Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Filer / Committee

Estlinbaum, John C. (The Honorable)

JCOH · District Judge 130
Filer ID: 00041580
50 reports · First filing 01/13/2000 · Latest filing 07/08/2021
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
District Judge
District / Place
130
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/13/2000
Latest Filing
07/08/2021
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2021 – 06/30/2021
Reports
50

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$51,175.07
Expenditures
$55,586.08
Transactions
358
Largest Contribution
$1,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$7,500.00
COH as of 06/30/2021
$0.00
Average Contribution
$248.42
Average Expenditure
$365.70
First Contribution
08/23/2007
Last Contribution
11/08/2016
First Expenditure
05/02/2007
Last Expenditure
07/07/2017

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
184
Reported Payee Entities
74
Top Contributor
Bert Huebner
Top Reported Payee
Chris Nicholson

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
184
211 contributions · $54,875.07
Vendor Relationships
66
142 payments · $47,359.44
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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 spentEstlinbaum, John C. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeBert HuebnerBert Huebner$1,800.00 · 2 giftsDonald R. UherDonald R. Uher$1,500.00 · 2 giftsJohn RunnellsJohn Runnells$1,000.00 · 2 giftsRodger SumicekRodger Sumicek$1,000.00 · 2 giftsCole Easley Sciba & Williams PCCole Easley Sciba & Williams PC$1,000.00 · 1 giftsChris NicholsonChris Nicholson$9,000.00 · 3 paymentsPESPES$6,483.75 · 4 paymentsMatagorda County Democratic PartyMatagorda County Democratic Party$4,710.00 · 4 paymentsPatriot SignagePatriot Signage$3,950.00 · 2 paymentsMartin Printing CoMartin Printing Co$2,630.07 · 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
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
1Bert Huebner $1,800.002
2Donald R. Uher $1,500.002
3John Runnells $1,000.002
4Rodger Sumicek $1,000.002
5Cole Easley Sciba & Williams PC $1,000.001
6Ralph Shepherd - Shepherd Law Firm $1,000.001
7The Ammons Law Firm $1,000.001
8Wadler Perches Hundk Kerlick $1,000.001
9Watts Guerra $1,000.001
10G. P. HARDY $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Chris Nicholson $9,000.003
2PES $6,483.754
3Matagorda County Democratic Party $4,710.004
4Patriot Signage $3,950.002
5Martin Printing Co $2,630.074
6Lone Star Media $2,442.002
7Sudden Link $2,308.603
8GC Sports $1,332.415
9Bay City Tribune $1,326.008
10Lyle Printing $1,322.3310

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2017$0.00 $9,627.07
2016$44,950.07 $39,703.25
2015$1,800.00 $1,500.00
2014$0.00 $200.00
2013$0.00 $200.00
2012$125.00 $353.48
2011$500.00 $1,792.28
2008$0.00 $210.00
2007$3,800.00 $2,000.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/08/2016Ducket, Bouligny & Collins LLP $500.00
11/08/2016H. J. Howard $500.00 Attorney
11/08/2016Zabel Freeman $250.00
11/08/2016Barry Liberoni $250.00 Physician
11/08/2016Angie McNeil $200.00 Homemaker
11/08/2016Kacy Shindler $150.00 Attorney
11/08/2016Dallas C. Hughes $150.00 Attorney
11/08/2016David Galvan $100.00 Postal Worker
10/28/2016Darryl Elliott $500.00 Construction/Restaurant Owner
10/28/2016Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP $250.00
10/28/2016Rosario Rodriguez $125.00 Banking
10/28/2016Lee Gill $100.00 Attorney
10/28/2016Jeannie Finlay $100.00 Retired
10/19/2016Wadler Perches Hundk Kerlick $1,000.00
10/19/2016Paul Webb $500.00 Attorney
10/19/2016Matthews & Assoc. $500.00
10/19/2016Gene Hagood $500.00 Attorney
10/19/2016Jeanette Stafford $250.00 Retired
10/19/2016Mary Ellen Milberger $200.00 Retired
10/19/2016Green & Green $200.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/07/2017CRAIG ESTLINBAUM $51.64Repayment of political expenditure made from personal funds
03/31/2017Chris Nicholson $1,403.90Consultant Expense
02/22/2017KAVU-TV $350.00Production Expenses
02/22/2017Chris Nicholson $96.10Consultant Expense
01/24/2017Capital One $225.43Payment for Credit Card Charges
01/05/2017Chris Nicholson $7,500.00Consultant Expense
11/30/2016Facebook $208.95Facebook Advertising
11/22/2016Capital One Bank NA $159.83Credit Card Payment
11/21/2016PES $233.55Mailing Expense
11/08/2016Cary Wells $100.00Contract Labor - Election Day Assistance.
11/08/2016Catherine Brown $100.00Contract Labor - Election Day Assistance
11/08/2016Ezekiel O'Neal $100.00Contract Labor - Election Day Assistance
11/07/2016KMKS $405.50Radio Advertising
11/07/2016KKHA $180.00Radio Advertising
11/04/2016Gernand Builders Supply, Inc. $64.95Materials for Signs
11/04/2016Coastal Clipper $45.00Newspaper Advertising
11/03/2016Bay City Tribune $178.50Newspaper Advertising
11/01/2016PES $1,437.10Sorting & Mailing Expense
11/01/2016Sudden Link $734.40Cable TV Advertising
11/01/2016Martin Printing Co $681.30Mail Printing
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 38 ms.