Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Beckham, James R. (Mr.)

COH · STATEREP 71
Filer ID: 00058074 · Abilene · TX
8 reports · First filing 01/11/2006 · Latest filing 12/20/2007
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
71
Mailing Location
Abilene · TX · 79604
First Filing
01/11/2006
Latest Filing
12/20/2007
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2007 – 12/18/2007
Reports
8

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$160,975.00
Expenditures
$148,768.54
Transactions
335
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$17,218.10
COH as of 12/18/2007
Average Contribution
$633.76
Average Expenditure
$1,836.65
First Contribution
11/01/2005
Last Contribution
07/08/2006
First Expenditure
10/21/2005
Last Expenditure
12/17/2007

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
230
Reported Payee Entities
35
Top Contributor
Bob Perry
Top Reported Payee
Davis Lenz Media Inc.

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
230
254 contributions · $160,975.00
Vendor Relationships
31
73 payments · $149,735.03
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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 spentBeckham, James R. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeBob PerryBob Perry$12,500.00 · 2 giftsJulia MatthewsJulia Matthews$10,000.00 · 2 giftsFuture of Texas PACFuture of Texas PAC$10,000.00 · 1 giftsDian StaiDian Stai$10,000.00 · 1 giftsBruce BixbyBruce Bixby$6,000.00 · 1 giftsDavis Lenz Media Inc.Davis Lenz Media Inc.$39,893.61 · 8 paymentsDelisi CommunicationsDelisi Communications$35,998.76 · 4 paymentsFast SignsFast Signs$11,812.07 · 5 paymentsBaselice & AssociatesBaselice & Associates$10,000.00 · 2 paymentsSouthwest DirectSouthwest Direct$7,592.37 · 2 payments

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 $12,500.002
2Julia Matthews $10,000.002
3Future of Texas PAC $10,000.001
4Dian Stai $10,000.001
5Bruce Bixby $6,000.001
6Joe Canon $5,000.002
7James Leininger $5,000.001
8Tucker Bridwell $5,000.001
9Rob Beckham $3,200.001
10Jim Alexander $3,000.003

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Davis Lenz Media Inc. $39,893.618
2Delisi Communications $35,998.764
3Fast Signs $11,812.075
4Baselice & Associates $10,000.002
5Southwest Direct $7,592.372
6Zachry Associates $7,157.032
7Weeks & Co. $6,528.981
8Abilene Reporter News $5,732.781
9Citi MasterCard $2,900.263
10United Way of Abilene $2,400.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2007$0.00 $3,874.60
2006$96,425.00 $130,230.02
2005$64,550.00 $14,663.92

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
07/08/2006Merck Employees Pac $250.00
03/06/2006Future of Texas PAC $10,000.00
03/06/2006James Leininger $5,000.00 KCI · Chairman Emeritus
03/06/2006Texas Energy Associations PAC $1,000.00
03/02/2006Julia Matthews $5,000.00 Retired · Investments
03/02/2006Joe Canon $2,000.00 Dodge Jones Foundation · Executive Director
03/02/2006Joe Davis $1,000.00 Skinny's · Owner
03/01/2006Louis Beecherl $2,000.00 Self · Investments
02/28/2006Royce Money $100.00 ACU · President
02/28/2006Charles Black $100.00 Self · Attorney
02/27/2006Texas Wildlife Association PAC $250.00
02/24/2006Jim McKinney $200.00 Retired · Teacher
02/23/2006Garrett Starr $325.00
02/22/2006Stephanye Taylor $100.00
02/21/2006Gail Thames $500.00 Abilene Eye Institute · Surgeon
02/21/2006Ken Murphy $250.00 First Financial Bankshares · Chairman of the Board
02/20/2006Jay Capra $600.00 Abilene Diagnostics · Physician
02/20/2006Karen Renick $100.00
02/16/2006Bob Perry $10,000.00 Perry Homes · owner
02/16/2006IBAT PAC $500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/17/2007United Way of Abilene $1,200.00Charitable Contribution
12/17/2007Young Life of Abilene $1,000.00Charitable Contribution
12/17/2007Adventures in Christ $674.60charitable contribution
03/20/2007Young Life of Abilene $500.00Charitable Contribution
03/20/2007St. Johns Episcopal School $500.00Charitable contribution
10/11/2006United Way of Abilene $1,200.00Charitable Contribution
08/15/2006Campaign Data Systems $1,363.31Voter data
04/10/2006Delisi Communications $500.00Mail
04/09/2006Nacy Capra $487.00Reimbursement for coffees bags cosutumes for Fur Ball
03/31/2006Weeks & Co. $6,528.98Production Costs
03/31/2006Citi MasterCard $1,367.10Gas Meals Supplies
03/31/2006Fast Signs $175.00Sign Removal
03/28/2006Kimi Newcomb $216.44food & supplies for Steering committee
03/27/2006Copies Etc. $373.40Invitations & envelopes
03/24/2006Southwest Direct $4,366.99Mailer
03/20/2006Jackson Brothers $1,935.18T-Posts & sign materials
03/16/2006WTU $492.37Electric Bill Jan/Feb
03/10/2006Delisi Communications $9,999.08Mail
03/10/2006Kimi Newcomb $142.04food & supplies for Steering committee
03/08/2006Delisi Communications $17,218.10Mail
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 37 ms.