Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Sylvester, James N. (Mr.)

COH · STATEREP 50
Filer ID: 00051729 · Austin · TX
8 reports · First filing 01/15/2002 · Latest filing 08/19/2003
Candidate Committee · Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
COH
Office
STATEREP
District / Place
50
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78708-0455
First Filing
01/15/2002
Latest Filing
08/19/2003
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2003 – 07/15/2003
Reports
8

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$153,249.12
Expenditures
$34,750.89
Transactions
159
Largest Contribution
$57,438.40
Largest Expenditure
$4,000.00
COH as of 07/15/2003
—
Average Contribution
$1,517.32
Average Expenditure
$599.15
First Contribution
12/17/2001
Last Contribution
11/02/2002
First Expenditure
12/18/2001
Last Expenditure
11/19/2002

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
85
Reported Payee Entities
30
Top Contributor
Texas Democratic Party
Top Reported Payee
Pat Crow

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
85
101 contributions · $153,249.12
Vendor Relationships
26
49 payments · $25,039.89
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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 spentSylvester, James N. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$114,524.40 · 7 giftsEducation AustinEducation Austin$5,000.00 · 2 giftsGerald SylvesterGerald Sylvester$2,500.00 · 1 giftsTravis County Sheriff's AssociationTravis County Sheriff's Association$2,000.00 · 1 giftsCapital Area Trial LawyersCapital Area Trial Lawyers$1,500.00 · 1 giftsPat CrowPat Crow$6,669.00 · 3 paymentsUS PostmasterUS Postmaster$5,934.60 · 9 paymentsThompson GroupThompson Group$4,000.00 · 1 paymentsAmerican PrintingAmerican Printing$2,615.04 · 2 paymentsWorley PrintingWorley Printing$2,511.67 · 3 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
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
1Texas Democratic Party $114,524.407
2Education Austin $5,000.002
3Gerald Sylvester $2,500.001
4Travis County Sheriff's Association $2,000.001
5Capital Area Trial Lawyers $1,500.001
6Education Austin PAC $1,500.001
7Travis County Sheriff Officers Association $1,500.001
8A.F.F.P.A.C. $1,000.001
9Texas State Teachers Association $1,000.001
10Texas State Teachers Association Political Action Committee $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Pat Crow $6,669.003
2US Postmaster $5,934.609
3Thompson Group $4,000.001
4American Printing $2,615.042
5Worley Printing $2,511.673
6U.S. Postal Service $2,151.463
7Checkmark $1,806.381
8Brent Biggs $1,250.002
9David Butts $992.002
10Texas Vote Environment $980.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2002$151,499.12 $34,104.60
2001$1,750.00 $646.29

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/02/2002Texas Democratic Party $3,000.00
11/02/2002Texas Statewide Telephone Cooperative $250.00
11/02/2002League of Conservation Voters $250.00
10/30/2002Texas State Teachers Association $1,000.00
10/29/2002Texas Democratic Party $57,438.40
10/29/2002Bradley Bryan $1,000.00
10/29/2002Lloyd Doggett $500.00
10/23/2002Texas Democratic Party $28,719.20
10/23/2002Texas League of Conservation Voters $500.00
10/21/2002Tigua Indian Reservation Yselta Del Sur Pueblo $1,000.00
10/21/2002Will Wynn $500.00
10/19/2002Kristi Willis $100.00
10/19/2002Frederick Lopez $28.22
10/18/2002Capital Area Trial Lawyers $1,500.00
10/18/2002Frederick Lopez $30.00
10/17/2002Texas Democratic Party $14,366.80
10/15/2002Patricia Korenek $100.00
10/15/2002George Gaston $100.00
10/14/2002Travis County Sheriff's Association $2,000.00
10/14/2002Lena Guerrero & Associates $250.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/19/2002David Butts $846.00Consulting Fee
11/13/2002David Butts $146.00Postage Reimbursement
11/12/2002Pat Crow $3,669.00Consulting Fee
11/04/2002Pat Crow $2,000.00Consulting Fee
11/03/2002Travis County Democratic Party $100.00Labels
11/02/2002US Postmaster $2,203.12Postage
11/01/2002US Postmaster $980.00Postage
10/31/2002Texas Vote Environment $980.00Voter Education
10/29/2002US Postmaster $1,665.00Postage
10/29/2002Worley Printing $411.67Printing
10/27/2002Scott Newton Photography $304.13Photography
10/22/2002US Postmaster $148.00Postage
10/22/2002Kinkos $99.81Printing
10/19/2002Thompson Group $4,000.00Media
10/16/2002Kinkos $219.21Printing
10/15/2002Pat Crow $1,000.00Staff
10/15/2002Texas Ethics Commission $800.00Fee
10/15/2002US Postmaster $222.00Postage
10/15/2002Kinkos $64.79Printing
09/27/2002Worley Printing $600.00Printing
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 43 ms.