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

JCOH · District Judge 367
Filer ID: 00054024
36 reports · First filing 01/06/2011 · Latest filing 04/30/2026
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
District Judge
District / Place
367
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/06/2011
Latest Filing
04/30/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 04/10/2026
Reports
36

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$86,748.07
Expenditures
$115,826.47
Transactions
450
Largest Contribution
$4,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$10,000.00
COH as of 04/10/2026
$0.00
Average Contribution
$440.35
Average Expenditure
$459.63
First Contribution
08/16/2013
Last Contribution
09/01/2025
First Expenditure
03/08/2013
Last Expenditure
02/02/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
176
Reported Payee Entities
122
Top Contributor
MARGARET BARNES
Top Reported Payee
Denton County Bar Association

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
176
197 contributions · $86,748.07
Vendor Relationships
100
199 payments · $82,132.56
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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 spentBarnes, Margaret E. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeMARGARET BARNESMARGARET BARNES$5,250.00 · 2 giftsGORANSON BAIN PLLCGORANSON BAIN PLLC$4,000.00 · 2 giftsRandolph StoutRandolph Stout$4,000.00 · 2 giftsHayes Berry White & VanZantHayes Berry White & VanZant$2,500.00 · 1 giftsRHARHA$2,500.00 · 1 giftsDenton County Bar AssociationDenton County Bar Association$12,000.00 · 2 paymentsCampaign DirectCampaign Direct$10,000.00 · 1 paymentsKATHY CARRINGTONKATHY CARRINGTON$9,776.12 · 17 paymentsDenton County Bar AssociaionDenton County Bar Associaion$6,500.00 · 4 paymentsKathy CARRINGTONKathy CARRINGTON$6,007.50 · 6 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
Contributions77.0th#2,008 of 8,722
Expenditures82.0th#1,569 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity79.9th#1,753 of 8,722
Transaction Volume74.0th#2,267 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions100.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1MARGARET BARNES $5,250.002
2GORANSON BAIN PLLC $4,000.002
3Randolph Stout $4,000.002
4Hayes Berry White & VanZant $2,500.001
5RHA $2,500.001
6WOOD THACKER AND WEATHERLY P. C. $2,500.001
7Erica Marxen $2,500.001
8Westrook Rosalee $2,500.001
9KOONS FULLER P.C. $2,000.002
10LEWIS & PASSONS PC $2,000.002

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Denton County Bar Association $12,000.002
2Campaign Direct $10,000.001
3KATHY CARRINGTON $9,776.1217
4Denton County Bar Associaion $6,500.004
5Kathy CARRINGTON $6,007.506
6Denton County Republican Party $4,050.004
7DCRP $4,000.007
8Chase $3,881.2814
9Richard Hatler $3,505.827
10Kathy Carrington Consulting $3,256.004

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$583.07 $2,000.00
2024$0.00 $2,000.00
2023$0.00 $10,000.00
2020$0.00 $1,147.86
2019$0.00 $8,930.74
2018$450.00 $3,581.88
2017$36,467.00 $36,575.70
2014$22,923.00 $36,151.24
2013$26,325.00 $15,439.05

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
09/01/2025Unclaimed Property $583.07
03/01/2018MIKE BRUCIA $150.00 DOUBLE M VENDING · SALES
01/09/2018Gregory Goline, PLLC $250.00
01/01/2018You Walk Bail Bonds $50.00
11/15/2017Law Office of Gregory C. Goline, PLLC $250.00
11/11/2017Carrie Sanders $50.00 You Walk Bail Bonds
09/06/2017Kenneth Hilger $250.00 entrepreneur
08/20/2017JAMES MCCLURE $100.00 MCCLURE BROTHERS · Home Builder
08/03/2017Janese Golden $100.00 Lawyer
08/02/2017Kimberly Tucker $100.00 Lawyer
08/02/2017Joseph Zellmer $100.00 Lawyer
08/01/2017GORANSON BAIN PLLC $1,500.00
08/01/2017JOHN LAWHON $500.00 SELF · LAWYER
08/01/2017Bryan Buchanan PC $500.00
08/01/2017Heather Fisher $250.00 Lawyer
08/01/2017Grace Espinosa $100.00 Lawyer
07/31/2017David Bouschor $1,000.00 Lawyer
07/30/2017Westrook Rosalee $2,500.00 Retired
07/25/2017Rahna Cutting $250.00 Therapist
07/25/2017Stephanie Askew $200.00 Lawyer

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/02/2025Denton County Bar Association $2,000.00Bench/Bar CLE
02/03/2024Denton County Lawyers Foundation $2,000.00Sponsored an event. $2,000.
01/10/2023Denton County Bar Association $10,000.00Partial funding of Annual Bench/Bar Continuing Legal Education Conference
12/02/2020Denton County Republican Party $300.00Sponsored Denton County Republican Volunteer Dinner
06/12/2020Fastsigns $123.93Two 3' x 4' poster signs for Law Enforcement scholarship recipients
06/12/2020Chase $123.93Paid Credit Card charge f Two 3' x 4' giant check posters for Law Enforcement Scholarships
05/14/2020GOLDEN CORRIDOR REPUBLICAN WOMEN $100.00Membership Dues
05/01/2020Lakeside Republican Club $500.00Sponsor of Law Enforcement High School graduate scholarship
12/23/2019Denton County Bar Associaion $2,500.00Sponsorship of Annual Bench/Bar seminar
06/29/2019Chase $47.88Credit card payment for Candy for July 4th parade
06/29/2019Sam's Club $47.88Six bags of candy for July 4th parade.
06/28/2019Richard HATLER $263.05Reimbursement of payment for six magnetic "Denton County Republican Party" vehicle signs.
06/27/2019Kroger $31.61Bottled water and ice expense for Lakeside Rep. Club dinner event.
06/25/2019Beth Marie's Ice Cream $334.30Hosted ice cream social for Lakeside Club Attendees
06/19/2019HANNAH'S OFF THE SQUARE $42.00Credit Card Payment for Judicial Luncheon.
06/19/2019Chase $42.00Payment for Judicial Luncheon
06/19/2019HANNAH'S OFF THE SQUARE $42.00Judicial lunch meeting
05/21/2019Chase $100.00Credit Card payment for Golden Corridor membership
05/21/2019GOLDEN CORRIDOR REPUBLICAN WOMEN $100.00Placement of Business Card in Club Directory
05/16/2019Honey Baked Hams $973.18Hosted County Executive Committee Dinner
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 60 ms.