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

Smith, John W. (The Honorable)

JCOH · District Judge 161
Filer ID: 00038199
35 reports · First filing 05/29/2003 · Latest filing 01/05/2021
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
161
Mailing Location
First Filing
05/29/2003
Latest Filing
01/05/2021
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2020 – 12/31/2020
Reports
35

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$34,180.00
Expenditures
$12,147.91
Transactions
215
Largest Contribution
$1,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,500.00
COH as of 12/31/2020
$0.00
Average Contribution
$240.70
Average Expenditure
$166.41
First Contribution
07/01/2003
Last Contribution
11/12/2015
First Expenditure
07/01/2002
Last Expenditure
04/04/2017

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
141
Reported Payee Entities
23
Top Contributor
The Garriga Law Firm
Top Reported Payee
Ector County Republican Party

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
141
146 contributions · $35,880.00
Vendor Relationships
22
73 payments · $13,447.91
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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.

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 Garriga Law Firm $1,000.001
2Allen Moore $1,000.001
3Gary H. Martin $1,000.001
4Atkins, Hollmann, Jones, Peacock, Lewis, & Lyon $500.001
5Phillip Godwin, P. C. $500.001
6Rush, Kelly, Morgan, Dennis, Corzine & Hansen, P. C. $500.001
7Shafer Davis Ashley O'Leary & Stoker Law Firm $500.001
8Shafer Davis O'Leary and Stoker $500.001
9Shafer, Davis, O'Leary & Stoker, Inc. $500.001
10Abdul Kadir $500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Ector County Republican Party $5,850.005
2DJ's Cakes & Etc. $1,380.001
3Odessa Rotary Club $670.005
4Odessa Grandview Lions Club $600.002
5Ector County Republican Women $450.004
6West Texas Shrine $435.004
7U. S. Postmaster $399.603
8Ector County Purchasing Dept. $365.102
9Office Depot $316.265
10Southwest Bank $311.9026

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2017$0.00 $200.00
2015$1,500.00 $1,500.00
2011$1,700.00 $1,500.00
2010$0.00 $44.90
2009$0.00 $220.00
2008$250.00 $595.00
2007$1,900.00 $1,942.00
2006$1,150.00 $345.10
2003$27,680.00 $4,955.91
2002$0.00 $845.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/12/2015Phillip Godwin, P. C. $500.00
11/05/2015The Garriga Law Firm $1,000.00
10/19/2011Phillip Goodwin & Associates, P. C. $200.00 Law Firm · Attorney
10/13/2011Shafer, Davis, O'Leary & Stoker, Inc. $500.00 Law Firm · Attorneys
10/12/2011Rush, Kelly, Morgan, Dennis, Corzine & Hansen, P. C. $500.00 Law Firm · Attorneys
10/12/2011Atkins, Hollmann, Jones, Peacock, Lewis, & Lyon $500.00 Law Firm · Attorneys
02/26/2008John Cliff $150.00 John Cliff Jr · Attorney
02/26/2008Melissa Hirsch $100.00 Melissa Hirsch · Attorney
12/11/2007William R. Bowden $200.00 Self · Attorney
12/03/2007Allen Moore $1,000.00 Self · Attorney
12/03/2007Phillip Godwin $500.00 Self · Attorney
11/28/2007Kevin Bartley $200.00 Self · Attorney
04/03/2006Shafer Davis O'Leary and Stoker $500.00 Shafer Davis O'Leary & Stoker · Attorney
04/01/2006Rhett Hoestenbach $250.00 Rhett Hoestenbach Attorney at Law · Attorney at Law
04/01/2006Mike McLeaish $200.00 Michael McLeaish · Attorney
04/01/2006Adrian Chavez $75.00 The Chavez Law Firm · Attorney
04/01/2006Brian Chavez $75.00 The Chavez Law Firm · Attorney
04/01/2006Chavez Law Firm $50.00 The Chavez Law Firm
12/16/2003Gary H. Martin $1,000.00
12/05/2003Glenda Mathers $50.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
04/04/2017John W. Smith $200.00Initial Deposit to Open Judicial Campaign Account Southwest Bank, Odessa, Texas
11/19/2015Ector County Republican Party $1,500.00Filing Fee
11/30/2011Ector County Republican Party $1,500.00Filing Fee
05/20/2010Southwest Bank $4.90Service Charge
03/20/2010Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
02/20/2010Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
01/20/2010Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
01/20/2010Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
12/20/2009Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
11/20/2009Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
10/20/2009Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
09/20/2009Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
08/20/2009Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
07/20/2009Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
06/20/2009Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
05/20/2009Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
04/20/2009Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
03/20/2009Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
03/03/2009Ector County Republican Party $100.00Lincoln Day Dinner
02/20/2009Southwest Bank $10.00Service Charge
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 41 ms.