Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Leal, Victor E. (The Honorable)

COH · State Senator 31
Filer ID: 00053421 · Amarillo · TX
29 reports · First filing 01/15/2003 · Latest filing 01/18/2022
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
State Senator
District / Place
31
Mailing Location
Amarillo · TX · 79102
First Filing
01/15/2003
Latest Filing
01/18/2022
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2021 – 12/31/2021
Reports
29

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$239,252.61
Expenditures
$268,014.55
Transactions
312
Largest Contribution
$20,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$80,187.32
COH as of 12/31/2021
$0.00
Average Contribution
$980.54
Average Expenditure
$3,941.39
First Contribution
12/30/2009
Last Contribution
04/19/2010
First Expenditure
12/31/2009
Last Expenditure
06/28/2010

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
231
Reported Payee Entities
38
Top Contributor
Bob Perry
Top Reported Payee
The Election Group LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
231
244 contributions · $239,252.61
Vendor Relationships
19
42 payments · $254,208.19
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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 spentLeal, Victor E. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeBob PerryBob Perry$65,000.00 · 5 giftsTexas Restaurant Association PACTexas Restaurant Association PAC$20,585.66 · 4 giftsBobby CoxBobby Cox$15,000.00 · 1 giftsJ.R. JonesJ.R. Jones$10,000.00 · 1 giftsAlex FairlyAlex Fairly$5,000.00 · 1 giftsThe Election Group LLCThe Election Group LLC$231,597.33 · 15 paymentsLighthouse Opinion Polling LLCLighthouse Opinion Polling LLC$14,500.00 · 1 paymentsMike RussMike Russ$4,367.14 · 1 paymentsJennifer AshleyJennifer Ashley$3,609.41 · 3 paymentsRalph DukeRalph Duke$2,199.89 · 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
1Bob Perry $65,000.005
2Texas Restaurant Association PAC $20,585.664
3Bobby Cox $15,000.001
4J.R. Jones $10,000.001
5Alex Fairly $5,000.001
6Brenda Pejovich $5,000.001
7Cliff A. Skiles $5,000.001
8James Leininger $5,000.001
9Robert Rowling $5,000.001
10Thomas Smith $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1The Election Group LLC $231,597.3315
2Lighthouse Opinion Polling LLC $14,500.001
3Mike Russ $4,367.141
4Jennifer Ashley $3,609.413
5Ralph Duke $2,199.893
6Dining By Design $1,623.751
7Sir Speedy $1,470.543
8NTS Communications $1,332.513
9Debbie Leal $1,013.833
10Freeman's Flowers $660.271

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2010$222,252.61 $267,975.72
2009$17,000.00 $38.83

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/19/2010Dick Fellers $500.00 Farmer
03/19/2010James Wedel $250.00
03/17/2010V. Leal Management Co. LLC $1,881.76
03/12/2010V. Leal Management Co. LLC $544.84
03/05/2010V. Leal Management Co. LLC $1,005.02
03/05/2010HPCP Investments LLC $1,000.00
03/05/2010V. Leal Management Co. LLC $90.50
03/01/2010James Leininger $5,000.00 Businessman
03/01/2010Abel Leal $3,000.00 Attorney
03/01/2010Compass Bancshares Inc. PAC - Texas $1,500.00
03/01/2010Laura Leal $1,000.00 Business Owner
03/01/2010Texas Farm Bureau Friends of Agriculture (AGFUND) PAC $1,000.00
02/28/2010Rico Tayama $500.00 Businessman
02/28/2010Janie Rivas $250.00
02/28/2010B. Solis $50.00
02/26/2010Tona Simnacher $2,000.00 Businesswoman
02/26/2010Robert Finney $1,000.00 Banker
02/26/2010Kyle Sheets $500.00 Physician
02/26/2010Irma Leal $500.00 Retired
02/26/2010Todd Ellis $500.00 Businessman

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/28/2010NTS Communications $42.88Campaing phone fee
05/05/2010Landtroop Strategies $500.00Election strategies
04/01/2010Amarillo Chamber of Commerce $30.00Government Affairs Council
03/30/2010The Election Group LLC $80,187.32TV/Radio/Phone
03/22/2010Beth Remmel $73.63Phonebanking expense
03/19/2010Mike Russ $4,367.14Labor/materials for campaign signage
03/18/2010C&B Printing $162.38Printing/mailing
03/15/2010Sound By Design $371.91TV/sound for Election Party
03/10/2010Mail Source $167.72Campaign mailing expense
03/09/2010The Election Group LLC $2,031.66Campaign telephone service expense
03/09/2010The Election Group LLC $668.06Campaign consulting expense
03/05/2010Michael Hunt $590.75Labor for erecting/removing campaign signage
03/05/2010PPS $409.09Campaign mailing
03/05/2010The Ground Cafe $30.00Campaign volunteer expense
03/03/2010Ralph Duke $324.75Campaign photography expense
03/02/2010Jennifer Ashley $109.41Reimbursement for Election Party supplies
03/01/2010Lia Smith $22.08Reimbursement for pmt to Dialing Services LLC
02/28/2010NTS Communications $1,252.87Phone bank installation
02/24/2010Dining By Design $1,623.75Catering for AQHA fundraising event
02/24/2010Freeman's Flowers $660.27Decorations for AQHA Fundraising Event
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 63 ms.