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Watts, Sandra L. (The Honorable)

JCOH · District Judge 117
Filer ID: 00051163
50 reports · First filing 07/13/2001 · Latest filing 08/30/2023
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
117
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
07/13/2001
Latest Filing
08/30/2023
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2023 – 08/30/2023
Reports
50

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$351,002.13
Expenditures
$262,485.21
Transactions
756
Largest Contribution
$30,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$60,000.00
COH as of 08/30/2023
$0.00
Average Contribution
$792.33
Average Expenditure
$838.61
First Contribution
06/07/2001
Last Contribution
07/03/2017
First Expenditure
06/12/2001
Last Expenditure
02/06/2023

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
388
Reported Payee Entities
220
Top Contributor
MIKAL WATTS
Top Reported Payee
FROST BANK

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
388
586 contributions · $433,727.13
Vendor Relationships
137
239 payments · $236,284.90
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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 spentWatts, Sandra L. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeMIKAL WATTSMIKAL WATTS$74,751.00 · 3 giftsMIKAL C. WATTSMIKAL C. WATTS$30,000.00 · 1 giftsWatts Guerra, LLPWatts Guerra, LLP$15,000.00 · 5 giftsRobert C. Hilliard, LLPRobert C. Hilliard, LLP$15,000.00 · 1 giftsTHE EDWARDS LAW FIRMTHE EDWARDS LAW FIRM$10,000.00 · 1 giftsFROST BANKFROST BANK$101,707.37 · 4 paymentsMONTGOMERY & ASSOCIATESMONTGOMERY & ASSOCIATES$29,576.78 · 1 paymentsRobert C. Hilliard, LLPRobert C. Hilliard, LLP$15,000.00 · 1 paymentsWatts Guerra, LLPWatts Guerra, LLP$15,000.00 · 1 paymentsNueces County Democratic PartyNueces County Democratic Party$8,234.00 · 17 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
Expenditures76.9th#2,015 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity75.4th#2,143 of 8,722
Transaction Volume77.0th#2,010 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures84.4%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1MIKAL WATTS $74,751.003
2MIKAL C. WATTS $30,000.001
3Watts Guerra, LLP $15,000.005
4Robert C. Hilliard, LLP $15,000.001
5THE EDWARDS LAW FIRM $10,000.001
6Watts Law Firm $8,379.252
7Constant &Vela $7,500.001
8Guy Allison $5,000.002
9James P. Bell $5,000.002
10Perry & Haas LLP $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1FROST BANK $101,707.374
2MONTGOMERY & ASSOCIATES $29,576.781
3Robert C. Hilliard, LLP $15,000.001
4Watts Guerra, LLP $15,000.001
5Nueces County Democratic Party $8,234.0017
6Richard Garcia $4,500.004
7Kelly Graphics $2,793.432
8Wigington Ruml;ey Dunn LLP $2,500.001
9James P Bell Jr. $2,500.001
10Michael B. Jolly $2,500.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2023$0.00 $1,385.32
2022$0.00 $1,702.63
2021$0.00 $317.04
2020$0.00 $225.00
2019$0.00 $1,251.00
2018$0.00 $1,731.28
2017$55,359.31 $59,195.40
2016$0.00 $2,139.51
2015$0.00 $821.75
2014$950.00 $10,246.84
2013$8,745.00 $6,084.72
2012$0.00 $1,615.00
2011$0.00 $835.00
2010$0.00 $18,190.00
2009$21,369.57 $3,027.00
2008$0.00 $1,070.00
2007$0.00 $1,955.00
2006$1,900.00 $3,828.28
2005$53,782.25 $6,824.92
2004$0.00 $120.00
2003$0.00 $560.00
2002$143,246.00 $132,864.17
2001$65,650.00 $6,495.35

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
07/03/2017David Burkett $2,500.00 Law
07/03/2017Andrew Greenwell $1,000.00 Law
07/03/2017Kenneth M. Culbreth $100.00 Jordan Hyden Womble Culbreth & Holzer · Law
06/28/2017Andrew Greenwell $1,000.00 Law
06/28/2017Kenneth M. Culbreth $100.00 Jordan Hyden Womble Culbreth & Holzer · Law
06/27/2017Powers Taylor LLP $250.00
06/16/2017Law Office of Kelly Koch, PC $500.00
06/09/2017Elliott & Ritch, LLP $1,500.00
06/09/2017Upton, Mickits & Heymann, LLP $1,000.00
06/05/2017Lanette Smith Joubert $100.00 Law
06/04/2017Richard W. Rogers $100.00 Self-Employed · Law
06/03/2017A. Joseph Huerta $50.00 Law
06/01/2017Law Office of Lindsay M. Browne $500.00
06/01/2017Bill Bonilla $250.00 Law
05/31/2017Paul Chapa $1,500.00 Law
05/31/2017Law Office of William J. Kelly, PC $500.00
05/31/2017The Lee Firm, PC $500.00
05/31/2017Anderson, Lehrman, Barre & Maraist, LLP $500.00
05/31/2017A. Gonzalez Law Firm, PLLC $250.00
05/31/2017A. Gonzalez Law Firm, PLLC $250.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/06/2023KEDT $1,385.32Contribution of funds in checking account to close out the account. Office Holder retired 9/30/23.
12/26/2022IBC Bank $11.40Service Fee
11/27/2022IBC Bank $11.40Service Fee
09/29/2022KEDT $100.00Event ticket expense
08/30/2022State Bar of Texas $50.00Judicial Section of the State Bar Dues
07/07/2022Texas Center for the Judiciary $100.00Supporting Contribution to the Center
05/23/2022Lilly Fanning $238.15Meal for family of 117th Clerk on death of his mother.
04/27/2022Bernard's Catering Co $134.77Catered lunch for staff on Administrative Day
03/30/2022Texas Board of Legal Specialization $125.00Annual dues for Officeholder
03/05/2022Coastal Bend Women Lawyers' Association $450.00Sponsor a table for CBWLA
02/24/2022KEDT $200.00Sponsor of a KEDT event
02/10/2022Mira's $281.91Jackets for Staff
11/19/2021Salinas Custom Catering $217.04Staff Thanksgiving Luncheon
08/04/2021Kristan Villarreal $100.00Contribution to assist Kristan to buy court reporting equipment for school.
01/10/2020KEDT $200.00Sponsorship of Annual Fundraiser
01/08/2020Corpus Christi Bar Association $25.00Luncheon Expense
08/15/2019Coastal Bend Texas Democratic Women $20.00MONTHLY LUNCHEON EXPENSE
08/06/2019Coastal Bend Texas Democratic Women $35.00Membership Annual Dues
06/04/2019Missy Medary $63.00Reimbursement to Judge Medary for staff event for three Courts
06/04/2019Jack Pulcher $63.00Reimbursement to Judge Pulcher for staff event of three courts.
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.