Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Kolkhorst, Lois W. (The Honorable)

COH · STATESEN 18
Filer ID: 00041354 · Brenham · TX
88 reports · First filing 01/18/2000 · Latest filing 07/14/2026
Candidate Committee · Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
COH
Office
STATESEN
District / Place
18
Mailing Location
Brenham · TX · 77834
First Filing
01/18/2000
Latest Filing
07/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
88

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$8,718,103.05
Expenditures
$8,448,842.18
Transactions
18,066
Largest Contribution
$35,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,400,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$3,332,719.41
Average Contribution
$933.82
Average Expenditure
$967.79
First Contribution
03/06/2000
Last Contribution
06/30/2026
First Expenditure
03/09/2000
Last Expenditure
06/30/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
4,652
Reported Payee Entities
1,501
Top Contributor
Texans For Lawsuit Reform PAC
Top Reported Payee
Citizens State Bank Somerville

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
4,660
10,633 contributions · $10,286,290.88
Vendor Relationships
1,260
7,953 payments · $8,738,531.13
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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 spentKolkhorst, Lois W. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeTexans For Lawsuit Reform PACTexans For Lawsuit Reform PAC$145,500.00 · 28 giftsTREPAC / Texas Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeTREPAC / Texas Association of Realtor…$110,653.70 · 25 giftsRobert C. and Pamela J. Lanham, Jr.Robert C. and Pamela J. Lanham, Jr.$87,000.00 · 10 giftsTexas And Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association State PACTexas And Southwestern Cattle Raisers…$75,150.00 · 16 giftsGulf States Toyota Inc. State PACGulf States Toyota Inc. State PAC$71,750.00 · 20 giftsCitizens State Bank SomervilleCitizens State Bank Somerville$2,275,000.00 · 4 paymentsBrenham National BankBrenham National Bank$500,010.00 · 3 paymentsChris SteinbachChris Steinbach$440,611.19 · 249 paymentsWishList Direct / VoterDirect TexasWishList Direct / VoterDirect Texas$329,693.35 · 15 paymentsAnthem MediaAnthem Media$241,223.79 · 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
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions99.5th#46 of 8,722
Expenditures99.8th#19 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity99.7th#28 of 8,722
Transaction Volume99.3th#58 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions13.3%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures71.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Texans For Lawsuit Reform PAC $145,500.0028
2TREPAC / Texas Association of Realtors Political Action Committee $110,653.7025
3Robert C. and Pamela J. Lanham, Jr. $87,000.0010
4Texas And Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association State PAC $75,150.0016
5Gulf States Toyota Inc. State PAC $71,750.0020
6Texas Optometric PAC $71,100.0025
7James D. Pitcock, Jr. $60,000.005
8Clifton L. and Cathy S. Thomas, Jr. $53,000.007
9Richard W. Weekley $52,000.0012
10University of Houston Political Action Committee $50,500.0010

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Citizens State Bank Somerville $2,275,000.004
2Brenham National Bank $500,010.003
3Chris Steinbach $440,611.19249
4WishList Direct / VoterDirect Texas $329,693.3515
5Anthem Media $241,223.798
6Chase Card Services $237,776.9248
7Blakemore & Associates $236,900.1925
8Betty McCarty $218,647.81144
9Lois W. Kolkhorst $175,402.2994
10Matthew Russell $117,658.9359

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$297,860.90 $166,414.92
2025$117,510.00 $836,896.21
2024$901,965.45 $1,089,199.51
2023$89,325.00 $1,616,728.84
2022$1,240,500.89 $489,647.63
2021$243,203.54 $195,782.18
2020$622,691.94 $324,577.09
2019$333,860.00 $193,868.98
2018$540,266.09 $186,301.67
2017$127,525.00 $146,872.24
2016$503,831.45 $238,605.71
2015$286,505.00 $313,933.22
2014$1,235,129.58 $1,266,911.88
2013$55,395.00 $93,963.46
2012$238,483.59 $83,170.29
2011$42,623.87 $97,877.82
2010$214,306.00 $88,275.35
2009$388,103.00 $197,140.99
2008$136,368.25 $77,453.75
2007$114,595.29 $105,144.12
2006$317,693.52 $111,202.45
2005$63,000.00 $196,791.66
2004$413,355.95 $138,046.37
2003$37,850.00 $32,018.16
2002$45,476.00 $28,304.12
2001$18,495.19 $19,852.99
2000$92,182.55 $113,860.57

