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Sholden, John (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 304
Filer ID: 00051453
19 reports · First filing 01/15/2002 · Latest filing 07/11/2007
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
304
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/15/2002
Latest Filing
07/11/2007
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2007 – 06/30/2007
Reports
19

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$102,186.45
Expenditures
$144,332.92
Transactions
460
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$47,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2007
$0.00
Average Contribution
$412.04
Average Expenditure
$680.82
First Contribution
06/15/2005
Last Contribution
12/30/2006
First Expenditure
07/29/2003
Last Expenditure
06/29/2007

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
178
Reported Payee Entities
61
Top Contributor
David and Jennifer Cole
Top Reported Payee
Chase Bank

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
178
248 contributions · $102,186.45
Vendor Relationships
54
192 payments · $142,812.10
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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.
Top contributorsMoney receivedTop reported payeesMoney spentSholden, John (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeDavid and Jennifer ColeDavid and Jennifer Cole$5,000.00 · 1 giftsRobert E. and Mary LunaRobert E. and Mary Luna$5,000.00 · 1 giftsRoma and Colleen SkinnerRoma and Colleen Skinner$3,000.00 · 3 giftsTommy and Sondra TownsendTommy and Sondra Townsend$3,000.00 · 2 giftsJim and Kathy AdamsJim and Kathy Adams$2,500.00 · 2 giftsChase BankChase Bank$83,791.78 · 67 paymentsAllyn & Co.Allyn & Co.$11,952.75 · 1 paymentsBryant PrintingBryant Printing$8,211.48 · 14 paymentsAll Quality SignsAll Quality Signs$7,801.80 · 4 paymentsU.S. PostmasterU.S. Postmaster$5,183.55 · 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
1David and Jennifer Cole $5,000.001
2Robert E. and Mary Luna $5,000.001
3Roma and Colleen Skinner $3,000.003
4Tommy and Sondra Townsend $3,000.002
5Jim and Kathy Adams $2,500.002
6Holly Schreier and Greg Housewirth $2,500.001
7Tim and Leslie Henson $2,250.003
8Dennie and Melanie Brown $2,000.002
9Erle and Alice Nye $2,000.002
10James and Kay Preddy $2,000.002

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Chase Bank $83,791.7867
2Allyn & Co. $11,952.751
3Bryant Printing $8,211.4814
4All Quality Signs $7,801.804
5U.S. Postmaster $5,183.551
6United States Post Office $4,008.4219
7Dallas County Republican Party $3,335.0011
8Joint Judicial Campaign $3,000.001
9Kathy's Choice $1,829.431
10Sanders & Assoc. $1,442.981

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2007$0.00 $50,612.42
2006$43,975.00 $57,635.94
2005$58,211.45 $23,802.16
2004$0.00 $8,538.98
2003$0.00 $3,743.42

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/30/2006Pat Groner $200.00 Retired · Retired
12/28/2006Roma and Colleen Skinner $1,000.00 Dallas County / Self employed · Constable / Attorney
12/15/2006Steve and Lydia Player $500.00 The Player Group / Virginia Cook Realtor · Consultant / Realtor
11/03/2006Ronald Z. Aland $1,000.00 Self employed · Attorney
11/02/2006Scala Byers $300.00 Self employed · Attorney
11/02/2006Lisa Garner $250.00 Self employed · Dermatologist
11/02/2006Ralph and Rosemary Brinegar $250.00 Retired / Retired · Retired
11/02/2006Ben Barton $250.00 Law Offices of Marc Richman · Attorney
11/02/2006Kyle and Christi Williams $200.00 Williams Funeral Home · Funeral director
11/01/2006Don and Val Senter $250.00 Premier Allergy & Asthema / N/A · Physician / Homemaker
11/01/2006Arch McColl $100.00 Self employed · Attorney
10/27/2006Don and Ruth Buchholz $250.00 N/A · Retired / Retired
10/27/2006Mary Scanlon $100.00 Collin County District Attorney's Office · Attorney
10/21/2006Billy and Kathy Thrailkill $500.00 Thrailkill All Metals Fabricating · Executive
10/17/2006Scott and Rene' Luna $250.00 Luna & Luna LLP (both) · Attorney / Accountant
10/17/2006Vu Huang $200.00 Jerry Alcorn PC · Attorney
10/17/2006Leroy Howard $100.00 Roach Howard Smith and Barton · Insurance executive
10/13/2006Keith and Erin Montgomery $250.00 Compass Insurance / N/A · Insurance agent / Homemaker
10/13/2006Jim and Ann Tucker $100.00 Tucker Electronics / N/A · Executive / Homemaker
10/13/2006Carolyn Ates $100.00 Self employed · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/29/2007Chase Bank $602.07Principal and interest payment on campaign loan
05/29/2007Chase Bank $602.07Principal and interest payment on campaign loan
04/29/2007Chase Bank $602.07Principal and interest payment on campaign loan
03/29/2007Chase Bank $602.07Principal and interest payment on campaign loan
02/28/2007Chase Bank $602.07Principal and interest payment on campaign loan
02/23/2007Chase Bank $47,000.00Principal payment on campaign loan
01/29/2007Chase Bank $602.07Principal and interest payment on campaign loan
12/29/2006Chase Bank $602.07Principal and interest payment on campaign loan
12/23/2006Kent Byers $35.00Contract labor and mileage
11/29/2006Chase Bank $602.07Principal and interest payment on campaign loan
11/28/2006The Garland News $845.00Advertising
11/26/2006Kent Byers $52.50Contract labor and mileage
11/25/2006Allyn & Co. $11,952.75Consultant fee and brochure
11/11/2006All Quality Signs $237.50Signs
11/07/2006Radisson Hotel $229.20Election night event charge
11/05/2006United States Post Office $51.87postage
11/05/2006United States Post Office $39.00postage
11/05/2006United States Post Office $24.18postage
11/01/2006Jack Boles Services $606.20Valet for event
11/01/2006Staples $63.85Office supplies
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.