Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Hale Jr., Oscar J. (The Honorable)

JCOH · District Judge 406
Filer ID: 00054184
53 reports · First filing 01/21/2004 · Latest filing 01/08/2026
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
406
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/21/2004
Latest Filing
01/08/2026
Latest Reporting Period
08/13/2025 – 12/31/2025
Reports
53

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$357,279.04
Expenditures
$363,503.27
Transactions
1,510
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$16,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2025
—
Average Contribution
$760.17
Average Expenditure
$349.52
First Contribution
07/02/2003
Last Contribution
11/03/2020
First Expenditure
07/13/2003
Last Expenditure
12/04/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
389
Reported Payee Entities
410
Top Contributor
Person, Whitworth, Borchers, & Morales, L.L.P.
Top Reported Payee
The Davis Group

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
393
538 contributions · $432,429.04
Vendor Relationships
367
1,062 payments · $351,979.73
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Relationship Graph

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Top contributorsMoney receivedTop reported payeesMoney spentHale Jr., Oscar J. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeePerson, Whitworth, Borchers, & Morales, L.L.P.Person, Whitworth, Borchers, & Morale…$13,500.00 · 3 giftsArnulfo GonzalezArnulfo Gonzalez$7,500.00 · 3 giftsKazen, Meurer & Perez, LLPKazen, Meurer & Perez, LLP$6,000.00 · 3 giftsDouglas G. MacdonaldDouglas G. Macdonald$6,000.00 · 3 giftsRL InvestmentsRL Investments$5,000.00 · 2 giftsThe Davis GroupThe Davis Group$42,542.62 · 5 paymentsOscar HaleOscar Hale$21,629.59 · 7 paymentsBoxxx SignsBoxxx Signs$19,967.35 · 14 paymentsC & E CommunicationsC & E Communications$17,228.15 · 5 paymentsBMP RadioBMP Radio$14,265.00 · 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
Contributions75.5th#2,134 of 8,722
Expenditures88.4th#1,012 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity85.4th#1,273 of 8,722
Transaction Volume88.2th#1,026 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures42.0%

Top Contributors

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#ContributorTotalGifts
1Person, Whitworth, Borchers, & Morales, L.L.P. $13,500.003
2Arnulfo Gonzalez $7,500.003
3Kazen, Meurer & Perez, LLP $6,000.003
4Douglas G. Macdonald $6,000.003
5RL Investments $5,000.002
6Gary A. Leyendecker $5,000.002
7Law Offices of Donato D. Ramos, P.L.C. $5,000.001
8The Law Office of Donato D. Ramos, PLLC $5,000.001
9Oscar J. Hale $4,000.003
10La Posada Hotel $3,907.642

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1The Davis Group $42,542.625
2Oscar Hale $21,629.597
3Boxxx Signs $19,967.3514
4C & E Communications $17,228.155
5BMP Radio $14,265.006
6Narvaez Flower Shop $11,881.0592
7Palenque Grill Restaurant $9,197.0938
8Best Buy $9,087.608
9Texas Center for the Judiciary $8,624.8015
10The Davis Group Inc. $6,707.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$0.00 $7,742.69
2024$0.00 $17,825.85
2023$0.00 $5,097.98
2022$0.00 $7,932.73
2021$0.00 $15,145.11
2020$1,500.00 $14,852.19
2019$63,807.64 $17,149.58
2018$0.00 $8,702.90
2017$0.00 $11,260.78
2016$0.00 $18,010.88
2015$72,721.40 $9,663.59
2014$0.00 $8,441.85
2013$0.00 $9,440.30
2012$0.00 $15,627.33
2011$75,150.00 $15,660.59
2010$0.00 $7,593.53
2009$0.00 $5,699.06
2008$3,050.00 $6,628.38
2007$20,350.00 $5,838.28
2006$0.00 $898.62
2005$0.00 $1,033.33
2004$85,385.00 $113,782.28
2003$35,315.00 $39,475.44

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/03/2020Alford & Clark $1,000.00
02/24/2020Fancher & Neblett, L.L.P. $500.00
10/04/2019Jed A. Brown $500.00 Businessman
08/15/2019Law Offices of Donato D. Ramos, P.L.C. $5,000.00
08/08/2019The Green Law Firm $2,500.00
08/08/2019Gene S. Hagood $2,500.00 Lawyer
08/08/2019Juan Jose Cruz $2,000.00 Lawyer
08/07/2019Person, Whitworth, Borchers, & Morales, L.L.P. $5,000.00
08/07/2019Gary A. Leyendecker $2,500.00 Businessman
08/07/2019Stephen L. Lamantia $2,500.00 Wholesale
08/07/2019Richard Haynes $1,500.00 Lawyer
08/07/2019La Posada Hotel $1,407.64
08/07/2019Adolfo E. Gutierrez $1,000.00 Businessman
08/07/2019Watts & Guerra, LLP $1,000.00
08/07/2019Evelyn Sames $1,000.00 Businesswoman
08/07/2019James Ornelas $500.00 Businessman
08/07/2019Roberto Balli $500.00 Law Office of Roberto Balli · Lawyer
08/07/2019Judd Gilpin $500.00 Businessman
08/07/2019George Beckelhymer $500.00 Business Owner
08/07/2019Alfonso Luis Arguindegui $500.00 Self-Employed-Businessman

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/04/2025Volunteers Serving the Need $250.00Donation (Veteran Charity)
09/08/2025Hampton Inn $667.99 Annual Judicial Conference (Hotel & Parking)
08/27/2025Texas Community Bank $53.17Account Checks
08/14/2025Laredo International Fair & Exposition $400.00Fundraiser Donation
08/13/2025La Republica $200.00 Donation
07/10/2025Carmin's Flower Shop $189.55Funeral spray
06/30/2025Shipley Donuts $84.29Pastries for court staff.
06/26/2025Best Buy $194.84Office Equipment virus protection.
06/04/2025Texas Center for the Judiciary $800.00Donation
06/04/2025State Bar of Texas $508.00Membership Dues.
06/04/2025Texas Center for the Judiciary $350.00Registration to Annual Judicial Education Conference.
05/19/2025Margaritaville Beach Resort $48.72Uncovered expenses.
03/24/2025El Rincon Restaurant $92.00Luncheon with court staff.
03/11/2025Edwards Mediation Academy $2,997.00CLE Training
02/18/2025Thomson West $907.13Probate books.
12/30/2024Narvaez Flower Shop $154.80Funeral spray.
12/23/2024Texas Center for the Judiciary $4,000.00Lifetime jurist donation.
12/18/2024Palenque Grill Restaurant $255.24Staff Christmas luncheon.
12/15/2024Best Buy $357.20Office supplies.
12/14/2024New York State Bar Association $395.40Membership fees.
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 443 ms.