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Castano, Alex (Mr.)

COH · STATEREP 47
Filer ID: 00057703 · Austin · TX
7 reports · First filing 01/17/2006 · Latest filing 02/26/2007
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
STATEREP
District / Place
47
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78746
First Filing
01/17/2006
Latest Filing
02/26/2007
Latest Reporting Period
04/04/2006 – 07/10/2006
Reports
7

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$166,836.03
Expenditures
$190,707.06
Transactions
310
Largest Contribution
$25,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$26,000.00
COH as of 07/10/2006
$0.00
Average Contribution
$993.07
Average Expenditure
$1,343.01
First Contribution
07/22/2005
Last Contribution
03/30/2006
First Expenditure
08/01/2005
Last Expenditure
04/11/2006

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
129
Reported Payee Entities
44
Top Contributor
Bob Perry
Top Reported Payee
J2 Strategies

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
129
168 contributions · $166,836.03
Vendor Relationships
38
111 payments · $135,986.75
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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 spentCastano, Alex (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeBob PerryBob Perry$55,000.00 · 5 giftsJason JohnsonJason Johnson$10,933.66 · 3 giftsJohn and Tamra GormanJohn and Tamra Gorman$10,000.00 · 2 giftsAT&T Texas PACAT&T Texas PAC$5,000.00 · 1 giftsVaughn BrockVaughn Brock$5,000.00 · 1 giftsJ2 StrategiesJ2 Strategies$78,935.48 · 9 paymentsAlex CastanoAlex Castano$31,632.20 · 6 paymentsSamuel LaineSamuel Laine$18,454.43 · 20 paymentsCastano Property TrustCastano Property Trust$14,465.63 · 6 paymentsLilly and CompanyLilly and Company$12,292.66 · 8 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
1Bob Perry $55,000.005
2Jason Johnson $10,933.663
3John and Tamra Gorman $10,000.002
4AT&T Texas PAC $5,000.001
5Vaughn Brock $5,000.001
6Leonard and Majorie Strickland $4,000.001
7Michael Boylan $3,500.002
8Wayne Black $3,500.002
9Richard Anderson $3,000.002
10John and Lucy Needham $2,870.562

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1J2 Strategies $78,935.489
2Alex Castano $31,632.206
3Samuel Laine $18,454.4320
4Castano Property Trust $14,465.636
5Lilly and Company $12,292.668
6Basalice and Associates $8,587.002
7SBC $3,257.956
8Dolly Gonzales $2,500.001
9Colton Brugger $2,175.003
10T-Mobile $1,949.194

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2006$114,791.62 $130,711.65
2005$52,044.41 $59,995.41

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/30/2006John and Tamra Gorman $5,000.00 Tejas Securties · CEO
03/30/2006AT&T Texas PAC $5,000.00
03/30/2006Parker Ray Blevins $250.00
03/30/2006Jeff Bonham $250.00
03/30/2006Jay Howard $250.00
03/30/2006Richard Helmer $250.00
03/30/2006Chris and Laura Traylor $200.00
03/30/2006Scott Chapman $100.00
03/30/2006Andy and Karen Taylor $100.00
03/30/2006Randy and Carolyn Humphrey $100.00
03/30/2006Charles and Christy Heimsath $100.00
03/30/2006David and Jan Anderson $100.00
03/30/2006Sherri and Jay Brummet $100.00 Coldwell bankers · Realtor
03/30/2006Paul and Marinelle Thompson $100.00
03/29/2006John and Lucy Needham $1,120.56 Riverside Resources · Partner
03/29/2006Rick and Jill Salwen $1,000.00 Salwen Interests · Investor
03/29/2006Steve and Shelly Malachowski $500.00 1% Reality · CEO
03/29/2006Licensed Beverage Distributors PAC $300.00
03/29/2006Marc Rodriguez $250.00
03/29/2006John and Cynthia McCormick $250.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
04/11/2006Office Max $230.00supplies
04/11/2006Office Max $230.00supplies
04/10/2006Fed Ex Kinkos $344.80Printing
04/10/2006Fed Ex Kinkos $344.80Printing
04/09/2006Samuel Laine $2,640.14consulting
04/09/2006Samuel Laine $2,640.00consulting
04/06/2006Colton Brugger $900.00consulting - mail
04/06/2006Colton Brugger $900.00consulting - mail
04/05/2006Alex Castano $10,000.00Loan repayment
04/05/2006Alex Castano $10,000.00Loan repayment
03/30/2006Alex Castano $5,000.00Loan repayment
03/30/2006T-Mobile $400.00Utilities
03/30/2006Office depot $233.38Supplies
03/29/2006Oak Hill Gazette $535.00Advertising
03/29/2006Office depot $182.87Supplies
03/29/2006Samuel Laine $143.99Reimbursement
03/28/2006Lake Travis Republican Club $55.00Dues and Tickets
03/25/2006Judge Angelita Mendoza Waterhouse Campaign $100.00Tickets
03/25/2006CDCST Corp $97.60Data
03/24/2006Texas Alliance for Life PAC $1,600.00Direct Mail
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 38 ms.