Atorney
11/05/2012Greg Gladden $500.00 Self · Attorney
11/05/2012Mitchell Smith $500.00 Smith and Mitchell Attorney's at La · Attorney
11/05/2012Cheryl Irvin $250.00 Self · Attorney
11/05/2012Annie Quiroz $100.00 None · None
06/29/2012Lana Gordon $200.00 Lana Gordon · Attorney
06/28/2012Joseph Espinosa $1,500.00 Self · Attorney
06/28/2012Chip Lewis $1,000.00 Self · Attorney
06/28/2012Rudy Cardenas $1,000.00 City of Houston · Attorney
06/28/2012Phillip Scardino $500.00 self · Operating Account
06/28/2012Robert Pelton $500.00 self · Attorney
06/28/2012Ray Castro $500.00 Self · Attorney
06/28/2012Young An $300.00 self · Attorney
06/28/2012Paula Miller $300.00 self · Attorney
06/28/2012Allen Tanner $250.00 Self · Attorney
06/28/2012William Cornelius $250.00 William T. Cornelius · Attorney
06/28/2012William Stradley $250.00 self · Attorney
06/28/2012James Glass $250.00 self · Attorney
06/28/2012Neal Davis $250.00 Self · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/05/2016JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. $54.00Banking service charge
11/08/2016Wix.com $24.85Web page
11/03/2016JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. $20.00Banking service charge
10/31/2016Wix.com $99.00Web page
10/05/2016JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. $20.00Banking service charge
09/06/2016JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. $20.00Banking service charge
08/03/2016JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. $20.00Banking service charge
07/06/2016JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. $20.00Banking service charge
06/03/2016Morgan Chase Bank $20.00Service Charge
05/04/2016Morgan Chase Bank $20.00Service Charge
04/05/2016Morgan Chase Bank $20.00Service Charge
03/03/2016Morgan Chase Bank $20.00Service Charge
02/03/2016Morgan Chase Bank $20.00Service charge
01/06/2016Morgan Chase Bank $20.00Fees
12/03/2015JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. $20.00Fees
11/12/2015BLS'WIX Com $99.00Web Page
11/09/2015BLS'WIX Com $24.85Web Page
11/04/2015JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. $20.00Fees
10/05/2015JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. $20.00Fees
10/05/2015JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. $20.00Fees
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 56 ms.