Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Pena, Ruben R. (Mr.)
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Pena, Ruben R. (Mr.)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST_MULTI 103
Filer ID: 00040727 · Harlingen · TX
14 reports · First filing 07/01/1999 · Latest filing 01/15/2007
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_MULTI
District / Place
103
Mailing Location
Harlingen · TX · 78550
First Filing
07/01/1999
Latest Filing
01/15/2007
Latest Reporting Period
07/16/2006 – 12/31/2006
Reports
14

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$74,600.00
Expenditures
$119,946.05
Transactions
249
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$12,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2006
—
Average Contribution
$697.20
Average Expenditure
$844.69
First Contribution
06/06/2005
Last Contribution
03/04/2006
First Expenditure
02/15/2005
Last Expenditure
06/05/2006

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
103
Reported Payee Entities
58
Top Contributor
Blanca Vela
Top Reported Payee
Sanchez Marketing

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
103
107 contributions · $74,600.00
Vendor Relationships
56
138 payments · $118,582.33
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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 spentPena, Ruben R. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeBlanca VelaBlanca Vela$2,700.00 · 3 giftsDenton Navarro Rocha & Bernal P.C.Denton Navarro Rocha & Bernal P.C.$2,500.00 · 1 giftsGarcia & KaramGarcia & Karam$2,500.00 · 1 giftsJones Galligan Key & Lozano L.L.P.Jones Galligan Key & Lozano L.L.P.$2,500.00 · 1 giftsWatts Law Firm LLPWatts Law Firm LLP$2,500.00 · 1 giftsSanchez MarketingSanchez Marketing$62,500.00 · 9 paymentsBrownsville HeraldBrownsville Herald$18,973.97 · 20 paymentsJoe King PrintingJoe King Printing$9,644.82 · 6 paymentsM5 DesignsM5 Designs$4,320.26 · 4 paymentsRuben R. Pena P.C.Ruben R. Pena P.C.$2,500.00 · 1 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
1Blanca Vela $2,700.003
2Denton Navarro Rocha & Bernal P.C. $2,500.001
3Garcia & Karam $2,500.001
4Jones Galligan Key & Lozano L.L.P. $2,500.001
5Watts Law Firm LLP $2,500.001
6Beatrice Mesquias $2,500.001
7Filemon Vela Jr. $2,500.001
8Forest L. Jones $2,500.001
9Mikal C. Watts $2,500.001
10Richard Mesquias $2,500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Sanchez Marketing $62,500.009
2Brownsville Herald $18,973.9720
3Joe King Printing $9,644.826
4M5 Designs $4,320.264
5Ruben R. Pena P.C. $2,500.001
6CB Electronic Billboard Inc. $2,000.001
7Joe King Jr. Printer Inc. $1,704.941
8United States Postal Service $1,457.255
9Valley Morning Star $1,406.243
10Blanca Vela $1,263.723

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2006$33,950.00 $77,604.93
2005$40,650.00 $42,341.12

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/04/2006Humberto Zamora $200.00 Zamora Enterprises · President
03/02/2006Adan Valadez $1,000.00 'Wright of Way · President
03/01/2006Jose Guzman $100.00 Retired Teacher · Retired Teacher
02/28/2006Tony Martinez $2,500.00 Law Office of Tony Martinez · Attorney
02/28/2006Cesar Maldonado $1,000.00 MGM Engineering · President
02/28/2006David Brown $250.00 Hughes and Luce · attorney
02/27/2006Barbara Miller $100.00
02/25/2006Begum Tijerina & Willis $1,000.00
02/25/2006Barry R. Benton $200.00
02/22/2006E.V. Bonner $500.00
02/22/2006Sidney Brown $100.00
02/17/2006Raul Garza $1,000.00
02/17/2006Jo Liston $500.00
02/16/2006Juan Salazar $300.00
02/16/2006Norbert Ewers $200.00
02/15/2006Walter O. Theiss $100.00
02/14/2006Felix Sanchez $200.00
02/08/2006Hodge & Shergold LLP $100.00
02/07/2006Garcia & Karam $2,500.00
01/23/2006Saul Ortega $2,000.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/05/2006De La Garza Bakery $20.00campaign meeting
04/03/2006Sanchez Marketing $9,000.00consultant fees-television newspaper advertising
03/28/2006Exxon $52.06gasoline
03/28/2006Diamond Shamrock $33.42gasoline
03/27/2006San Benito News $95.85advertising
03/27/2006Diamond Shamrock $47.21gasoline
03/27/2006Circle K $24.06gasoline
03/21/2006Red Lobster $142.80campaign meeting
03/21/2006Circle K $47.01gasoline
03/21/2006Circle K $29.01gasoline
03/21/2006Exxon $5.01gasoline
03/21/2006Circle K $5.01gasoline
03/15/2006United States Postal Service $800.00postage
03/15/2006Circle K $54.59gasoline
03/14/2006Exxon $47.00gasoline
03/10/2006Lakeway Diamond SH $309.51gasoline
03/10/2006Lakeway Diamond SH $17.84gasoline
03/08/2006Texas Roadhouse#2 $149.54campaign meeting
03/07/2006Circle K $27.41gasoline
03/06/2006Brownsville Herald $3,880.85advertising
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 37 ms.