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Strange, Rick G. (The Honorable)

JCOH · CHIEFJUSTICE_COA 11
Filer ID: 00057078
20 reports · First filing 07/12/2005 · Latest filing 01/02/2012
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
CHIEFJUSTICE_COA
District / Place
11
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
07/12/2005
Latest Filing
01/02/2012
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2011 – 12/31/2011
Reports
20

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$118,289.60
Expenditures
$82,318.38
Transactions
371
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$34,916.24
COH as of 12/31/2011
$0.00
Average Contribution
$416.51
Average Expenditure
$946.19
First Contribution
06/10/2005
Last Contribution
04/13/2010
First Expenditure
12/05/2005
Last Expenditure
12/29/2011

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
227
Reported Payee Entities
48
Top Contributor
JEFF SPARKS
Top Reported Payee
Magnolia Group

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
227
284 contributions · $118,289.60
Vendor Relationships
45
90 payments · $81,102.33
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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 spentStrange, Rick G. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeJEFF SPARKSJEFF SPARKS$5,000.00 · 2 giftsKERRY KROTTINGERKERRY KROTTINGER$5,000.00 · 2 giftsMACON MCDONALDMACON MCDONALD$5,000.00 · 2 giftsSCOTT VANDERBURGSCOTT VANDERBURG$5,000.00 · 2 giftsDon SparksDon Sparks$3,000.00 · 2 giftsMagnolia GroupMagnolia Group$59,716.24 · 6 paymentsSouthwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines$2,718.79 · 12 paymentsDell ComputerDell Computer$1,912.55 · 1 paymentsREBUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXASREBUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS$1,875.00 · 1 paymentsRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$1,875.00 · 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
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
1JEFF SPARKS $5,000.002
2KERRY KROTTINGER $5,000.002
3MACON MCDONALD $5,000.002
4SCOTT VANDERBURG $5,000.002
5Don Sparks $3,000.002
6BRENT HILLIARD $2,500.001
7DON SPARKS $2,500.001
8KEVIN SPARKS $2,500.001
9Krottinger Kerry $2,500.001
10TODD SPARKS $2,500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Magnolia Group $59,716.246
2Southwest Airlines $2,718.7912
3Dell Computer $1,912.551
4REBUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS $1,875.001
5Republican Party of Texas $1,875.001
6Torentino Inc. $1,327.501
7RICK STRANGE $1,189.671
8Internal Revenue Service $890.002
9American Airlines $878.582
10Colton Brugger $840.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2011$0.00 $152.26
2010$7,975.00 $64,374.91
2009$0.00 $5,026.68
2008$1,450.00 $3,884.14
2007$22,925.00 $5,039.98
2006$0.00 $1,789.67
2005$85,939.60 $2,050.74

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/13/2010James Hammett $250.00 Self · Attorney
04/12/2010Carmen Cuneo $100.00 Self · Attorney
04/08/2010Gary Douglas $100.00 Williams Companies · Attorney
04/04/2010Jon Morgan $250.00 Anthem Oil & Gas · Manager
04/01/2010Todd Sparks $250.00 Discovery Operating · Manager
04/01/2010Robert Whitt $100.00 Self · Attorney
03/31/2010Karen White $500.00 Vinson Elkins · Attorney
03/31/2010Kevin Sparks $200.00 Discovery Operating · Manager
03/30/2010Ed Norwood $150.00 Self · Attorney
03/30/2010Joyce Sherrod $100.00 Retired · Retired
03/27/2010Paul Yale $250.00 Looper Reed & McGraw · Attorney
03/25/2010Don Sparks $1,000.00 Discovery Operating · Manager
03/23/2010John Cox $100.00 Self · Investor
03/22/2010Barbara Clack $100.00 Retired · Retired
03/19/2010Richard Montgomery $250.00 Self · Attorney
03/19/2010Rick Fletcher $200.00 Self · Attorney
03/18/2010Jim Wright $250.00 State of Texas · Judge
03/16/2010Brockett & McNeel LLP $250.00
03/16/2010Dale Brown $200.00 Petroleum Strateigies · CPA
03/15/2010B Calvin Hendrick $500.00 Shafer Davis · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/29/2011Texas Center for the Judiciary $152.26Contribution
05/03/2010Southwest Airlines $327.80Plane Ticket
05/03/2010Southwest Airlines $286.60Plane Ticket
05/03/2010Southwest Airlines $216.40Plane Ticket
05/03/2010Southwest Airlines $215.30Portion of Plane Ticket (total charge 293.10)
05/03/2010Southwest Airlines $208.70Plane Ticket
05/03/2010Southwest Airlines $162.90Plane Ticket
05/03/2010American Airlines $148.70Plane Ticket
05/03/2010Southwest Airlines $145.20Plane Ticket
05/03/2010Southwest Airlines $145.20Plane Ticket
05/03/2010Southwest Airlines $143.20Plane Ticket
04/22/2010Texas Board of Legal Specialization $200.00Board Certification Fee
04/06/2010Magnolia Group $750.00Advertising
03/31/2010Magnolia Group $450.00Advertising
03/22/2010Magnolia Group $1,900.00Advertising
03/16/2010Magnolia Group $2,500.00Advertising
03/14/2010United States Postal Service $110.00Postage (reimbursed Justice Strange for stamps purchased)
03/14/2010Staples $67.05Paper and Envelopes (reimbursed Justice Strange for purchase at Staples)
03/09/2010Magnolia Group $19,200.00Advertising
03/02/2010Magnolia Group $34,916.24Advertising
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 49 ms.