Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Cates, Thomas B. (Mr.)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 414
Filer ID: 00058091 · Waco · TX
4 reports · First filing 01/16/2006 · Latest filing 07/13/2006
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
414
Mailing Location
Waco · TX · 76710
First Filing
01/16/2006
Latest Filing
07/13/2006
Latest Reporting Period
02/25/2006 – 06/30/2006
Reports
4

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$26,325.00
Expenditures
$40,757.36
Transactions
163
Largest Contribution
$1,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$4,985.14
COH as of 06/30/2006
—
Average Contribution
$200.95
Average Expenditure
$1,273.67
First Contribution
11/01/2005
Last Contribution
03/15/2006
First Expenditure
11/07/2005
Last Expenditure
04/04/2006

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
122
Reported Payee Entities
19
Top Contributor
Thomas Cates
Top Reported Payee
KC Strategies

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
122
131 contributions · $26,325.00
Vendor Relationships
16
27 payments · $32,669.99
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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 spentCates, Thomas B. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeThomas CatesThomas Cates$1,175.00 · 3 giftsDouglas HornerDouglas Horner$1,000.00 · 1 giftsJoe AltemoreJoe Altemore$1,000.00 · 1 giftsJoshua MarshallJoshua Marshall$1,000.00 · 1 giftsPatricia RountreePatricia Rountree$1,000.00 · 1 giftsKC StrategiesKC Strategies$27,123.16 · 9 paymentsThomas CatesThomas Cates$4,017.37 · 2 paymentsLes MarshallLes Marshall$3,000.00 · 2 paymentsRepublican Party of McLennan CountyRepublican Party of McLennan County$1,500.00 · 1 paymentsGeorge'sGeorge's$1,315.00 · 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
1Thomas Cates $1,175.003
2Douglas Horner $1,000.001
3Joe Altemore $1,000.001
4Joshua Marshall $1,000.001
5Patricia Rountree $1,000.001
6Patricia Wilcox $1,000.001
7Paul J. Meyer $1,000.001
8Tamara Hodges $1,000.001
9Edmond Fadal $600.003
10Ed Burleson $600.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1KC Strategies $27,123.169
2Thomas Cates $4,017.372
3Les Marshall $3,000.002
4Republican Party of McLennan County $1,500.001
5George's $1,315.001
6Joshua Marshall $1,070.001
7United States Postal Service $695.802
8Designer Graphics $434.841
9Buzzard Billy's $379.751
10The Atrium Cafe $280.551

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2006$22,450.00 $35,156.74
2005$3,875.00 $5,600.62

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/15/2006Nita Fanning $100.00 Law Offices of Nita Fanning · Attorney
03/10/2006Richard McCall $250.00 Self · Attorney
03/10/2006Virgil Bain $200.00 Virgil Bain Attorney · Attorney
03/03/2006Charles Pickens $250.00 Pickens Bail Bonds · Bail bonding
03/03/2006William Clifton $250.00 Retired · Retired
03/03/2006Mary Lacy Clifton $250.00 N/A · N/A
03/03/2006William Clifton $250.00 The Clifton Group · Businessman
03/03/2006James Clifton $250.00 The Clifton Group · Businessman
03/03/2006Durward Cates $100.00 Retired · Retired
03/03/2006Jo Nell Cates $100.00 Hyde Park Baptist Church School · Accountant
02/27/2006John Wessler $100.00 Wessler Group · Insurance
02/27/2006R. D. Patillo $100.00 Retired · Retired
02/24/2006Joshua Marshall $1,000.00 Self · Graphics and web design
02/24/2006Stan Schwieger $200.00 Self · Attorney
02/23/2006Steve Hastings $500.00 Hastings Law Firm · Attorney
02/22/2006Sara Richie $150.00 Vanguard College Preparatory School · Educator
02/22/2006Mike Welhausen $100.00 Manitou N.A. · Businessman
02/22/2006Darren Callaway $100.00 Texas Farm Bureau · Manager
02/17/2006Don Hill $100.00 N/A · Retired
02/15/2006Edmond Fadal $250.00 Tennyson & Fadal · Real estate broker

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
04/04/2006Thomas Cates $3,957.37reimbursement for political expenditures from personal funds
03/07/2006The Atrium Cafe $280.55Election watch party
03/07/2006Thomas Cates $60.00cash for election day drinks ice etc. for workers
03/06/2006Buzzard Billy's $379.75Meeting and dinner for campaign workers
03/02/2006Hewitt Chamber of Commerce $60.00banquet
02/24/2006KC Strategies $4,985.14Printing mailing & telephone
02/24/2006Les Marshall $1,500.00Campaign manager
02/24/2006Joshua Marshall $1,070.00Website design and startup; website maintenance
02/23/2006KC Strategies $4,985.14Printing mailing & telephone
02/23/2006KC Strategies $1,500.00Consulting
02/13/2006KC Strategies $4,985.14Printing mailing & telephone
02/09/2006George's $1,315.00Reception; rental and food
02/06/2006KC Strategies $4,067.74Printing mailing
02/04/2006Texas Tape & Label $191.44signs
02/03/2006United States Postal Service $280.80postage
02/02/2006Lowes $255.97sign stakes and staples
02/01/2006Office Depot $40.86supplies
01/30/2006Les Marshall $1,500.00Campaign manager
01/26/2006Designer Graphics $434.84Signs
01/25/2006KC Strategies $1,500.00Consultation
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 36 ms.