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

Grimes County Republican Party (CEC)

CEC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00053163 · Plantersville · TX
95 reports · First filing 11/04/2002 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
Political Party · County Party · Party

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Party
Subclass
County Party
Market Segment
Party
Status
ACTIVE
Filer Type
CEC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Plantersville · TX · 77363
First Filing
11/04/2002
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
95

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$872,520.89
Expenditures
$754,431.17
Transactions
3,842
Largest Contribution
$13,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$20,334.40
COH as of 06/30/2026
$154,342.57
Average Contribution
$318.09
Average Expenditure
$692.14
First Contribution
11/29/2002
Last Contribution
02/21/2026
First Expenditure
11/29/2002
Last Expenditure
06/12/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1,011
Reported Payee Entities
298
Top Contributor
Cheryl N. Tardiff
Top Reported Payee
Leona General Store Catering

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1,010
2,872 contributions · $927,181.06
Vendor Relationships
177
602 payments · $526,576.87
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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.

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
Political Party
Subclass
County Party
Market Segment
Party
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
422

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions92.4th#33 of 422
Expenditures92.2th#34 of 422
Total Financial Activity92.4th#33 of 422
Transaction Volume91.7th#36 of 422

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions29.1%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures37.1%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Cheryl N. Tardiff $21,435.0027
2Anthony George $21,100.009
3Billy J. Martin Jr. $20,560.005
4Kevin Brady $18,312.0011
5Teddi Jackson $17,815.0014
6Ben Leman $16,227.0019
7John Mancuso $16,100.0014
8Erik Estes $15,500.003
9Karen Hale $14,491.0028
10Jo Ann Smith $14,090.0014

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Leona General Store Catering $99,859.2210
2Grimes County $35,120.834
3Wayne & Jane Enterprises $33,440.0041
4Grimes County Expo Center $24,800.0016
5Events to Remember Wedding & Party Rental $24,388.5913
6Susan Patrick $19,846.6146
7Leonas Kitchen $18,591.462
8Hawk Ridge Commercial $17,039.1322
9Colon and Company $16,293.775
10Camp Allen $16,090.268

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$42,530.00 $46,034.72
2025$58,243.00 $48,109.48
2024$54,904.09 $61,420.16
2023$48,880.86 $32,367.72
2022$66,990.00 $68,296.83
2021$63,223.26 $43,654.74
2020$84,775.25 $104,941.04
2019$80,938.00 $46,464.43
2018$45,874.00 $43,807.61
2017$33,502.31 $25,135.71
2016$66,697.37 $71,158.00
2015$38,302.00 $18,626.68
2014$70,501.29 $38,396.58
2013$30,284.61 $9,662.95
2012$23,321.14 $19,331.20
2011$13,569.00 $8,997.13
2010$14,415.00 $16,758.67
2009$9,811.00 $5,214.80
2008$4,624.04 $10,443.45
2007$6,785.00 $4,670.40
2006$2,707.19 $6,961.01
2005$2,693.50 $10,329.96
2004$4,340.98 $7,418.50
2003$1,536.00 $4,243.81
2002$3,072.00 $1,985.59

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/21/2026Kevin Smith $1,865.00 TX DPS · State Trooper
02/21/2026Brian Hanson $1,150.00 Retired
02/21/2026Gary Chaney $900.00 State of Texas · District Judge
02/21/2026Audrey Young $775.00 Texas · Board of Education member
02/21/2026Greg Mock $625.00 MBC Const Co · construction
02/21/2026Mike Connor $575.00 retired
02/21/2026John Mancuso $500.00 Harley Davidson Dealership, Houston · Owner
02/21/2026Lois Kolkhorst $500.00 State of Texas · State Senator
02/21/2026Gary Chaney $500.00 State of Texas · District Judge
02/21/2026Jenny Sharon $500.00 self · Candidate US Congress
02/21/2026Megan Barcak $500.00 self employed · Attorney
02/21/2026Cheryl N. Tardiff $350.00 None · Retired
02/21/2026April Blalock $285.00 retired
02/21/2026Bob Templeton $270.00 HCA · Analyst
02/21/2026David E. Dobyanski $225.00 Grimes County · Commissioner
02/21/2026Nancy Perry $200.00 Navasota Realty · Owner
02/21/2026John Beerower $200.00 Rancher
02/21/2026Alec Pointer $185.00 Texas A & M University · Manager
02/21/2026LaJuan Cameron $175.00 Retired · Retired
02/21/2026Dale Hector $175.00 IOLA ISD · Maintenance Engineer

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/12/2026Orlando Sanchez Campaign $5,000.00Contribution to Sanchez for Harris County Judge
06/12/2026Hawk Ridge Commercial $729.71Rent
06/12/2026Martha Smith $500.00Convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Paul Stepan $500.00Convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Steve Niskanen $500.00Convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Robin Witten-O'Brien $500.00Convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Marilyn Bettes $500.00Convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Lisa Drout $500.00Convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Bill Drout $500.00Convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Deloris Honick $500.00Convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Stephanie Padgett $500.00Convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Diane Cahill $500.00Convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Sheryl Lucius $500.00Convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Joe Fauth $500.00Convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Sherry Fauth $500.00convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Dale Hector $500.00convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Tina Hector $500.00convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Alec Pointer $500.00convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Susan Patrick $500.00convention reimbursement
06/12/2026Sheryl Lucius $91.15Convention tshirts
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 92 ms.