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

JCOH · District Judge 159
Filer ID: 00050865
40 reports · First filing 01/11/2002 · Latest filing 01/05/2023
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
159
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/11/2002
Latest Filing
01/05/2023
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2022 – 12/31/2022
Reports
40

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$8,200.74
Expenditures
$10,121.58
Transactions
52
Largest Contribution
$1,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,500.00
COH as of 12/31/2022
$0.00
Average Contribution
$227.80
Average Expenditure
$632.60
First Contribution
12/20/2001
Last Contribution
11/15/2017
First Expenditure
01/02/2002
Last Expenditure
10/18/2022

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
34
Reported Payee Entities
11
Top Contributor
George Chandler
Top Reported Payee
Republican Party of Angelina County

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
34
36 contributions · $8,200.74
Vendor Relationships
8
13 payments · $7,921.58
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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 spentWhite, Paul E. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeGeorge ChandlerGeorge Chandler$1,000.00 · 1 giftsMurphy GeorgeMurphy George$700.00 · 2 giftsZeleskey Cornelius Hallmark Roper & Hicks L.L.P.Zeleskey Cornelius Hallmark Roper & H…$500.00 · 1 giftsDouglas V. SmithDouglas V. Smith$500.00 · 1 giftsClaude WelchClaude Welch$400.00 · 2 giftsRepublican Party of Angelina CountyRepublican Party of Angelina County$6,000.00 · 4 paymentsBill LeedyBill Leedy$1,200.00 · 1 paymentsPineywoods PrintingPineywoods Printing$579.90 · 1 paymentsJoe MartinJoe Martin$500.00 · 1 paymentsTrent AshbyTrent Ashby$500.00 · 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
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions75.5th#2,134 of 8,722
Expenditures71.5th#2,485 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity71.0th#2,534 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
1George Chandler $1,000.001
2Murphy George $700.002
3Zeleskey Cornelius Hallmark Roper & Hicks L.L.P. $500.001
4Douglas V. Smith $500.001
5Claude Welch $400.002
6Edward T. McFarland $300.001
7James P. Hunter III $300.001
8Dr. Rick & Anita Martin $250.001
9George Henderson $250.001
10John Havard` $250.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Republican Party of Angelina County $6,000.004
2Bill Leedy $1,200.001
3Pineywoods Printing $579.901
4Joe Martin $500.001
5Trent Ashby $500.001
6Trent Ashby Campaign $400.001
7East Texas Historical Association $300.001
8Capital One Visa $270.841
9Office Depot $159.843
10U.S. Postal Service $111.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2022$0.00 $500.00
2019$0.00 $400.00
2017$100.74 $1,500.00
2015$0.00 $500.00
2013$0.00 $1,500.00
2009$150.00 $2,079.90
2006$0.00 $670.84
2005$7,000.00 $1,770.84
2002$0.00 $1,200.00
2001$950.00 $0.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/15/2017White Paul $100.74 Government - Judicial
12/03/2009Claude Welch $150.00 Claude E. Welch Attorney at Law · Attorney
12/05/2005James P. Hunter III $300.00 Retired · Retired Corporate Executive
11/29/2005John Havard` $250.00 Lufkin Industries · Personnel Management
11/29/2005Harold Estes $200.00 Self · Timber Equipment
11/28/2005Murphy George $500.00 Retired · Retired
11/28/2005Wyatt Leinart $100.00 Retired · Retired
11/22/2005George Chandler $1,000.00 Law Offices of George Chandler · Attorney
11/22/2005Zeleskey Cornelius Hallmark Roper & Hicks L.L.P. $500.00 Zeleskey Cornelius Hallmark Roper & Hicks L.L.P. · Attorneys
11/22/2005Edward T. McFarland $300.00 Self · Attorney
11/22/2005Ray B. Baldwin $250.00 Self · Insurance
11/22/2005Thomas & Sallye Darmstadter $250.00 Sabine Investments · Corporate Executive
11/22/2005M. Scott Taylor $250.00 Self · Attorney
11/22/2005Claude Welch $250.00 Self · Attorney
11/22/2005Wayne & Lisa Haglund $250.00 Self · Attorney
11/22/2005Dr. Rick & Anita Martin $250.00 Self · Physician
11/22/2005Gerald A. Goodwin $200.00 Law Offices of George Chandler · Attorney Senior Judge
11/22/2005Wadih Jabbour $200.00 Lone Star Charlie's · Restaurant Owner
11/22/2005David & Eleanor Mooty $200.00 Contractor's Supply · Corporate Management
11/22/2005Robert Gilmer $150.00 Brookshire Bros. LTD · Corporate Executive

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/18/2022Trent Ashby $500.00$500 by check
11/04/2019Trent Ashby Campaign $400.00This is a personal campaign contribution made in support of State Representative Trent Ashby
11/15/2017Republican Party of Angelina County $1,500.00Filing Fee for Republican Party Primary Election
12/11/2015Joe Martin $500.00Contribution from personal funds only to Joe Martin Campaign for District Attorney
11/12/2013Republican Party of Angelina County $1,500.00Filing Fee for 2014 Republican Primary
12/07/2009Pineywoods Printing $579.90Printing Expenses for Political Advertising
12/03/2009Republican Party of Angelina County $1,500.00Application for Place on Republican Party General Primary Ballot
11/10/2006East Texas Historical Association $300.00Arthur Temple Symposium
11/06/2006Capital One Visa $270.84Reception Expenses
02/17/2006Texas Center for the Judiciary $100.00Contribution for Judicial Education
12/07/2005Republican Party of Angelina County $1,500.00Primary Filing Fee
11/14/2005U.S. Postal Service $111.00Mailout Postage
11/13/2005Office Depot $25.94Mailout Envelopes
11/12/2005Office Depot $19.27Mailout Envelopes
11/11/2005Office Depot $114.63Mailout Letterhead Envelopes and Labels
01/02/2002Bill Leedy $1,200.00Filing Fee
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 52 ms.