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/30/2026Dennis L. and Louise Hull Patillo $1,500.00 The Pumphouse Restaurant · Business Owner
06/30/2026Amy Blanchett $500.00 Formosa Plastics · Assistant Communications Manager
06/29/2026Mark Uhr $1,000.00 Self Employed · Broker/Builder
06/28/2026Sherry McShaffry $1,000.00 Regional Steel Products Inc. · President/CEO
06/26/2026Byron Burris $5,000.00 Self Employed · LIAHO.Inc
06/26/2026W. Dale and Debra Andrews Morris $1,000.00 Self --- W. Dale Morris · Oil and Gas Exploration
06/26/2026Russell Cain $1,000.00 Self — Russell Cain Real Estate · Real Estate Broker/Owner
06/25/2026James & Tammy Murphy $1,000.00 Self Employeed · Business Owner
06/24/2026Clifton L. and Cathy S. Thomas, Jr. $5,000.00 Self --- C. L. Thomas, Inc. and Speedy Stop Food Stores · Owner / CEO
06/17/2026Ben Keating $5,000.00 Keating Auto Group · President
06/16/2026Dr. Fariborz and Pardis Mohebtash Gorouhi $5,000.00 Citizens Medical Center Victoria · Physician —Hematology/Oncology
06/16/2026Tami Burdge $3,500.00 Klean Corp · Vice President
06/16/2026Casey Burdge Staudt $2,000.00 KLEAN CORP · CEO
06/16/2026John and Judy Clegg $1,000.00 Clegg Industries · Vice President
06/16/2026The Pumphouse $649.50
06/16/2026Amy Mundy $250.00 Victoria College · Education
06/16/2026Cindy Krause $50.00 Retired
06/15/2026Clifton L. and Cathy S. Thomas, Jr. $10,000.00 Self --- C. L. Thomas, Inc. and Speedy Stop Food Stores · Owner / CEO
06/15/2026Mark E. Zafereo $2,500.00 Wells Fargo Advisors · Financial Advisor
06/15/2026Jack Wu $1,500.00 Formosa Plastics · Vice President

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2026Chase Card Services $3,469.87Payment of Credit Card Bill for Credit Card Expenditures
06/30/2026Chase Card Services $786.46Payment of Credit Card Bill for Credit Card Expenditurs
06/30/2026Keatha Brown $401.05Mileage reimbursement for May and June 2026
06/30/2026Kim Moore $295.90Mileage Reimbursement for June
06/30/2026Lois W. Kolkhorst $273.07Mileage Reimbursement May and June 2026
06/30/2026Conroe Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce $150.00Athena Leadership Award Lunch Expense Staff
06/30/2026Fort Bend Regional Partnership $35.00Emerging Cities Luncheon Lunch Expense Staff
06/28/2026Amazon.com, Inc. $245.56Office Supplies
06/28/2026Facebook $164.00Facebook Ads
06/27/2026Local Foods Austin $350.75Lunch for Health Human Services Hearing
06/26/2026Braden Clampit $204.03Mileage Reimbursement for June 2026
06/26/2026Helping Hands $130.00Lunch Expense Staff
06/26/2026Andrea Fischer $96.20Mileage Reeimbursement June 2026
06/24/2026Chappell Hill Chamber of Commerce $500.00Sponsorship July 4th Parade
06/24/2026Zoom.US $35.82Monthly Subscription Fee
06/23/2026Keatha Brown $162.24Mileage Reimbursement for April 2026
06/23/2026Leading Fort Bend County $50.00Lunch Expense Staff
06/23/2026Cy Fair Chamber of Commerce $35.00Lunch Expense Staff
06/23/2026Office Depot & OfficeMax -- Victoria $29.97Paper for Victoria Office
06/20/2026Mailchimp Atlanta $155.99Monthly Subscription Fees
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 271 ms.