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Kern, Robert J. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 387
Filer ID: 00041157
26 reports · First filing 01/15/2000 · Latest filing 01/10/2014
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
387
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/15/2000
Latest Filing
01/10/2014
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2013 – 12/31/2013
Reports
26

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$37,730.00
Expenditures
$41,424.45
Transactions
223
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$4,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2013
$0.00
Average Contribution
$304.27
Average Expenditure
$418.43
First Contribution
06/01/2004
Last Contribution
04/02/2008
First Expenditure
07/16/2004
Last Expenditure
12/30/2013

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
117
Reported Payee Entities
51
Top Contributor
John F. Nichols Sr.
Top Reported Payee
Robert Kern

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
117
124 contributions · $37,730.00
Vendor Relationships
41
93 payments · $32,107.86
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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 spentKern, Robert J. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeJohn F. Nichols Sr.John F. Nichols Sr.$2,500.00 · 1 giftsRay LoftiRay Lofti$2,100.00 · 1 giftsSherri & Mack TraversSherri & Mack Travers$1,400.00 · 1 giftsCarolyn CeaseCarolyn Cease$1,000.00 · 1 giftsJeffrey & Sandra SingerJeffrey & Sandra Singer$1,000.00 · 1 giftsRobert KernRobert Kern$6,565.11 · 4 paymentsExchange Club of Sugar LandExchange Club of Sugar Land$5,335.94 · 5 paymentsRepublican Party of Ft. Bend CountyRepublican Party of Ft. Bend County$4,100.25 · 10 paymentsTexas Center for the JudiciaryTexas Center for the Judiciary$4,000.00 · 1 paymentsFt. Bend Republican PartyFt. Bend Republican Party$3,200.00 · 8 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
1John F. Nichols Sr. $2,500.001
2Ray Lofti $2,100.001
3Sherri & Mack Travers $1,400.001
4Carolyn Cease $1,000.001
5Jeffrey & Sandra Singer $1,000.001
6John Nichols Jr. $1,000.001
7Rick Bell $1,000.001
8Susan Myers $1,000.001
9Michael Orsak $600.002
10Jeffrey Novy $550.002

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Robert Kern $6,565.114
2Exchange Club of Sugar Land $5,335.945
3Republican Party of Ft. Bend County $4,100.2510
4Texas Center for the Judiciary $4,000.001
5Ft. Bend Republican Party $3,200.008
6Republican Party of Ft. Bend County $1,500.002
7Ft. Bend County Republican Party $1,500.001
8Ft. Bend Lawyers Care $1,425.003
9Rose-Rich Chamber of Commerce $1,400.008
10B.J.'s Sugar Land $1,223.071

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2013$0.00 $6,060.94
2012$0.00 $4,919.81
2011$0.00 $1,135.00
2010$0.00 $1,599.00
2009$0.00 $3,856.00
2008$2,200.00 $4,825.00
2007$23,060.00 $7,027.97
2006$0.00 $2,775.00
2005$0.00 $1,571.25
2004$12,470.00 $7,654.48

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/02/2008Carolyn Cease $1,000.00 Household engineer
03/14/2008Robert Thomas $250.00 Self · Attorney
01/04/2008Dan Wilford $500.00 retired · Healthcare Management
01/04/2008Larry Harrison $250.00 self · Attorney
01/04/2008Marlene Zinsmeister $200.00 Self · Attorney
12/15/2007Marlene & David Zinsmeister $200.00 self
12/12/2007Dan & Cindy Wilford $500.00
12/10/2007Larry Harrison $250.00 self
11/29/2007W.M. & Bonnie Yentzen $100.00
11/07/2007Daniel Gray $500.00 self
11/06/2007Martin Dale Carden $400.00 self
11/06/2007Carolyn McDaniel $250.00 McDaniels & McMeans
11/05/2007Ray Lofti $2,100.00
11/05/2007Sherri & Mack Travers $1,400.00 Travers & Travers
11/05/2007Jeffrey & Sandra Singer $1,000.00 self
11/05/2007Susan Myers $1,000.00 Myers & Dale
11/05/2007John Nichols Jr. $1,000.00 self
11/05/2007Rick Bell $1,000.00 self
11/05/2007Karen Meinardus $550.00 self
11/05/2007John Millard $500.00 self

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/30/2013Exchange Club of Sugar Land $560.94Spaghetti Supper
12/03/2013Ft. Bend County Bar Assn. $500.00lawyer of year contribution
09/04/2013Texas Center for the Judiciary $4,000.00judicial agency donation
02/06/2013Exchange Club of Sugar Land $1,000.00charitable donation
12/31/2012Robert Kern $1,042.11reimbursement for balance spent retirement parties for bar campaign supporters and county employees
12/20/2012Fernando's Latin Cuisine $252.70office Christmas party
10/29/2012Robert Kern $200.00reimbursement for first retirement music deposit
08/15/2012Brenda Mullinix Campaign $1,000.00contribution to Judicial Campaign
05/06/2012Ft. Bend Republican Women's Club $100.00Christmas luncheon
05/03/2012Ft. Bend Lawyers Care $225.00annual luncheon
02/27/2012Exchange Club of Sugar Land $1,900.00thank you event: ball game food parking
01/23/2012Republican Party of Ft. Bend County $200.00Lincoln Reagan Dinner
07/19/2011Ft. Bend County Fair Assn $250.00sign renewal
04/13/2011Ft. Bend County Fair Assn. $250.00campaign sizn
03/14/2011Ft. Bend Chamber of Commerce $250.00dues
03/14/2011Central Ft. Bemd Chamber of Commerce $150.00dues
03/14/2011Needville Area Chamber of Commerce $35.00dues
01/04/2011Republican Party of Ft. Bend County $200.00Lincoln Reagan Dinner
12/08/2010Sara Huffman $350.00entertainment for Judges' Christmas party
09/14/2010Republican Party of Ft. Bend County $99.00newsletter ad
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 57 ms.