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

Polland, Gary M. (Mr.)

COH
Filer ID: 00050872 · Houston · TX
53 reports · First filing 04/09/2001 · Latest filing 07/15/2024
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
District / Place
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77006
First Filing
04/09/2001
Latest Filing
07/15/2024
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2024 – 06/30/2024
Reports
53

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$310,215.87
Expenditures
$91,327.65
Transactions
260
Largest Contribution
$26,233.85
Largest Expenditure
$33,101.37
COH as of 06/30/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,337.14
Average Expenditure
$3,261.70
First Contribution
09/21/2001
Last Contribution
07/01/2002
First Expenditure
10/01/2001
Last Expenditure
11/15/2006

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
209
Reported Payee Entities
19
Top Contributor
Gary Polland Campaign Republican Party Chairman Harris Co.
Top Reported Payee
Pathfinder Marketing

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
209
232 contributions · $310,215.87
Vendor Relationships
17
21 payments · $73,082.10
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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.

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
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
1Gary Polland Campaign Republican Party Chairman Harris Co. $52,085.484
2Daniel M. Downey $25,000.001
3Bob Higley $13,000.002
4Michael J. Stanley $10,000.001
5Tommy Fibich $10,000.001
6William A. Dal Col $10,000.001
7Tammy Tran $5,500.002
8Friends of Gary Polland $5,455.121
9Portis & Sheena LLP $5,000.001
10Renew New York PAC $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Pathfinder Marketing $33,101.371
2Omni Information Services $15,908.054
3Jeff Yates $15,500.003
4Public Opinon Strategies $12,600.001
5Mike Millard $2,745.554
6Straight Talk America $2,500.001
7Walden & Associates $2,500.001
8Republican Party of Texas $1,000.001
9Arrow Graphics $886.572
10Ft. Bend Republican Women Club PAC $800.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2006$0.00 $2,500.00
2002$74,127.54 $76,572.85
2001$236,088.33 $12,254.80

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
07/01/2002Fort Bend County GOP PAC $1,462.42
06/30/2002Friends of Gary Polland $5,455.12
01/31/2002Tommy Fibich $10,000.00
01/31/2002Sharyl P. Pickering $5,000.00
01/31/2002Herbert L. Levine $1,500.00
01/31/2002William M. McGee $1,000.00
01/31/2002Richard Viguerie $1,000.00
01/31/2002Frank Wiley $1,000.00
01/31/2002Larry Jefferson $360.00
01/31/2002Rhonda Bass $250.00
01/31/2002Alan Helfman $200.00
01/30/2002Renew New York PAC $5,000.00
01/30/2002John Burns $2,500.00
01/30/2002George W. Vie $1,000.00
01/30/2002Leon Davis $500.00
01/30/2002Andrew P. Toubin $300.00
01/29/2002Norman Adams $1,000.00
01/29/2002Robert A. Wise $250.00
01/28/2002Milton Levit $2,500.00
01/28/2002Fred Stockton $2,000.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/15/2006Straight Talk America $2,500.00Contribution
08/27/2002Internal Revenue Service $54.14Payroll taxes
07/02/2002Tom Reiser for US Congress $500.00Political contribution
01/30/2002Arrow Graphics $136.40Artwork
01/25/2002Omni Information Services $11,555.52Reimbursement for printing and campaign expenses
01/23/2002Pathfinder Marketing $33,101.37Radio advertising
01/18/2002Ft. Bend Republican Women Club PAC $800.00Sponsorship of event table
01/16/2002Elvin Thayer Studios Inc. $114.32Photographs
01/14/2002Republican Party of Ft. Bend $750.00Advertising
01/10/2002Spirit of Women RWC $672.12Mailing expenses
01/10/2002Women on the Go $450.00Sponsorship of event table
01/08/2002Walden & Associates $2,500.00Consulting fee
01/07/2002Public Opinon Strategies $12,600.00Survey
01/07/2002Jeff Yates $8,500.00Consulting fee
01/07/2002Omni Information Services $1,500.00Consulting fee
01/07/2002Omni Information Services $852.53Reimbursement for campaign expenses
01/02/2002Republican Party of Texas $1,000.00Filing fee
01/02/2002Mike Millard $881.85Staff payroll
01/02/2002Chase Bank $604.60Taxes
11/30/2001Mike Millard $881.85Staff payroll
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.