Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Frost, Kem T. (The Honorable)

JCOH · CHIEFJUSTICE_COA 14
Filer ID: 00039736
64 reports · First filing 07/15/1999 · Latest filing 07/14/2026
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
CHIEFJUSTICE_COA
District / Place
14
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
07/15/1999
Latest Filing
07/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
64

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$323,608.01
Expenditures
$352,449.37
Transactions
1,707
Largest Contribution
$20,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$24,650.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$17,158.90
Average Contribution
$597.06
Average Expenditure
$302.53
First Contribution
08/23/2001
Last Contribution
11/26/2014
First Expenditure
01/04/2000
Last Expenditure
12/31/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
392
Reported Payee Entities
307
Top Contributor
Republican Party of Texas
Top Reported Payee
Blakemore & Associates

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
392
625 contributions · $378,533.01
Vendor Relationships
283
1,161 payments · $338,838.64
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Relationship Graph

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Top contributorsMoney receivedTop reported payeesMoney spentFrost, Kem T. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$23,145.62 · 8 giftsWinstead Sechrest & Minick PCWinstead Sechrest & Minick PC$21,000.00 · 3 giftsBracewell & Giuliani CommitteeBracewell & Giuliani Committee$10,000.00 · 5 giftsVinson & Elkins Texas Political Acition CommitteeVinson & Elkins Texas Political Aciti…$10,000.00 · 3 giftsVinson & Elkins Texas PACVinson & Elkins Texas PAC$7,500.00 · 3 giftsBlakemore & AssociatesBlakemore & Associates$98,259.49 · 71 paymentsHarris County GOPHarris County GOP$30,895.00 · 5 paymentsTexas Press Service Inc.Texas Press Service Inc.$20,868.54 · 2 paymentsKem FrostKem Frost$16,003.41 · 2 paymentsHouston Bar Association Appellate Practice SectionHouston Bar Association Appellate Pra…$15,191.76 · 155 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
Expenditures82.7th#1,514 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity80.3th#1,718 of 8,722
Transaction Volume72.6th#2,388 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Republican Party of Texas $23,145.628
2Winstead Sechrest & Minick PC $21,000.003
3Bracewell & Giuliani Committee $10,000.005
4Vinson & Elkins Texas Political Acition Committee $10,000.003
5Vinson & Elkins Texas PAC $7,500.003
6Andrews & Kurth Texas PAC $6,500.003
7Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Texas Committee $5,000.003
8Baker & Botts Amicus Fund $5,000.002
9Steve Radack $5,000.002
10Bob Perry $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Blakemore & Associates $98,259.4971
2Harris County GOP $30,895.005
3Texas Press Service Inc. $20,868.542
4Kem Frost $16,003.412
5Houston Bar Association Appellate Practice Section $15,191.76155
6Harris County Republican Party $12,035.0010
7Business Extension Bureau $11,506.366
8Texas Press Service, Inc. $9,238.801
9Winstead Sechrest & Minick PC $7,887.602
10Republican Party of Texas $7,188.164

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$0.00 $345.00
2024$0.00 $15,577.39
2020$0.00 $585.41
2019$0.00 $3,073.50
2018$0.00 $2,624.65
2017$0.00 $3,869.06
2016$0.00 $3,155.03
2015$0.00 $4,486.07
2014$45,514.42 $31,290.01
2013$22,150.00 $15,570.34
2012$0.00 $4,978.44
2011$0.00 $2,944.36
2010$0.00 $3,687.43
2009$18,165.00 $5,770.46
2008$100,159.43 $87,167.04
2007$16,600.00 $7,579.80
2006$0.00 $1,720.35
2005$0.00 $6,990.96
2004$0.00 $5,372.16
2003$0.00 $8,170.14
2002$82,544.16 $83,724.30
2001$38,475.00 $42,133.89
2000$0.00 $11,633.58

