Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Friedman, Richard S. (Mr.)

COH · OTHER
Filer ID: 00056764 · Medina · TX
21 reports · First filing 07/15/2005 · Latest filing 07/15/2014
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
OTHER
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Medina · TX · 78055
First Filing
07/15/2005
Latest Filing
07/15/2014
Latest Reporting Period
05/18/2014 – 06/30/2014
Reports
21

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$5,102,240.46
Expenditures
$5,217,693.93
Transactions
21,091
Largest Contribution
$219,700.00
Largest Expenditure
$349,334.72
COH as of 06/30/2014
$0.00
Average Contribution
$300.17
Average Expenditure
$1,274.78
First Contribution
02/18/2005
Last Contribution
06/14/2014
First Expenditure
02/25/2005
Last Expenditure
06/10/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
13,800
Reported Payee Entities
886
Top Contributor
JOHN H MCCALL
Top Reported Payee
North Woods Advertising

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
13,804
16,998 contributions · $5,102,240.46
Vendor Relationships
701
2,930 payments · $4,034,311.00
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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 spentFriedman, Richard S. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeJOHN H MCCALLJOHN H MCCALL$1,311,000.00 · 10 giftsBarbara BowmanBarbara Bowman$263,024.53 · 6 giftsJimmy BuffettJimmy Buffett$219,700.00 · 1 giftsWillie NelsonWillie Nelson$66,300.00 · 1 giftsJames NienhuisJames Nienhuis$65,000.00 · 4 giftsNorth Woods AdvertisingNorth Woods Advertising$1,342,015.55 · 9 paymentsJ.B. Lags IncJ.B. Lags Inc$387,345.03 · 40 paymentsNORTHWOOS ADVERTISING SERVICESNORTHWOOS ADVERTISING SERVICES$327,143.76 · 14 paymentsAztec custom screen printingAztec custom screen printing$255,925.47 · 23 paymentsNorthwoods AdvertisingNorthwoods Advertising$211,419.95 · 10 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
1JOHN H MCCALL $1,311,000.0010
2Barbara Bowman $263,024.536
3Jimmy Buffett $219,700.001
4Willie Nelson $66,300.001
5James Nienhuis $65,000.004
6N/A MERCHANDISE SALES $61,278.431
7Mark Friend Shurley $57,000.004
8Kathy Shurley $50,100.002
9Margaret M. Kollis $45,000.002
10Mark Shurley $43,300.006

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1North Woods Advertising $1,342,015.559
2J.B. Lags Inc $387,345.0340
3NORTHWOOS ADVERTISING SERVICES $327,143.7614
4Aztec custom screen printing $255,925.4723
5Northwoods Advertising $211,419.9510
6SPHINCTER RECORDS $137,563.9076
7DEAN BARKLEY $119,231.7442
8NORTHWOODS ADVERTISING SERVICES $83,710.257
9PAce Concerts Ltd $77,431.151
10WEbcore $74,390.7215

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$28,527.43 $28,527.43
2010$0.00 $665.00
2009$0.00 $1,921.05
2008$0.00 $762.07
2007$110,000.00 $93,882.72
2006$3,416,079.34 $3,751,853.81
2005$1,547,633.69 $1,340,081.85

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/14/2014Texas For Richard 'Kinky' Friedman (Texas For Kinky) $14,993.04
05/16/2014Texas For Richard 'Kinky' Friedman (Texas For Kinky) $4,997.86
05/10/2014Texas For Richard 'Kinky' Friedman (Texas For Kinky) $5,527.10
03/25/2014Texas For Richard 'Kinky' Friedman (Texas For Kinky) $3,009.43
02/14/2007JOHN H MCCALL $110,000.00 retired
11/22/2006Nina Tramel $220.00 RCPT
11/22/2006amanda McKinney $60.00
11/20/2006Bea McKinney $100.00
11/20/2006Bryan Dunn $100.00
11/20/2006Beverly Young $100.00
11/20/2006Willie Cregan $52.00
11/09/2006Michelle Evans $217.00
11/09/2006Cary Johnson $100.00
11/09/2006David Brackenbury $84.25
11/08/2006Robert Ables $323.25
11/08/2006Matthew Hansen $244.50
11/08/2006Jordana elson $217.00
11/08/2006Steve Harris $132.00
11/08/2006rox casseb $129.00
11/08/2006Michael Thetford $116.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/10/2014Pallorium, Inc $9,800.00Reimbursement - Security
06/10/2014Cleve Hattersley $1,500.00Reimbursement - Political
06/08/2014Brian Kanoff $800.00Reimbursement - Travel
05/24/2014Tropics Cafe $15.00Reimbursement - Food
05/23/2014Southwest Airlines $355.00Reimbursement - Airline for Harlingen
05/23/2014La Quinta $116.23Reimbursement - Hotel
05/23/2014El Charrito $85.00Reimbursement - Food
05/23/2014Shell $38.01Reimbursement - Fuel
05/23/2014Jason's Deli $26.00Reimbursement - Food
05/23/2014Market Fresh $20.00Reimbursement - Food
05/22/2014Southwest Airlines $290.00Reimbursement - Airline for Midland
05/22/2014Baymont Inn $109.51Reimbursement - Hotel
05/22/2014Dona Anita Restaurant $98.00Reimbursement - Food
05/22/2014Chevron $46.09Reimbursement - Fuel
05/22/2014Carlos & Mickey's Express $12.00Reimbursement - Food
05/21/2014Southwest Airlines $465.00Reimbursement - Airline - El Paso
05/21/2014Holiday Inn Express $100.08Reimbursement - Hotel
05/21/2014China Wok $74.00Reimbursement - Food
05/21/2014Manchu Wok $15.00Reimbursement - Food
05/20/2014Southwest Airlines $320.00Reimbursement - Airline for Dallas
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 262 ms.