Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Snipes, Michael R. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGE_COCA
Filer ID: 00058062
29 reports · First filing 01/17/2006 · Latest filing 02/22/2020
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
JUDGE_COCA
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/17/2006
Latest Filing
02/22/2020
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2020 – 02/22/2020
Reports
29

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$218,101.20
Expenditures
$236,968.74
Transactions
825
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$13,937.41
COH as of 02/22/2020
$0.00
Average Contribution
$374.74
Average Expenditure
$975.18
First Contribution
09/26/2005
Last Contribution
01/02/2020
First Expenditure
10/18/2005
Last Expenditure
02/20/2020

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
434
Reported Payee Entities
111
Top Contributor
Bellatalia L.P.
Top Reported Payee
The Clements Group Inc.

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
433
631 contributions · $241,318.66
Vendor Relationships
72
198 payments · $212,245.86
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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 spentSnipes, Michael R. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeBellatalia L.P.Bellatalia L.P.$5,000.00 · 2 giftsBrian LoncarBrian Loncar$5,000.00 · 2 giftsEric PearsonEric Pearson$5,000.00 · 1 giftsJeff DaltonJeff Dalton$5,000.00 · 1 giftsSteven H. StodghillSteven H. Stodghill$5,000.00 · 1 giftsThe Clements Group Inc.The Clements Group Inc.$35,405.65 · 7 paymentsPalancas Consulting LLCPalancas Consulting LLC$30,183.00 · 20 paymentsMike SnipesMike Snipes$19,147.00 · 9 paymentsThe Order DeskThe Order Desk$16,194.85 · 6 paymentsGrass Root StrategiesGrass Root Strategies$11,345.43 · 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
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
1Bellatalia L.P. $5,000.002
2Brian Loncar $5,000.002
3Eric Pearson $5,000.001
4Jeff Dalton $5,000.001
5Steven H. Stodghill $5,000.001
6James A. Rolfe $4,579.0010
7Linda Souphankhaisy $4,378.242
8Steve Stodghill $4,000.002
9Todd Istre $3,680.032
10John Helms $3,178.774

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1The Clements Group Inc. $35,405.657
2Palancas Consulting LLC $30,183.0020
3Mike Snipes $19,147.009
4The Order Desk $16,194.856
5Grass Root Strategies $11,345.438
6Democracy Toolbox, Jeff Dalton $10,850.007
7Democracy Engine $10,720.3913
8Reilly Echols Printing Inc. $9,509.762
9Dallas County Democratic Party $7,750.005
10Palancas Consulting L.L.C. $7,207.463

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2020$5,000.00 $13,204.43
2019$30,232.74 $31,081.11
2011$0.00 $793.39
2010$19,099.96 $44,987.88
2009$86,234.73 $45,121.23
2007$1,625.00 $2,676.25
2006$53,091.31 $81,230.21
2005$22,817.46 $17,874.24

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/02/2020Jeff Dalton $5,000.00 Campaign Strategist
11/11/2019Anthony Farmer $250.00 Lawyer
11/10/2019Richard De Los Santos $100.00 Lawyer
11/05/2019Thomas DeNapoli $1,000.00 Lawyer
11/05/2019Craig Smith for Judge Campaign $100.00
11/05/2019Erin Hendricks $100.00 Lawyer
10/30/2019Frank Perez $1,000.00 Lawyer
10/29/2019Scott Chase $100.00 Lawyer
10/17/2019Edward Cottingham $1,000.00 Lawyer
10/17/2019Richard Stephens $200.00 Retired
10/17/2019Janice Carpenter $200.00 Homemaker
10/17/2019Ann Garabedian $100.00 Pharmaceutical Sales Rep
10/09/2019Dan Ferrari $100.00 Retired
10/04/2019Zeke Tyson $500.00 Lawyer
10/03/2019Danielle Uher $100.00 Lawyer
09/16/2019Jimmy Ramsey $100.00 Lawyer
09/15/2019Von Ballestar $25.00 Firefighter
09/11/2019Ed Farrar $100.00 Lawyer
09/11/2019Lamonica Littles $25.00 Court Coordinator
09/10/2019David McDermott $200.00 Investigator

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/20/2020Tina Clinton Campaign $302.22Campaign Contribution
02/20/2020Brandon Birmingham Campaign $302.21Campaign Contribution
01/21/2020Farmer $250.00Campaign Contribution Repayment
01/21/2020Snipes $100.00Campaign Contribution Repayment
01/16/2020Fitzpatrick $1,000.00Campaign Contribution Repayment
01/15/2020Pearson $5,000.00Campaign Contribution Repayment
01/14/2020Mitchell $100.00Campaign Contribution Repayment
01/13/2020Umphres $500.00campaign Contribution Repayment
01/13/2020Prospere $300.00Campaign Contribution Repayment
01/09/2020Stodghill $2,500.00Campaign Contribution Repayment
01/09/2020Tyson $500.00Campaign Contribution Repayment
01/07/2020Sorrells $250.00campaign Contribution Repayment
01/07/2020McDermott $200.00Campaign Contribution Repayment
01/06/2020Eller $200.00Campaign Contribution Reimbursement
01/06/2020Colie $150.00Campaign Contribution Repayment
01/06/2020Snipes $50.00Campaign contribution repayment
01/03/2020Russell $1,000.00Pay back contribution
01/02/2020Lawson $500.00Pay back contribution
12/31/2019Dan Ferrari $100.00Campaign Refund
11/21/2019Reilly Echols Printing, Inc. $368.05Post Card Printing
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 269 ms.