Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Strama, Thomas Mark (Mr.)

COH · STATEREP 50
Filer ID: 00054754 · Austin · TX
41 reports · First filing 01/14/2004 · Latest filing 01/14/2014
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
50
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78759-6149
First Filing
01/14/2004
Latest Filing
01/14/2014
Latest Reporting Period
07/15/2013 – 01/15/2014
Reports
41

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$1,926,018.74
Expenditures
$1,811,040.73
Transactions
6,631
Largest Contribution
$60,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$119,680.65
COH as of 01/15/2014
$0.00
Average Contribution
$421.54
Average Expenditure
$878.29
First Contribution
12/10/2003
Last Contribution
07/15/2013
First Expenditure
12/05/2003
Last Expenditure
07/15/2013

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
2,696
Reported Payee Entities
505
Top Contributor
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
Top Reported Payee
The Davis Group

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
2,699
6,072 contributions · $2,500,667.58
Vendor Relationships
442
2,178 payments · $2,552,569.75
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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 spentStrama, Thomas Mark (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeTexans for Lawsuit Reform PACTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$88,000.00 · 15 giftsJudy TrabulsiJudy Trabulsi$84,790.47 · 9 giftsCharles ButtCharles Butt$51,000.00 · 6 giftsRodney Ellis CampaignRodney Ellis Campaign$30,000.00 · 2 giftsTexans for Insurance Reform - PACTexans for Insurance Reform - PAC$25,000.00 · 2 giftsThe Davis GroupThe Davis Group$507,397.65 · 8 paymentsMalchow Schlackman Hoppey & CooperMalchow Schlackman Hoppey & Cooper$155,888.01 · 5 paymentsJudy TrabulsiJudy Trabulsi$80,000.00 · 2 paymentsTravis County Democratic PartyTravis County Democratic Party$75,656.50 · 19 paymentsMSHC PartnersMSHC Partners$70,110.00 · 1 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
1Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $88,000.0015
2Judy Trabulsi $84,790.479
3Charles Butt $51,000.006
4Rodney Ellis Campaign $30,000.002
5Texans for Insurance Reform - PAC $25,000.002
6Education Austin PAC $20,841.458
7Border Health PAC $17,500.004
8Texas State Teachers Association PAC $15,500.007
9Texans for Insurance Reform $15,500.002
10Texas Democratic Party $12,996.508

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1The Davis Group $507,397.658
2Malchow Schlackman Hoppey & Cooper $155,888.015
3Judy Trabulsi $80,000.002
4Travis County Democratic Party $75,656.5019
5MSHC Partners $70,110.001
6Margie Becker & Associates $61,065.003
7Mark Strama $51,834.717
8Prosperity Bank $40,783.562
9Karl-Thomas Musselman $36,500.0019
10Marc Duchen $35,500.009

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2013$11,359.81 $46,422.69
2012$75,426.97 $34,478.87
2011$13,523.69 $21,982.84
2010$319,053.16 $360,783.61
2009$47,599.54 $120,820.52
2008$368,947.90 $208,808.27
2007$36,174.52 $67,102.36
2006$408,747.69 $327,498.82
2005$48,715.00 $34,897.99
2004$594,770.46 $585,345.28
2003$1,700.00 $2,899.48

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
07/15/2013Tom Strama $11,359.81 Retired · Retired
12/08/2012The Chickasaw Nation $2,500.00
12/08/2012Border Health PAC $2,500.00
12/08/2012Texans for Economic Development $1,000.00
12/08/2012ONCOR Texas PAC $1,000.00
12/08/2012Political Action Committee of Winstead PC $1,000.00
12/08/2012Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC $1,000.00
12/08/2012Texas Medical Assn. PAC $1,000.00
12/08/2012Haynes and Boone PAC $1,000.00
12/08/2012Deloitte Texas Political Action Committee $1,000.00
12/08/2012Sunpower Corporation PAC $1,000.00
12/08/2012Texas Construction Association PAC $1,000.00
12/08/2012Texas State Teachers Association PAC $1,000.00
12/08/2012Southwestern Committee On Political Education $1,000.00
12/08/2012The American Electric Power Company- Texas Committee for Responible Government $1,000.00
12/08/2012ACT for Texas Classroom Teachers Association $1,000.00
12/08/2012The Taxpayers' Voice (TNLA-PAC) $750.00
12/08/2012Junior and Community College PAC $500.00
12/08/2012Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. $500.00
12/08/2012EYE-PAC of the Texas Ophthalmological Association $500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/15/2013Tom and Brenda Strama $33,640.19Loan repayment
07/10/2013Verizon Wireless $111.76Campaign cell phone data plan
07/05/2013Public Storage $239.00Campaign office storage
06/27/2013Claire Wiley $1,000.00Campaign services
06/26/2013Constant Contact $159.90Email delivery and management service
06/17/2013Verizon Wireless $110.93Campaign cell phone data plan
06/14/2013Annie's List $300.00Annual fundraising luncheon
06/06/2013CLEAR $52.05Campaign internet service
06/06/2013CLEAR $52.05Campaign internet service
06/04/2013Public Storage $208.00Campaign office storage
05/30/2013John Otto $75.00Reimbursement for committee gift
05/29/2013Claire Wiley $500.00Campaign services
05/29/2013Roaring Fork $473.85Staff dinner
05/29/2013Best Buy $281.42Gifts for staff
05/29/2013Best Buy $227.29Gifts for staff
05/26/2013Constant Contact $159.90Email delivery and management service
05/24/2013AT&T $64.49Campaign cell phone service
05/23/2013Friends of the Texas Capitol $100.00Gift for Speaker of the House
05/23/2013JM Lozano $75.00Reimbursement for committee gift
05/23/2013Texas House of Representatives $46.24Flags for constituents
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 115 ms.