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Strauss, Patrick (Mr.)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 160
Filer ID: 00051392 · Dallas · TX
10 reports · First filing 01/15/2002 · Latest filing 01/08/2005
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
JUDGEDIST
District / Place
160
Mailing Location
Dallas · TX · 75214
First Filing
01/15/2002
Latest Filing
01/08/2005
Latest Reporting Period
01/15/2004 – 01/15/2005
Reports
10

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$211,006.47
Expenditures
$212,966.28
Transactions
340
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$80,000.00
COH as of 01/15/2005
$0.00
Average Contribution
$715.28
Average Expenditure
$4,732.58
First Contribution
11/01/2001
Last Contribution
12/29/2002
First Expenditure
01/02/2002
Last Expenditure
01/08/2005

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
262
Reported Payee Entities
17
Top Contributor
Baron & Budd P.C.
Top Reported Payee
Maverick Communications

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
262
295 contributions · $211,006.47
Vendor Relationships
12
34 payments · $181,672.36
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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 spentStrauss, Patrick (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeBaron & Budd P.C.Baron & Budd P.C.$10,000.00 · 3 giftsDaySurgery@Renaissance LLCDaySurgery@Renaissance LLC$10,000.00 · 1 giftsDavid AlameelDavid Alameel$10,000.00 · 1 giftsCitizens for a Fair Judiciary PACCitizens for a Fair Judiciary PAC$6,000.00 · 1 giftsKaeske-Reeves LLPKaeske-Reeves LLP$5,000.00 · 2 giftsMaverick CommunicationsMaverick Communications$170,819.00 · 5 paymentsKen BryanKen Bryan$25,000.00 · 3 paymentsPatrick StraussPatrick Strauss$4,789.92 · 4 paymentsDallas County Democratic PartyDallas County Democratic Party$4,514.20 · 7 paymentsLakewood AdvocateLakewood Advocate$1,749.00 · 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
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
1Baron & Budd P.C. $10,000.003
2DaySurgery@Renaissance LLC $10,000.001
3David Alameel $10,000.001
4Citizens for a Fair Judiciary PAC $6,000.001
5Kaeske-Reeves LLP $5,000.002
6Hallett & Perrin P.C. $5,000.001
7Haynes and Boone Political Action Committee $5,000.001
8Lynn Tillotson & Pinker LLP $5,000.001
9Jeff Hinson $5,000.001
10Michael Shore $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Maverick Communications $170,819.005
2Ken Bryan $25,000.003
3Patrick Strauss $4,789.924
4Dallas County Democratic Party $4,514.207
5Lakewood Advocate $1,749.001
6Hallett & Perrin P.C. $1,500.002
7Postmaster $1,164.7610
8Glenna Bloomquist $1,000.001
9Expert Source $880.002
10Asian Beat $300.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2005$0.00 $819.00
2002$199,506.47 $212,147.28
2001$11,500.00 $0.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/29/2002Grant Wall $100.00 Self · Real Estate
11/13/2002Blaine Nelson $500.00 Deloitte & Touche · Consulting
11/04/2002Pablo Alvarado $500.00 Self · Attorney
11/03/2002Louis Sabia $1,000.00 Standard Waste Systems Ltd. · Management
11/03/2002Thomas Noons $1,000.00 Self · Real Estate
11/03/2002Andrew Korn $833.42 Korn Bowdich & Diaz LLP · Attorney
11/02/2002Steve Moore $1,000.00 Self · Waste Management
11/01/2002Citizens for a Fair Judiciary PAC $6,000.00 Political Action Committee · Political Action Committee
11/01/2002Steve Massey $500.00 WM Construction · Construction
11/01/2002Law Offices of Ben C. Martin $500.00 Law Offices of Ben C. Martin · Law Firm
11/01/2002Arter & Hadden LLP $500.00 Arter & Hadden · Attorneys
11/01/2002Jerry Grissom $370.00 Self · Attorney
11/01/2002Don Jones $250.00 Don Jones PC · Attorney
11/01/2002Foreman Boudreaux Smith & Johnson $250.00 Foreman Boudreaux Smith & Johnson · Attorneys
11/01/2002Ronald Roberts $100.00 Self · Attorney-Mediator
11/01/2002Cramer Law offices P.C. $100.00 Cramer Law Offices · Attorneys
10/31/2002Gretta Brodskey $200.00 Baylor · Physician
10/30/2002Christopher Sean Black $500.00 Presbyterian Hospital · Doctor
10/30/2002Thompson & Knight Political Action Committee $500.00 Thompson & Knight · Attorneys
10/30/2002Ann Parrish $250.00 Retired · Retired

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/08/2005Maverick Communications $819.00Political Consulting
11/19/2002Patrick Strauss $2,978.35miscellaneous reimbursable expenses
11/18/2002Postmaster $259.00postage
11/05/2002Dallas County Democratic Party $150.00election day activities
11/01/2002Maverick Communications $30,000.00mail and advertising
11/01/2002Dallas County Democratic Party $609.60Advertising mailout
10/31/2002Phil Fisher $150.00sign materials
10/29/2002Maverick Communications $30,000.00mail
10/28/2002Dallas County Democratic Party $609.60contribution for mailout
10/18/2002Postmaster $115.00postage
10/17/2002Patrick Strauss $961.57Food and beverage parking mileage and travel expenses
10/16/2002Lakewood Advocate $1,749.00magazine advertising
10/16/2002Asian Beat $300.00magazine advertising
10/14/2002Maverick Communications $30,000.00Printing and postage
10/01/2002Maverick Communications $80,000.00advertising and printing
10/01/2002Phil Fisher $100.00Supplies
09/20/2002St. Thomas More Society $65.00Contribution
09/15/2002Hallett & Perrin P.C. $1,250.00supplies overhead and support
09/15/2002Dallas County Democratic Party $775.00mailing labels and sign campaign support
09/15/2002Patrick Strauss $400.00reimbursement of expenses for sign supplies valet parking food and beverage
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 85 ms.