Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Cortez, Carlos R. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 44
Filer ID: 00054920
51 reports · First filing 07/16/2004 · Latest filing 07/15/2015
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
JUDGEDIST
District / Place
44
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
07/16/2004
Latest Filing
07/15/2015
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2015 – 07/15/2015
Reports
51

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$1,996,771.92
Expenditures
$1,837,910.71
Transactions
4,633
Largest Contribution
$15,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$88,623.74
COH as of 07/15/2015
$0.00
Average Contribution
$809.39
Average Expenditure
$848.53
First Contribution
01/02/2004
Last Contribution
02/26/2014
First Expenditure
01/02/2004
Last Expenditure
02/21/2015

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1,010
Reported Payee Entities
557
Top Contributor
Freese & Goss PLLC
Top Reported Payee
SKD Knickerbocker

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1,016
3,394 contributions · $3,164,792.56
Vendor Relationships
493
2,332 payments · $2,018,112.62
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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 spentCortez, Carlos R. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeFreese & Goss PLLCFreese & Goss PLLC$51,500.00 · 5 giftsFrank BransonFrank Branson$25,000.00 · 5 giftsGene PhillipsGene Phillips$22,500.00 · 5 giftsJames MitchellJames Mitchell$22,000.00 · 10 giftsHaynes & Boone Political Action CommitteeHaynes & Boone Political Action Commi…$20,000.00 · 4 giftsSKD KnickerbockerSKD Knickerbocker$314,839.22 · 12 paymentsLaw Office of Larry FinstromLaw Office of Larry Finstrom$100,000.00 · 8 paymentsConvergence Targeted CommunicationsConvergence Targeted Communications$74,502.67 · 1 paymentsKim Schlossberg DesignKim Schlossberg Design$70,669.87 · 37 paymentsACB III ConsultingACB III Consulting$70,000.00 · 7 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
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
1Freese & Goss PLLC $51,500.005
2Frank Branson $25,000.005
3Gene Phillips $22,500.005
4James Mitchell $22,000.0010
5Haynes & Boone Political Action Committee $20,000.004
6Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz L.L.P. $20,000.004
7Ben Abbott $20,000.004
8C. Gregory Shamoun $20,000.004
9Haven Parchinski $20,000.004
10Anthony L. Vitullo $15,000.006

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1SKD Knickerbocker $314,839.2212
2Law Office of Larry Finstrom $100,000.008
3Convergence Targeted Communications $74,502.671
4Kim Schlossberg Design $70,669.8737
5ACB III Consulting $70,000.007
6Korn Bowdich & Diaz $64,000.0011
7Greg Gray Law Firm $57,637.5012
8Cowles & Thompson $52,445.5714
9Carlos Cortez $51,899.0847
10Oishii $51,486.063

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2015$0.00 $1,015.32
2014$10,350.00 $259,047.91
2013$348,013.88 $165,684.57
2012$0.00 $77,392.52
2011$44,412.74 $181,208.75
2010$678,952.00 $673,898.28
2009$689,875.00 $326,028.78
2008$417.50 $25,682.42
2007$28,500.00 $11,651.25
2006$136,950.00 $45,929.38
2005$0.00 $8,747.41
2004$59,300.80 $61,624.12

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/26/2014Law Office of Eberstein & Witherite LLP $2,500.00
02/26/2014Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP - Campaign Fund $1,000.00
02/24/2014Collen A. Clark P.C. $1,000.00
02/24/2014Travis & Calhoun P.C. $250.00
01/29/2014Sayles Werbner PC $1,000.00
01/27/2014Ben Martin $1,000.00 Law Offices of Ben C. Martin LLP · Attorney
01/27/2014Joseph Lemoine $250.00 Wick Phillips Gould & Martin LLP · Attorney
01/27/2014Kristina Kastl $250.00 Kastl Law PC · Attorney
01/27/2014Joseph Zopolsky $100.00 Glast Phillips & Murray PC · Attorney
01/08/2014Victor Vital $500.00 Greenberg Traurig LLP · Attorney
01/06/2014Kendall Law Group LLP $2,500.00
12/15/2013Kathy Fragnoli $100.00 Burdin Mediation · Attorney
12/10/2013George Quesada $1,000.00 Sommerman & Quesada · Attorney
12/02/2013Ben Martin $1,000.00 Law Office of Ben Martin · Attorney
11/12/2013McCathern PLLC $10,000.00
10/17/2013Godwin Lewis P.C. $500.00
10/11/2013The Fein Law Firm P.C. $250.00
10/08/2013Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee $200.00
09/06/2013John T. Cox III $1,000.00 Lynn Tillotson Pinker & Cox LLP · Attorney
07/29/2013Domingo Garcia $5,000.00 Domingo Garcia P.C. · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/21/2015W Hotel Austin $35.00Breakfast for myself and counsel
02/20/2015W Hotel Austin $546.28Hotel room for commission meeting next morning
02/20/2015Austin Cab Company $21.00Taxi cab from hotel to commission building
02/20/2015Chick-fil-a $19.97Lunch for myself and counsel
02/19/2015Bob's Steak & Chop House $381.25 Dinner for myself and counsel
02/19/2015Chick-fil-a $11.82Lunch for counsel
12/31/2014Papadeaux $108.50Staff Lunch
12/30/2014The Palm $78.49meeting with constituents
12/22/2014The Palm $83.89meeting with constituents
12/15/2014Sevy's Grill $55.85meeting with constituents
12/14/2014Meso Maya $141.75meeting with constituents
12/12/2014Javiers $320.99Wedding Ceremony Dinner
12/12/2014Del Frisco Grille $210.00meeting with constituents
12/11/2014Pizza Hut $110.00Lunch for Jury
12/04/2014Oishii $63.04meeting with constituents
12/04/2014The Palm $62.84meeting with constituents
12/03/2014The Palm $68.00meeting with constituents
12/01/2014The Palm $100.00meeting with constituents
11/24/2014Sevy's Grill $55.63meeting with constituents
11/19/2014The Ritz Carlton $96.11meeting with 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: 170 ms.