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Bell, R. Christopher (Mr.)

COH · GOVERNOR
Filer ID: 00056697 · Houston · TX
25 reports · First filing 07/15/2005 · Latest filing 01/15/2026
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
GOVERNOR
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77252
First Filing
07/15/2005
Latest Filing
01/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2025 – 12/31/2025
Reports
25

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$9,556,447.22
Expenditures
$8,890,339.64
Transactions
9,651
Largest Contribution
$1,400,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$966,697.57
COH as of 12/31/2025
$4,622.49
Average Contribution
$1,430.18
Average Expenditure
$2,994.39
First Contribution
01/01/2005
Last Contribution
12/31/2025
First Expenditure
01/20/2005
Last Expenditure
12/31/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
4,137
Reported Payee Entities
755
Top Contributor
John O'Quinn
Top Reported Payee
Buying Time LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
4,140
9,255 contributions · $13,678,284.79
Vendor Relationships
697
3,322 payments · $12,419,987.45
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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 spentBell, R. Christopher (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeJohn O'QuinnJohn O'Quinn$2,449,056.00 · 4 giftsTexans for Insurance Reform PACTexans for Insurance Reform PAC$786,746.49 · 22 giftsRicardo WeitzRicardo Weitz$555,956.00 · 57 giftsHarold NixHarold Nix$250,000.00 · 1 giftsLee FikesLee Fikes$156,000.00 · 8 giftsBuying Time LLCBuying Time LLC$3,942,012.36 · 16 paymentsCampaign StrategiesCampaign Strategies$542,659.06 · 42 paymentsThe Baughman CompanyThe Baughman Company$425,723.38 · 10 paymentsJohn O'QuinnJohn O'Quinn$300,000.00 · 1 paymentsBaughman CompanyBaughman Company$276,138.00 · 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
Contributions87.7th#1,076 of 8,722
Expenditures92.5th#659 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity90.6th#821 of 8,722
Transaction Volume83.1th#1,472 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions98.1%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures94.2%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1John O'Quinn $2,449,056.004
2Texans for Insurance Reform PAC $786,746.4922
3Ricardo Weitz $555,956.0057
4Harold Nix $250,000.001
5Lee Fikes $156,000.008
6Tom Pirtle $110,000.003
7Christine Mattsson $110,000.002
8Mikal Watts $102,800.002
9Richard Laminack $102,500.002
10Good Government Fund $100,000.003

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Buying Time LLC $3,942,012.3616
2Campaign Strategies $542,659.0642
3The Baughman Company $425,723.3810
4John O'Quinn $300,000.001
5Baughman Company $276,138.001
6Comcast Spotlight $264,647.105
7Andres Gonzalez & Associates $204,000.004
8Lone Star Strategies $181,051.7358
9Sutter's Mill Fund-raising & Strategy $171,933.2125
10Stanford Research $159,588.7427

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$33,286.00 $122,807.92
2010$0.00 $8,837.50
2009$1,422.00 $90,579.98
2008$2,267,108.84 $1,647,130.79
2007$1,410,000.00 $154,634.84
2006$5,352,787.01 $6,545,914.35
2005$491,843.37 $320,434.26

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/31/2025Gerardo Menchaca $1,000.00 E&P · Attorney
12/31/2025Elysia Ragusa $1,000.00 N/A · Not Employed
12/31/2025David Collins $500.00 FCM Engineers P C · Civil Engineer
12/31/2025Richard Frankowski $500.00 The Frankowski Firm · Attorney
12/31/2025Roy Wallace $5.00 DISD · Teacher
12/18/2025Elis Zhonga $50.00 Pipeline Equities LLC · Owner
12/08/2025John Michael Gonzalez $1,000.00 Tiber Creek Group · Consultant
12/08/2025Thomas Barron $200.00 Self-Employed · Attorney
12/08/2025Chris Bell $100.00 Bell Hagens PLLC · Attorney
12/06/2025William Harper $10.00 William Harper · General Handyman
12/02/2025Roman McAllen $10.00 City of Houston · Staff
11/24/2025George Boehme $200.00 Not Employed · Not Employed
11/21/2025Richard Frankowski $500.00 The Frankowski Firm · Attorney
11/21/2025Sachin Chheda $101.00 WI Dept of Public Instruction · Executive Director
11/21/2025Garrett Higley $100.00 Self-Employed · Lawyer
11/18/2025Elis Zhonga $2,000.00 Pipeline Equities LLC · Owner
11/14/2025Stewart Clifford $100.00 Stewart Clifford Gallery · Owner
11/13/2025Terry Brooks $100.00 N/A · Not Employed
11/12/2025Steve Alley $300.00 N/A · Not Employed
11/11/2025Joie Weiher $10.00 N/A · Not Employed

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2025ActBlue Technical Services $269.02Credit Card Processing Fees
12/23/2025Peter Bell $1,025.00Strategic Consulting
12/23/2025Eric Burns $1,025.00Strategic Consulting
12/19/2025Andre Wagner $22,700.00Field Consultant
12/09/2025Texas Democratic Party $3,500.00Filing Fee
12/08/2025Zoom $18.11Software
12/02/2025Peter Bell $19,876.05Strategic Consulting
12/02/2025Eric Burns $19,876.05Strategic Consulting
12/02/2025Andre Wagner $3,000.00Field Consultant
11/26/2025SquareSpace $166.36Website Hosting
11/26/2025SquareSpace $148.17Website Hosting
11/26/2025SquareSpace $18.19Domain Name Purchase
11/26/2025SquareSpace $14.00Domain Name Purchase
11/17/2025Frost Bank $8.00Bank Fees
11/12/2025Connally Bell $20,412.93Video and Podcast Production
11/12/2025Andrew Young $5,000.00Strategic Consulting
11/10/2025Andre Wagner $200.00Field Consultant
11/10/2025Andre Wagner $100.00Field Consultant
10/21/2025Uber $3.00Travel
10/20/2025Royal Sonesta Hotel $323.63Lodging
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 386 ms.