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/26/2014Kerry Notestine $200.00 Littler Mendelson P.C. · Attorney
11/06/2014The Dow Chemical Company Employees PAC (DOW PAC) $1,000.00
10/24/2014Village Republican Women Campaign Fund $250.00
10/20/2014Texas Farm Bureau Friends of Agriculture Fund, (AGFUND), Inc. $14.42
10/14/2014Hicks Thomas LLP $500.00
10/06/2014Texas Farm Bureau AgFund, Inc. (Qualifies as Multicandidate Comm) $1,500.00
10/03/2014Baker & Hostetler LLP $500.00
10/02/2014Jessica Barger $1,500.00 Wright & Close, LLP · Attorney
09/29/2014Reagan W. Simpson $500.00 Yetter Coleman L.L.P · Attorney
09/29/2014Yetter Coleman L.L.P. $500.00
09/29/2014DLA Piper PAC (Multi candidate Committee) $300.00
09/25/2014Reynolds, Frizzell LLP $500.00
09/22/2014Thomas Wright $500.00 Wright & Close LLP · Attorney
09/22/2014Watt Beckworth Thompson & Henneman, LLP $500.00
09/22/2014The Law Office of Patricia Billings PLLC $250.00
09/22/2014LeClair Ryan $250.00
09/22/2014Carmen Roe $200.00 Law Offices of Carmen M. Roe · Attorney
09/22/2014Holly H. Williamson $100.00 Hunton & Williams, L.L.P. · Attorney
09/22/2014Brian Wice $100.00 Self-Employed/Solo Practitioner · Attorney
09/22/2014Michael S. Hays $100.00 LeClair Ryan · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2025Sarah Carew Ryan $345.00Fees for judicial portrait (Carew Photography) to be displayed at Harris County 1910 Courthouse
12/30/2024Kem Frost $15,577.39Schedule G reimbursements. See attached memo for detail.
11/18/2020Three Brothers Bakery (reimbursement check dated 12/03/20, payable to Tracy Christopher) $127.41 Pro rata share for court staff appreciation (food delivery in lieu of annual in-person staff event)
06/06/2020Frank's Pizza Delivery $154.00Staff Appreciation (lunch for court staff members working weekend shift during network outage)
06/06/2020Frank's Pizza Delivery $154.00Staff Appreciation (lunch for court staff members working weekend shift during network outage)
02/13/2020Houston Bar Association Appellate Practice Section $90.00Admission to HBA Appellate Practice Section monthly CLE luncheon meeting
01/09/2020Houston Bar Association Appellate Practice Section $60.00Admission to HBA Appellate Practice Section monthly CLE luncheon meeting
12/12/2019Luby's $120.28Pro rata share of catering expense for annual courthouse event
11/26/2019Luby's $73.88Pro rata share of catering expense for annual courthouse event for court staff
11/26/2019Luby's $71.96Desserts for Court Staff Event
11/18/2019Alonti #18 $154.18Courthouse Event -- Judicial Luncheon (November 18, 2019)
11/14/2019Houston Bar Association Appellate Practice Section $30.00Admission to HBA Appellate Practice Section monthly luncheon
09/24/2019Carew Photography $378.88 Judicial Portrait
09/12/2019Houston Bar Association Appellate Practice Section $60.00Admission to HBA Appellate Practice Section monthly CLE luncheon
09/10/2019South Texas College of Law, Garland Walker Inn of Court $275.00Judicial Member Dues for American Inns of Court (Garland Walker Inn)
08/28/2019American Judges Association $175.00Dues
08/18/2019American Law Institute $125.00Judicial Member Dues
08/08/2019Houston Bar Association Appellate Practice Section $90.00Admission to HBA Appellate Practice Section monthly CLE luncheon
07/11/2019Houston Bar Association Appellate Practice Section $120.00Admission to HBA Appellate Practice Section monthly CLE luncheon
07/09/2019Alonti #48 $278.64Refreshments for Courthouse Event --Judicial Summer Intern Welcome Reception
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 71 ms.