Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Fouts, Michael E. (The Honorable)

COH · DISTATTY_MULTI 39
Filer ID: 00041498 · Sagerton · TX
60 reports · First filing 01/18/2000 · Latest filing 07/07/2026
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
DISTATTY_MULTI
District / Place
39
Mailing Location
Sagerton · TX · 79548-2018
First Filing
01/18/2000
Latest Filing
07/07/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
60

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$250.00
Expenditures
$10,856.29
Transactions
26
Largest Contribution
$100.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,250.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$0.00
Average Contribution
$83.33
Average Expenditure
$472.01
First Contribution
02/27/2008
Last Contribution
03/03/2008
First Expenditure
12/03/2007
Last Expenditure
11/11/2023

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
3
Reported Payee Entities
9
Top Contributor
James Bowers
Top Reported Payee
Texas Democratic Party

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
3
3 contributions · $250.00
Vendor Relationships
8
21 payments · $8,356.29
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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 spentFouts, Michael E. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeJames BowersJames Bowers$100.00 · 1 giftsKen LaneKen Lane$100.00 · 1 giftsWallace CoxWallace Cox$50.00 · 1 giftsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$5,000.00 · 4 paymentsMichael FoutsMichael Fouts$2,500.00 · 2 paymentsKVRPKVRP$880.00 · 1 paymentsAbilene Printing and Stationary Co.Abilene Printing and Stationary Co.$716.38 · 2 paymentsHaskell Free PressHaskell Free Press$595.01 · 4 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
Contributions75.5th#2,134 of 8,722
Expenditures73.4th#2,321 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity72.4th#2,408 of 8,722
Transaction Volume71.7th#2,470 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
1James Bowers $100.001
2Ken Lane $100.001
3Wallace Cox $50.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Texas Democratic Party $5,000.004
2Michael Fouts $2,500.002
3KVRP $880.001
4Abilene Printing and Stationary Co. $716.382
5Haskell Free Press $595.014
6Stonewall County Courier $594.704
7The Texas Spur $469.204
8Throckmorton Tribune $60.001
9United States Post Office $41.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2023$0.00 $1,250.00
2019$0.00 $2,500.00
2015$0.00 $1,250.00
2011$0.00 $1,250.00
2008$250.00 $3,114.39
2007$0.00 $1,491.90

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/03/2008Ken Lane $100.00
02/28/2008James Bowers $100.00
02/27/2008Wallace Cox $50.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/11/2023Michael Fouts $1,250.00Filing fee for place on ballot
11/12/2019Texas Democratic Party $1,250.00Filing Fee
11/11/2019Texas Democratic Party $1,250.00Filing Fee
11/19/2015Texas Democratic Party $1,250.00Filing Fee
11/28/2011Michael Fouts $1,250.00Filing Fee
04/16/2008The Texas Spur $214.20Campaign advertisement
03/11/2008Stonewall County Courier $40.00Campaign Advertisement
02/25/2008Stonewall County Courier $283.50Campaign Advertisement
02/25/2008Haskell Free Press $267.75Campaign Advertisement
02/22/2008The Texas Spur $102.00Campaign advertisement
02/18/2008Haskell Free Press $133.88Campaign Advertisement
02/18/2008United States Post Office $41.00Postage
02/12/2008The Texas Spur $91.80Campaign advertisement
02/07/2008Stonewall County Courier $210.00Campaign Advertisement
02/07/2008Haskell Free Press $133.88Campaign Advertisement
01/30/2008KVRP $880.00Radio Advertisement for campaign
01/22/2008Abilene Printing and Stationary Co. $372.38Political handouts
01/02/2008Abilene Printing and Stationary Co. $344.00Political handouts
12/17/2007Stonewall County Courier $61.20Campaign Advertisement
12/17/2007The Texas Spur $61.20Campaign advertisement
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 106 ms.