Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Gent, James W. (Mr.)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 86
Filer ID: 00057351
23 reports · First filing 07/15/2005 · Latest filing 07/15/2014
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
86
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
07/15/2005
Latest Filing
07/15/2014
Latest Reporting Period
05/19/2014 – 07/15/2014
Reports
23

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$376,711.45
Expenditures
$199,587.62
Transactions
523
Largest Contribution
$41,466.05
Largest Expenditure
$18,594.00
COH as of 07/15/2014
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,432.36
Average Expenditure
$767.64
First Contribution
05/18/2005
Last Contribution
05/27/2014
First Expenditure
06/13/2005
Last Expenditure
07/10/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
184
Reported Payee Entities
106
Top Contributor
Texans For Insurance Reform
Top Reported Payee
CSG, Inc.

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
184
350 contributions · $493,748.37
Vendor Relationships
95
300 payments · $255,255.40
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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 spentGent, James W. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeTexans For Insurance ReformTexans For Insurance Reform$173,750.47 · 26 giftsTexas Parent Political Action CommitteeTexas Parent Political Action Committ…$10,332.73 · 4 giftsTexans For Economic DevelopmentTexans For Economic Development$10,000.00 · 1 giftsRay RobertsRay Roberts$10,000.00 · 1 giftsTexas State Teachers Association PACTexas State Teachers Association PAC$8,110.00 · 3 giftsCSG, Inc.CSG, Inc.$34,896.60 · 6 paymentsGreen Ad AgencyGreen Ad Agency$24,870.00 · 2 paymentsCSG Inc.CSG Inc.$21,717.45 · 6 paymentsTerrell TribuneTerrell Tribune$20,384.25 · 7 paymentsAthen Daily ReviewAthen Daily Review$11,679.00 · 9 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
1Texans For Insurance Reform $173,750.4726
2Texas Parent Political Action Committee $10,332.734
3Texans For Economic Development $10,000.001
4Ray Roberts $10,000.001
5Texas State Teachers Association PAC $8,110.003
6Baron & Budd $7,500.002
7Chaim Banjo $7,500.001
8Kirk Wilson $6,000.001
9Ken Kraatz $5,500.005
10Jamshyd Zadeh $5,000.002

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1CSG, Inc. $34,896.606
2Green Ad Agency $24,870.002
3CSG Inc. $21,717.456
4Terrell Tribune $20,384.257
5Athen Daily Review $11,679.009
6R&R Screen Graphics $6,298.624
7First Graphic Services, Inc. $5,403.033
8Third Coast Consultants $5,000.001
9Kaufman Herald $4,901.086
10Renfro Industries $4,416.534

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$24,575.00 $41,913.28
2013$3,500.00 $5,292.35
2009$0.00 $9,800.55
2008$129,568.29 $104,443.85
2007$68,550.00 $6,358.91
2006$110,748.16 $25,355.19
2005$39,770.00 $6,423.49

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/27/2014Daniel Perkins $200.00 Watkins & Perkins · Attorney
05/27/2014George Lawshe $100.00 Retired · Retired
05/27/2014Sara Parker $50.00 Kroger · CSR
05/16/2014Carl Stapp $1,000.00 Thomas Protective Service · Security Sales
05/16/2014Craig Olds $1,000.00 Public Works · Public Works
05/16/2014Kenneth Watterson $300.00 Retired · Retired
05/06/2014Julie Olds $1,000.00 Thomas Protective Service · HR Manager
05/06/2014Toni Olds $1,000.00 n/a · Student
05/06/2014Brian Larch $1,000.00 Exeter Financial · Risk Manager
05/06/2014Emily Sparks $1,000.00 Thomas Protective · HR Rep
05/06/2014Houston Smith $250.00 Self · Attorney
05/06/2014Andrew Anderson $200.00 Self · Attorney
05/06/2014David Thompson $125.00 Dallas County Constable · Retired
05/06/2014Jim Vess $100.00 YRC Freight · Line Haul Truck Driver
04/10/2014Ted Lyon $1,000.00 Ted B. Lyon & Associates · Attorney
04/10/2014Wendy Thomas $1,000.00 Thomas Protective Service · CEO
04/10/2014Gary Welch $1,000.00 Student · Student
04/10/2014Ray Raymond $50.00 Retired · Retired
03/24/2014Betty Hendrickson $100.00 Rowden Hendrickson Shipley Rymer · Insurance Agent/Owner
03/20/2014Rick Nemeroff $1,000.00 Self · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/10/2014Wade Gent $903.51Loan Repayment
06/03/2014Hunter Summerall $120.00Staff
06/03/2014Jimmy Summerall $85.00Staff
05/20/2014CSG, Inc. $5,262.60Phone Bank
05/10/2014CSG, Inc. $10,836.72Direct Mail
05/10/2014Jacob Ehlen $150.00Contract labor
05/02/2014First Graphic Services, Inc. $833.53Yard Signs
04/30/2014Facebook Ads $33.78Facebook Ad
04/12/2014The Monitor $338.62Newspaper Ad
04/12/2014Terrell Tribune $152.25Newspaper Ad
04/10/2014Forney Messenger $596.40Newspaper Ads
04/01/2014Facebook Ads $151.27Facebook Ads
03/01/2014Facebook Ads $250.38Facebook Ads
02/19/2014Facebook Ads $40.00Facebook Ads
02/17/2014Facebook Ads $44.21Facebook Ads
02/15/2014Facebook Ads $36.60Facebook Ads
02/14/2014Facebook Ads $36.79Facebook Ads
02/13/2014CSG, Inc. $3,762.60Phone Bank
02/13/2014Facebook Ads $32.40Facebook Ads
02/12/2014Facebook Ads $39.89Facebook Ads
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 72 ms.