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

Mechler, Tom (Mr.)

SCC · STATE_CHAIR
Filer ID: 00058142 · Amarillo · TX
19 reports · First filing 07/10/2009 · Latest filing 12/13/2018
Party Leadership · Party Chair · Leadership

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Party Leadership
Subclass
Party Chair
Market Segment
Leadership
Status
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Filer Type
SCC
Office
STATE_CHAIR
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Amarillo · TX · 79118
First Filing
07/10/2009
Latest Filing
12/13/2018
Latest Reporting Period
05/16/2018 – 12/12/2018
Reports
19

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$263,475.00
Expenditures
$278,550.93
Transactions
324
Largest Contribution
$25,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$19,000.00
COH as of 12/12/2018
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Average Contribution
$2,026.73
Average Expenditure
$1,435.83
First Contribution
07/15/2009
Last Contribution
09/07/2016
First Expenditure
07/01/2009
Last Expenditure
07/12/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
122
Reported Payee Entities
98
Top Contributor
John Nau
Top Reported Payee
Olsen & Company, LP

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
122
141 contributions · $277,675.00
Vendor Relationships
83
191 payments · $258,114.55
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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.

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
Party Leadership
Subclass
Party Chair
Market Segment
Leadership
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
356

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions71.1th#104 of 356
Expenditures68.3th#114 of 356
Total Financial Activity68.0th#115 of 356
Transaction Volume68.0th#115 of 356

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
1John Nau $25,000.001
2Richard Weekley $25,000.001
3Robert McNair $25,000.001
4W.E. Bosarge, Jr. $25,000.001
5Norman Adams $10,000.002
6Darwin Deason $10,000.001
7Douglas Deason $10,000.001
8Ray Hunt $10,000.001
9W.E. Bosarge $10,000.001
10Garth Merrick $7,000.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Olsen & Company, LP $82,646.147
2Toni Anne Dashiell Political Account $31,000.003
3Tom Green GOP Consulting $22,149.006
4Megan Titford $14,099.839
5Ann-Marie Birdwell $12,266.684
6Republican Party of Texas $11,781.055
7Thomas Graphics, Inc. $10,683.041
8UpStream Communications $9,422.257
9Amy Clark for RPT Vice Chair Campaign $6,500.001
10Three Leaf Creative $6,415.153

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$0.00 $39,484.93
2017$0.00 $17,165.93
2016$189,725.00 $155,340.91
2015$19,250.00 $23.34
2011$0.00 $250.00
2010$40,300.00 $55,844.28
2009$14,200.00 $10,441.54

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
09/07/2016Morgan Courage $25.00 None · Student
06/10/2016Henry Lucas $1,000.00 Lucas Petroleum Group · Chairman
06/10/2016Dale Attebery $100.00 Retired · Retired
06/10/2016Ann Pavolock $25.00 Retired · Retired
05/27/2016James Ellis $25.00 Lone Star College · Educator
05/27/2016Richard Determan $25.00 Retired · Retired
05/27/2016Justin Williamson $25.00 Texas State Rifle Association · Director of Comm.
05/13/2016Monty Bennett $5,000.00 Ashford, Inc. · CEO
05/13/2016Norman Adams $5,000.00 Self-employed · Insurance Executive
05/13/2016Richard Rogers $2,000.00 Mary Kay, Inc. · Executive Chairman
05/13/2016Byron Cook Texas House Campaign $1,000.00
05/13/2016Victor Leal $500.00 Leal's Mexican Restaurants · CEO
05/03/2016Texans For Todd Staples $1,000.00
05/03/2016Barry Andrews $500.00 Andrews Distributing · Executive
05/03/2016Thomas Johnson $250.00 AGC of Texas · Executive
04/29/2016W.E. Bosarge, Jr. $25,000.00 Capital Technologies, Inc. · Executive
04/29/2016Douglas Deason $10,000.00 Deason Capital Services · Investor
04/29/2016Darwin Deason $10,000.00 Retired · Retired
04/29/2016Brent Southwell $2,500.00 Prof. Janitorial Service of Houston · CEO
04/29/2016James Perkins $1,000.00 Citizens 1st Bank · Executive

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/12/2018Tom Mechler $2,000.77Reimbursement of AIPAC contr in the same amount (entity couldn't accept check from cand acct).
06/28/2018BIRDWELL HELLER STRATEGIES, LLC $216.50Political advertising.
06/15/2018STRATEGY ENTERPRISES, LLC $5,041.62Political advertising.
05/22/2018Rally Forge $2,000.00Political advertising.
05/11/2018Rally Forge $2,000.00Political Advertising
04/18/2018Sam's $10.80Office Supplies
03/12/2018Jefferson County Republican Party $215.24Meals expense
02/06/2018Cindy Asche Campaign $5,000.00Political Donation
01/26/2018Toni Anne Dashiell Political Account $19,000.00Political Donation
01/26/2018Richard Beyea Campaign $2,500.00Political Donation
01/26/2018Breanne Davis Campaign $1,500.00Political Donation
12/11/2017Toni Anne Dashiell Political Account $6,000.00Politcal Donation
12/11/2017Friends of Victor Leal $2,000.00Political Donation
12/11/2017United States Post Office $9.80Postage
11/14/2017Toni Anne Dashiell Political Account $6,000.00Political Donation
08/18/2017Trail Boss Ranch Cooking $88.40Meals
06/24/2017Birdwell Heller Strategies, LLC $2,400.00Social media management, email management and administrative assistance
05/11/2017Ann-Marie Birdwell $167.73Reimbursement for congratulatory flowers
03/07/2017House Bible Study Group $500.00Sponsorship of table at Texas Prayer Breakfast
12/30/2016Ann-Marie Birdwell $423.00Reimbursement of Postage for Christmas Cards
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 16 ms.