Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Smitherman, Barry T. (Mr.)

COH · ATTYGEN
Filer ID: 00054081 · Austin · TX
14 reports · First filing 01/17/2012 · Latest filing 01/15/2015
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
ATTYGEN
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78716
First Filing
01/17/2012
Latest Filing
01/15/2015
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2014 – 12/31/2014
Reports
14

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$1,281,552.44
Expenditures
$1,344,038.92
Transactions
1,097
Largest Contribution
$50,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,059,591.37
COH as of 12/31/2014
$0.00
Average Contribution
$2,474.04
Average Expenditure
$2,321.31
First Contribution
07/14/2011
Last Contribution
12/31/2014
First Expenditure
07/01/2011
Last Expenditure
12/31/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
484
Reported Payee Entities
172
Top Contributor
Charles J. Wilder
Top Reported Payee
Friends of Barry Smitherman

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
484
518 contributions · $1,281,552.44
Vendor Relationships
163
420 payments · $1,295,319.36
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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 spentSmitherman, Barry T. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeCharles J. WilderCharles J. Wilder$50,000.00 · 1 giftsRobert L. SnyderRobert L. Snyder$25,000.00 · 2 giftsRyan Texas PACRyan Texas PAC$25,000.00 · 1 giftsAl G. Hill Jr.Al G. Hill Jr.$25,000.00 · 1 giftsBoone PickensBoone Pickens$25,000.00 · 1 giftsFriends of Barry SmithermanFriends of Barry Smitherman$1,084,591.37 · 2 paymentsBlakemore & AssociatesBlakemore & Associates$84,660.91 · 16 paymentsFundraising SolutionsFundraising Solutions$43,361.63 · 6 paymentsBarry SmithermanBarry Smitherman$30,657.08 · 135 paymentsSouthwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines$10,980.80 · 53 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
1Charles J. Wilder $50,000.001
2Robert L. Snyder $25,000.002
3Ryan Texas PAC $25,000.001
4Al G. Hill Jr. $25,000.001
5Boone Pickens $25,000.001
6Curtis W. Mewbourne $25,000.001
7Dian Graves Stai $25,000.001
8Harold Simmons $25,000.001
9J.J. Matthews $25,000.001
10Jeffery D. Hildebrand $25,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Friends of Barry Smitherman $1,084,591.372
2Blakemore & Associates $84,660.9116
3Fundraising Solutions $43,361.636
4Barry Smitherman $30,657.08135
5Southwest Airlines $10,980.8053
6Melynda Gulley $8,993.616
7Republican Party Of Texas $8,800.003
8Sullivan Alvarado $7,567.004
9Apple Store $7,104.054
10Minuteman Press - Post Oak $4,562.984

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$372.65 $41,140.31
2013$0.00 $20,942.14
2012$0.00 $2,344.09
2011$1,281,179.79 $1,279,612.38

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/31/2014Friends of Barry Smitherman $372.65
12/31/2011Matthew McGaughey $1,000.00 Stream Energy · Management
12/31/2011James Smith $150.00 Stream Energy · Sales
12/31/2011Willa Gipson $100.00 Birdville ISD · Educator
12/31/2011Tommy Dyer $100.00 Self · Ignite Associate / Realtor
12/31/2011June Cooper $100.00 Cooper Realtors · Realtor
12/31/2011Deborah Dibbles $100.00 USPS · Manager
12/31/2011Charles Hawkins $50.00 Self Employed · Pastor/Ignite Asso.
12/31/2011Kush Rashid $50.00 self empolyed · energy broker
12/31/2011Denise Lackey $50.00 self · TexCal Properties
12/31/2011Paul Fiala $50.00 Stream Energy · Project Mgr
12/31/2011Daisy Lemons $25.00 Retired · Retired
12/31/2011Bill Haney $25.00 Self · Inwestor
12/31/2011Carrie Hayes $25.00 Retired · Licensed Energy Broker
12/31/2011Nita Haney $25.00 Self · Investor
12/31/2011Walter Winston $25.00 Self · Licensed Energy Broker
12/31/2011Andrea Allen $25.00 Ignite powered by Stream Energy · Independent Associate-Senior Director
12/31/2011Mark Taylor $25.00 TaylorCreative.com · Marketing Consultant
12/31/2011Geoffrey Furnish $5.00 Samsung Austin Semiconductor · computational physicist
12/31/2011Lisa Furnish $5.00 None · None

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2014Barry Smitherman $372.65Partial repayment of loan
12/13/2014Barry Smitherman $5,000.00Loan to campaign
05/19/2014Hilton $173.21Expense for campaign staff to attend political event
05/19/2014Rock & Roll Sushi $80.90Campaign Staff Meal Expense
03/25/2014Friends of Barry Smitherman $25,000.00Loan to campaign
03/20/2014Dillard's $383.69Campaign Gift Expense - Items Donated for Silent Auction
03/20/2014USPS $8.25Campaign Shipping Expense
03/05/2014Barry Smitherman $297.36Officeholder mileage to attend campaign events & meetings
03/04/2014Barry Smitherman $72.80Officeholder mileage to attend campaign events & meetings
03/03/2014Barry Smitherman $64.96Officeholder mileage to attend campaign events & meetings
03/02/2014Barry Smitherman $184.80Officeholder mileage to attend campaign events & meetings
03/01/2014Barry Smitherman $380.80Officeholder mileage to attend campaign events & meetings
02/27/2014Texas GOP Store $1,786.13Campaign Advertising Signs
02/27/2014Barry Smitherman $462.56Officeholder mileage to attend campaign events & meetings
02/26/2014Barry Smitherman $189.84Officeholder mileage to attend campaign events & meetings
02/25/2014Barry Smitherman $210.00Officeholder mileage to attend campaign events & meetings
02/22/2014Barry Smitherman $218.40mileage to attend political events & meetings
02/21/2014Barry Smitherman $713.44mileage to attend political events & meetings
02/19/2014Barry Smitherman $42.34mileage to attend political meeting
02/18/2014Barry Smitherman $180.26mileage to attend political events
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 116 ms.