Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Taylor County Republican Party (CEC)

CEC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00040896 · Abilene · TX
31 reports · First filing 07/09/1999 · Latest filing 01/18/2017
Political Party · County Party · Party

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Party
Subclass
County Party
Market Segment
Party
Status
TERMINATED
Filer Type
CEC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Abilene · TX · 79604-1715
First Filing
07/09/1999
Latest Filing
01/18/2017
Latest Reporting Period
07/15/2016 – 01/17/2017
Reports
31

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$100,817.26
Expenditures
$108,110.73
Transactions
587
Largest Contribution
$15,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$25,000.00
COH as of 01/17/2017
$3,668.37
Average Contribution
$471.11
Average Expenditure
$289.84
First Contribution
11/10/2000
Last Contribution
11/05/2016
First Expenditure
10/31/2000
Last Expenditure
08/07/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
107
Reported Payee Entities
82
Top Contributor
Nick Coates
Top Reported Payee
Premiere Speakers Bureau

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
107
214 contributions · $100,817.26
Vendor Relationships
53
300 payments · $87,881.02
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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 spentTaylor County Republican Party (CEC)Focal filer / committeeNick CoatesNick Coates$20,500.00 · 2 giftsDIAN GRAVES STAIDIAN GRAVES STAI$20,000.00 · 3 giftsMansefeldt Investment GroupMansefeldt Investment Group$10,000.00 · 1 giftsDodge Jones FoundationDodge Jones Foundation$5,000.00 · 1 giftsDian Graves StaiDian Graves Stai$5,000.00 · 1 giftsPremiere Speakers BureauPremiere Speakers Bureau$25,000.00 · 1 paymentsSTATLER & CO.STATLER & CO.$16,222.86 · 10 paymentsBRANDENA K. SCHROEDERBRANDENA K. SCHROEDER$7,267.47 · 29 paymentsAbilene Christian UniversityAbilene Christian University$6,288.00 · 3 paymentsBEMABEMA$6,000.00 · 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
Political Party
Subclass
County Party
Market Segment
Party
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
422

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions72.0th#119 of 422
Expenditures69.9th#128 of 422
Total Financial Activity69.2th#131 of 422
Transaction Volume69.2th#131 of 422

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
1Nick Coates $20,500.002
2DIAN GRAVES STAI $20,000.003
3Mansefeldt Investment Group $10,000.001
4Dodge Jones Foundation $5,000.001
5Dian Graves Stai $5,000.001
6J. J. Matthews $5,000.001
7J.J. MATTHEWS $5,000.001
8Winston Ohlhausen $2,830.105
9Judy Matthews $2,700.002
10JOSEPH E. CANON $1,450.0013

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Premiere Speakers Bureau $25,000.001
2STATLER & CO. $16,222.8610
3BRANDENA K. SCHROEDER $7,267.4729
4Abilene Christian University $6,288.003
5BEMA $6,000.001
6SOUTHWESTERN BELL $5,139.3227
7SBC $4,977.6939
8Russ Petty $4,900.005
9RYAN S. DAHL $2,220.289
10AT&T $2,055.2814

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$7,572.26 $8,143.58
2015$45,475.00 $32,088.00
2007$0.00 $498.73
2006$11,125.00 $10,998.05
2005$8,150.00 $10,517.07
2004$11,100.00 $17,997.15
2003$895.00 $8,042.61
2002$15,625.00 $13,853.75
2001$775.00 $3,826.50
2000$100.00 $2,145.29

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/05/2016Loren Tatom $100.00 Kohl's · Manager
10/24/2016Edna Core $100.00 RE/MAX of Abilene · Real Estate Agent
10/04/2016Jim Hicks $100.00 Taylor County · Criminal District Attorney
09/30/2016Winston Ohlhausen $430.10 self-employed · Farmer/Rancher
09/13/2016Elda Ruotanen $500.00 Retired
09/08/2016Shirley Jackson $100.00 Retired
08/01/2016Caroline Kreitler $200.00 Taylor County · Court Reporter
08/01/2016Jerry Weems $50.00 Retired
07/15/2016Caroline Kreitler $550.00 Taylor County · Court Reporter
07/15/2016Harriett Haag $75.00 Taylor County · Assistant District Attorney
07/15/2016Joan Thompson $50.00 Retired
07/15/2016Marcus Anderson $50.00 Lincoln Heritage Life Ins. Co. · Life Insurance Salesman
07/15/2016Fred Jones $50.00 Retired
07/15/2016Caroline Kreitler $50.00 Taylor County · Court Reporter
07/15/2016Kristen Carnohan $50.00 Davis Kinard & Co. · CPA
07/15/2016Downing Bolls $50.00 Taylor County · County Judge
03/30/2016Troy Fraser $60.00 State of Texas · State Senator
03/21/2016Glen Robertson $200.00 Hillcrest Country Club · Owner/Operator
03/21/2016Jodey Arrington $100.00 Scott Laboratories · President
03/16/2016Kevin Willhelm $50.00 self-employed · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/07/2016Russ Petty $700.00Rent for Headquarters bldg. - includes signage from freeway
08/01/2016Kyle McAlister $294.00Reimbursement of expenses for use of AT&T Office@Hand telephone
07/18/2016Rob Westman $650.00Patriotic movie viewing @ Paramount Theatre
07/15/2016Russ Petty $700.00Rent for Headquarters bldg. - includes signage from freeway
07/15/2016First Financial Bank $30.00Returned check fee
04/01/2016First Financial Bank $3.00bank fee for paper statement
03/26/2016Abilene Women's Club $759.92Rental of facility to host local Precinct & County Republican conventions
03/26/2016Diana Hartmann $182.23Reimbursement of expenses for County Convention supplies
03/26/2016Cassie Ohlhausen $62.19Reimbursement of expenses for County Convention materials
03/25/2016Nick Coates $100.00Reimbursement of expenses for County Convention at Abilene Women's Club
03/22/2016Abilene Christian University $430.00Rental of Hunter Welcome Center for Lincoln Day event
03/15/2016Premier Catering $1,818.60Meals for Lincoln Day luncheon fundraiser
03/02/2016Russ Petty $700.00Rent for Headquarters bldg - includes signage viewable from freeway
03/01/2016First Financial Bank $3.00bank fee for paper statement
02/10/2016Abilene Christian University $870.00Rental of Hunter Welcome Center for local candidates forum
02/10/2016Premier Catering $134.64drinks & cookies for Taylor County Republican Party candidates forum
02/05/2016Russ Petty $700.00Rent for Headquarters bldg. - includes signage viewable from freeway
02/01/2016First Financial Bank $3.00bank fee for paper statement
01/01/2016First Financial Bank $3.00bank fee for paper statement
12/31/2015Russ Petty $2,100.00Rent for Headquarters Building $700 per month - includes signage viewable from freeway
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 20 ms.