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

Shoemake, James H. (The Honorable)

JCOH · District Judge 434
Filer ID: 00051277
47 reports · First filing 01/11/2002 · Latest filing 07/18/2023
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
434
Mailing Location
First Filing
01/11/2002
Latest Filing
07/18/2023
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2023 – 07/13/2023
Reports
47

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$291,306.75
Expenditures
$291,170.79
Transactions
908
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$30,000.00
COH as of 07/13/2023
$0.00
Average Contribution
$552.76
Average Expenditure
$764.23
First Contribution
08/15/2007
Last Contribution
01/14/2021
First Expenditure
09/12/2007
Last Expenditure
07/13/2023

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
334
Reported Payee Entities
179
Top Contributor
The West Law Firm
Top Reported Payee
Karen Pearson

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
334
527 contributions · $291,306.75
Vendor Relationships
143
296 payments · $211,612.61
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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 spentShoemake, James H. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeThe West Law FirmThe West Law Firm$9,500.00 · 5 giftsSimon W. HendershotSimon W. Hendershot$5,500.00 · 3 giftsReed & Terry, LLPReed & Terry, LLP$5,500.00 · 2 giftsDavid DisherDavid Disher$5,250.00 · 3 giftsKenneth BryantKenneth Bryant$5,200.00 · 3 giftsKaren PearsonKaren Pearson$32,018.70 · 12 paymentsRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$30,000.00 · 1 paymentsMike Davis SignsMike Davis Signs$21,245.20 · 7 paymentsKaren VannersonKaren Vannerson$19,177.89 · 10 paymentsLeonetti Graphics, Inc.Leonetti Graphics, Inc.$10,713.81 · 4 payments

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
Contributions78.8th#1,846 of 8,722
Expenditures85.0th#1,306 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity82.6th#1,522 of 8,722
Transaction Volume79.0th#1,829 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions100.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures74.4%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1The West Law Firm $9,500.005
2Simon W. Hendershot $5,500.003
3Reed & Terry, LLP $5,500.002
4David Disher $5,250.003
5Kenneth Bryant $5,200.003
6Stephen Doggett $5,050.006
7AZA - Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C. $5,000.001
8Kathy Johnson $4,500.003
9Charles D. Gerhardt $4,500.002
10Marlene Zinsmeister $4,088.875

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Karen Pearson $32,018.7012
2Republican Party of Texas $30,000.001
3Mike Davis Signs $21,245.207
4Karen Vannerson $19,177.8910
5Leonetti Graphics, Inc. $10,713.814
6Family to Family Adoptions, Inc. $10,000.001
7Republican Party of Fort Bend County $9,150.008
8Emily Martinez $8,037.2628
9Right On The Money $7,752.4515
10MH Outdoor Media $7,643.004

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2023$0.00 $13,802.26
2022$0.00 $1,271.05
2021$1,900.00 $11,964.49
2020$46,025.00 $73,094.80
2019$25,600.00 $14,792.69
2018$0.00 $4,011.44
2017$0.00 $4,012.69
2016$0.00 $13,023.03
2015$49,996.88 $18,562.96
2014$0.00 $5,568.80
2013$17,400.00 $8,782.07
2012$68,851.00 $53,046.76
2011$11,500.00 $7,258.20
2010$750.00 $14,605.94
2009$13,490.00 $4,410.18
2008$36,693.87 $31,029.18
2007$19,100.00 $11,934.25

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/14/2021Nehls for Congress / Reimbursement Republican Party Campaign Funds $1,900.00
10/21/2020Sanjay Chadha $100.00 Attorney
10/13/2020Tyrone C. Moncriffe $1,500.00 Attorney
10/13/2020Brady G. Elliott $1,000.00 Attorney
10/13/2020Paul Tu $500.00 Attorney
10/13/2020Hanna Elias $500.00 Automotive Repair Business - Collision Clinic
10/13/2020Robert Cardenas $125.00 Attorney
10/13/2020William Harger $100.00 Attorney
10/13/2020Don T. Schwartz $100.00 Attorney
10/05/2020Kendric Ceaser $750.00 Attorney
10/01/2020Gary Becker $2,500.00 Retired
10/01/2020Caj Boatright $2,500.00 Attorney
10/01/2020Kyle Findley $2,500.00 Attorney
10/01/2020Cory Itkin $2,500.00 Attorney
10/01/2020Ryan MacLeod $2,500.00 Attorney
10/01/2020Jason Itkin $2,500.00 Attorney
10/01/2020Kurt Arnold $2,500.00 Attorney
10/01/2020Jessica Jaramillo-Moreno $700.00 Attorney
10/01/2020Charles A. (Chip) Sutton $250.00 Attorney
10/01/2020Sam Dick $100.00 Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/13/2023Emily Martinez $542.26Bookkeeping/Data Entry for Campaign Finance Report 01/01/2023 - 06/30/2023 and Final Report
06/30/2023Prosperity Bank $10.00Maintenance/Service Fee 06/30/2023
04/06/2023Family to Family Adoptions, Inc. $10,000.00Donation
04/06/2023Nottingham Country Swim Team $1,000.00Donation
01/16/2023St Jude Children's Research Hospital $1,000.00Donation
01/16/2023Wounded Warrior Project $1,000.00Donation
01/05/2023Emily Martinez $250.00Bookkeeping/Data Entry for Semi-Annual Campaign Finance Report (Filing July - Dec 2022)
10/03/2022Costco Warehouse #11 $120.00Annual Fee - Supplies
07/07/2022Emily Martinez $620.00Bookkeeping - 2022 Campaign Report
02/28/2022St Jude - Donation $500.00Donation
02/08/2022Sienna Cleaners $31.05Dry Clean Robe
12/22/2021St Jude - Donation $1,000.00Donation
10/13/2021Costco Warehouse #11 $399.46Supplies
10/04/2021Costco Warehouse #11 $120.00Annual Renew
08/19/2021Office Depot $323.80Supplies
06/17/2021University of Houston $476.26Donation - Directory Publications
06/03/2021St Jude - Donation $1,000.00Donation
04/08/2021Costco Warehouse #11 $186.98Supplies
03/17/2021Costco Warehouse #11 $582.54Security Equipment
03/08/2021James H. Shoemake $609.80Reimbursement - Arbitration / Zoom Class
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 50 ms.