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

Yates, John A. (Mr.)

COH · STATEREP 17
Filer ID: 00054730 · Bastrop · TX
12 reports · First filing 01/12/2004 · Latest filing 08/21/2007
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
STATEREP
District / Place
17
Mailing Location
Bastrop · TX · 78602
First Filing
01/12/2004
Latest Filing
08/21/2007
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2007 – 08/21/2007
Reports
12

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$22,550.00
Expenditures
$124,690.20
Transactions
119
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$40,000.00
COH as of 08/21/2007
$0.00
Average Contribution
$902.00
Average Expenditure
$1,326.49
First Contribution
12/04/2003
Last Contribution
03/30/2004
First Expenditure
12/11/2003
Last Expenditure
08/21/2007

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
25
Reported Payee Entities
41
Top Contributor
Brian D. Walters
Top Reported Payee
John A. Yates

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
25
25 contributions · $22,550.00
Vendor Relationships
35
73 payments · $32,291.16
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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 spentYates, John A. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeBrian D. WaltersBrian D. Walters$5,000.00 · 1 giftsM. Kenneth OshmanM. Kenneth Oshman$5,000.00 · 1 giftsCitizens for Joe CrabbCitizens for Joe Crabb$2,500.00 · 1 giftsCharles W. YatesCharles W. Yates$2,500.00 · 1 giftsKurt MoellerKurt Moeller$1,100.00 · 1 giftsJohn A. YatesJohn A. Yates$40,912.78 · 2 paymentsLee A. WoodsLee A. Woods$33,324.08 · 8 paymentsRegency Business FormsRegency Business Forms$15,031.67 · 11 paymentsJohn Allen YatesJohn Allen Yates$9,568.74 · 3 paymentsTexas Press Service Inc.Texas Press Service Inc.$6,814.66 · 2 payments

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
1Brian D. Walters $5,000.001
2M. Kenneth Oshman $5,000.001
3Citizens for Joe Crabb $2,500.001
4Charles W. Yates $2,500.001
5Kurt Moeller $1,100.001
6Susie Miller $1,000.001
7Terry Yates $1,000.001
8Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP $500.001
9Charles B. Walker $500.001
10Damian Inglin $500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1John A. Yates $40,912.782
2Lee A. Woods $33,324.088
3Regency Business Forms $15,031.6711
4John Allen Yates $9,568.743
5Texas Press Service Inc. $6,814.662
6Jean Ellis $5,818.442
7NOW Design $3,534.4812
8Tommy Hoover $2,000.004
9Houston Sign Co. Inc. $1,510.092
10PrintMailers Inc. $1,434.962

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2007$0.00 $9,083.94
2006$0.00 $1,476.28
2004$13,250.00 $113,197.20
2003$9,300.00 $932.78

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/30/2004Gavin Hurd $50.00 John L. Wortham and Son LP · Insurance Broker
03/24/2004Terry Yates $1,000.00 Vinson & Elkins · Attorney-at-law
03/24/2004Mary McGarr $100.00 N/A · Retired
03/05/2004Citizens for Joe Crabb $2,500.00
02/23/2004Shannon McGarr $200.00 Smart Modular Technologies · Account Manager
02/20/2004Susie Miller $1,000.00 Texas House of Representatives · District Director
02/20/2004James Yates $500.00 HP · Hardware Engineer
02/19/2004Kevin Christian $100.00 Office of the Governor · Regional Lead Specialist
02/18/2004Elizabeth Anderson $100.00 N/A · volunteer
02/16/2004Vishal Nigam $50.00 UT Southwestern · Pediatric Cardiology Fellow
02/02/2004Kris Kristynik $500.00 KiCap Management · Partner
01/30/2004Cristy Cates $250.00 N/A · Political Consultant
01/26/2004Kurt Moeller $1,100.00 RCM · Stock Analyst
01/21/2004Damian Inglin $500.00 Echelon Corporation · Product Marketing Manager
01/09/2004M. Kenneth Oshman $5,000.00 Echelon Corporation · Chairman and CEO
01/09/2004Kimberly Friddle $200.00 KF Communications · Consultant
01/09/2004Sterling J. Elza $100.00 Brown Dean Wiseman Liser Proctor & Hart L.L.P. · Attorney at Law
12/31/2003Charles B. Walker $500.00 Fulbright & Jaworski LLP · Attorney at Law
12/27/2003Keith Jaasma $100.00 Slusser Wilson & Partridge LLP · Attorney at Law
12/26/2003Charles W. Yates $2,500.00 Kayne Anderson · Managing Director

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/21/2007John Allen Yates $8,897.46loan repayment (partial)
08/21/2007John Allen Yates $93.24reimbursement of individually entered Schedule G expense including webhosting & domain
02/08/2007PowWeb Inc. $93.24website expense
12/30/2006John Allen Yates $578.04reimbursement of indiuvidually entered Schedule G expenses including webhosting & domain
12/19/2006PowWeb Inc. $30.00website and domain name
03/16/2006Kevin Christian $225.00in-kind contribution of sign materials
02/06/2006PowWeb Inc. $93.24website and domain name
01/05/2006Kevin Christian $550.00in-kind contribution of sign materials
12/17/2004PowWeb Inc. $123.24Domain registry and web hosting
05/28/2004SBC $24.84Campaign office phone bill
04/15/2004John A. Yates $40,000.00Loan Payment
04/07/2004Greater Bastrop Chamber of Commerce $12.00Lunch
03/31/2004Regency Business Forms $1,859.74printing and processing of mailer
03/31/2004Regency Business Forms $1,616.17printing and processing of mailer
03/31/2004Tommy Hoover $500.00campaign headquarters rent
03/30/2004PrintMailers Inc. $717.48postage for mailer
03/30/2004PrintMailers Inc. $717.48postage for mailer
03/30/2004NOW Design $324.75Design and layout of mailer; photo
03/30/2004NOW Design $297.69Design and layout of mailer; photo
03/26/2004Lee A. Woods $6,302.90political consulting; copies long distance deliveries
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 41 ms.