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Contreras, Dori (The Honorable)

JCOH · Court of Appeals,Chief Justice 13
Filer ID: 00051411
62 reports · First filing 01/15/2002 · Latest filing 01/12/2025
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
Court of Appeals,Chief Justice
District / Place
13
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/15/2002
Latest Filing
01/12/2025
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2025 – 01/12/2025
Reports
62

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$1,258,074.03
Expenditures
$1,433,597.07
Transactions
3,113
Largest Contribution
$50,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$75,001.49
COH as of 01/12/2025
$0.00
Average Contribution
$857.00
Average Expenditure
$871.49
First Contribution
09/10/2001
Last Contribution
03/06/2019
First Expenditure
09/14/2001
Last Expenditure
12/11/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1,036
Reported Payee Entities
646
Top Contributor
Michael J. Garza
Top Reported Payee
Rodd & Associates

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1,034
1,468 contributions · $1,258,074.03
Vendor Relationships
487
1,291 payments · $1,258,670.61
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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 spentContreras, Dori (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeMichael J. GarzaMichael J. Garza$50,000.00 · 1 giftsLaw Office of Thomas J. HenryLaw Office of Thomas J. Henry$15,000.00 · 3 giftsAtlas, Hall & Rodriguez, LLPAtlas, Hall & Rodriguez, LLP$13,676.92 · 8 giftsThe Edwards Law FirmThe Edwards Law Firm$12,729.66 · 4 giftsJaime A. GonzalezJaime A. Gonzalez$10,000.00 · 4 giftsRodd & AssociatesRodd & Associates$405,099.83 · 43 paymentsRodd and AssociatesRodd and Associates$206,051.26 · 28 paymentsFirst National BankFirst National Bank$125,766.16 · 7 paymentsBig Dog MediaBig Dog Media$86,464.95 · 23 paymentsHidalgo County Democratic PartyHidalgo County Democratic Party$37,061.68 · 42 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
Expenditures87.1th#1,129 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity84.1th#1,390 of 8,722
Transaction Volume87.9th#1,060 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures39.2%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Michael J. Garza $50,000.001
2Law Office of Thomas J. Henry $15,000.003
3Atlas, Hall & Rodriguez, LLP $13,676.928
4The Edwards Law Firm $12,729.664
5Jaime A. Gonzalez $10,000.004
6Tom Rhodes Law Firm, P.C. $10,000.002
7Border Health PAC $10,000.002
8Michael Cowen $10,000.002
9Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, L.L.P. $9,500.005
10Villarreal & Begum, PLLC $9,200.004

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Rodd & Associates $405,099.8343
2Rodd and Associates $206,051.2628
3First National Bank $125,766.167
4Big Dog Media $86,464.9523
5Hidalgo County Democratic Party $37,061.6842
6Dori Contreras Garza $25,206.003
7MediaBox $25,000.005
8Texas State Bank $25,000.002
9Viva Politics $19,840.001
10Carrera Communications $16,200.009

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$0.00 $15,423.71
2023$0.00 $7,746.65
2022$0.00 $10,236.23
2021$0.00 $7,767.11
2020$0.00 $8,378.69
2019$43,472.99 $16,017.86
2018$165,465.16 $204,324.12
2017$96,858.14 $89,220.65
2016$105,054.51 $81,272.04
2015$5,950.00 $18,362.50
2014$157,663.74 $171,144.42
2013$64,200.00 $24,743.81
2012$1,200.00 $2,152.50
2011$0.00 $3,374.15
2010$0.00 $2,956.50
2009$1,350.00 $5,690.65
2008$134,750.00 $160,871.64
2007$88,537.68 $60,917.90
2006$0.00 $12,746.30
2005$0.00 $8,665.50
2004$0.00 $2,677.64
2003$127,500.00 $106,905.07
2002$151,558.42 $332,814.43
2001$114,513.39 $79,187.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/06/2019Jason Itkin $5,000.00 Attorney
03/06/2019Kurt Arnold $5,000.00 Attorney
03/05/2019David McQuade Leibowitz $1,000.00 Attorney
03/02/2019Aurora Palacios $200.00 Food Services
02/28/2019Chamberlain Law $3,472.99
02/28/2019Benny Agosto, Jr. $1,000.00 Attorney
02/28/2019Doyle, LLP $500.00
02/28/2019Juan Guerra $250.00 Banker
02/28/2019Thelma Elizalde $175.00 Attorney/Mediator
02/28/2019Jeffrey Nobles $100.00 Attorney
02/28/2019Petrosewicz Law Firm, P.C. $100.00
02/25/2019Meri's Tax Services $250.00
02/22/2019Fred McCutchon $200.00 Attorney
02/15/2019Branscomb, PC $2,500.00
02/15/2019McKibben, Martinez, Jarvis & Wood, LLP $1,000.00
02/14/2019Leo Montalvo $250.00 Attorney
02/13/2019Jones, Galligan, Key & Lozano, LLP $1,500.00
02/12/2019Atlas, Hall & Rodriguez, LLP $2,500.00
02/11/2019Cullen Looney $500.00 Attorney
02/11/2019John T. Flood, LLP $300.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/11/2024Koko's Restaurant $6,437.79Catering Fee for Retirement Party
11/29/2024GoDaddy.com $99.99Email Renewal Fee
11/29/2024GoDaddy.com $44.34Website Renewal Fee
11/25/2024Clarissa Silva $52.00 Reimbursement for funeral spray for Tijerina funeral
11/24/2024Gail Ojeda Duggan $1,835.49Final payment on Judicial Portrait and Frame
11/19/2024Alonzo Medina $113.09Tech Support
11/04/2024PSJA Education Foundation $1,000.00Established Namesake Scholarship Fund
11/01/2024Texas Access to Justice Foundation $500.00Lawteria Sponsorship
10/31/2024Texas Regional Bank $8.00Bank Service Fee
09/28/2024Tracy A Castaneda $200.00Administrative
09/28/2024BKK Thai Kitchen $110.95Lunch with Court Staff
09/18/2024Cameron County Bar Associaton WLS $100.00Sneakers for Students Sponsorship
09/12/2024Railroad Seafood $137.03Lunch with Court Staff
08/30/2024PSJA Education Foundation $500.00Sponsorship
08/29/2024Cameron County Bar Association $75.00Dues
08/29/2024Coastal Bend Womens Lawyers Association $60.00Dues
08/28/2024Texas Latinx Judges $250.00Contribution for Lawteria
06/14/2024Gail Ojeda Duggan $750.00Deposit for Judicial Retirement painting
06/11/2024Texas Regional Bank $30.00Bank Service Fee
06/10/2024Texas Center for Judiciary $435.00Annual Meeting Registration 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: 185 ms.