Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Hailey, Mel (Dr.)

COH · STATEREP 71
Filer ID: 00058214 · Abilene · TX
9 reports · First filing 01/16/2006 · Latest filing 08/14/2007
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 · 79602
First Filing
01/16/2006
Latest Filing
08/14/2007
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2007 – 07/16/2007
Reports
9

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$91,181.29
Expenditures
$98,876.05
Transactions
272
Largest Contribution
$25,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$18,752.00
COH as of 07/16/2007
—
Average Contribution
$633.20
Average Expenditure
$772.47
First Contribution
11/18/2005
Last Contribution
11/03/2006
First Expenditure
11/28/2005
Last Expenditure
04/11/2007

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
126
Reported Payee Entities
53
Top Contributor
David Durham
Top Reported Payee
Delta Group

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
126
144 contributions · $91,181.29
Vendor Relationships
49
117 payments · $91,681.21
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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 spentHailey, Mel (Dr.)Focal filer / committeeDavid DurhamDavid Durham$40,000.00 · 3 giftsAndrew DurhamAndrew Durham$7,500.00 · 2 giftsWendy DurhamWendy Durham$7,500.00 · 2 giftsMary ClarkMary Clark$3,000.00 · 3 giftsJack PopeJack Pope$2,000.00 · 2 giftsDelta GroupDelta Group$39,550.29 · 13 paymentsAbilene Reporter NewsAbilene Reporter News$10,594.57 · 2 paymentsSouthwest DirectSouthwest Direct$9,567.43 · 9 paymentsR&R PrintingR&R Printing$4,874.52 · 9 paymentsAndy FosnachtAndy Fosnacht$4,342.00 · 4 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
1David Durham $40,000.003
2Andrew Durham $7,500.002
3Wendy Durham $7,500.002
4Mary Clark $3,000.003
5Jack Pope $2,000.002
6A.E. Nelson $1,500.002
7Rob Hailey $1,500.002
8Glenn Hailey $1,000.001
9Homer Hillis $1,000.001
10Jack Scott $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Delta Group $39,550.2913
2Abilene Reporter News $10,594.572
3Southwest Direct $9,567.439
4R&R Printing $4,874.529
5Andy Fosnacht $4,342.004
6Advertising and Supply $3,044.642
7Texas Right to Life $2,800.003
8Rob Hailey $2,619.542
9Abilene Christian University $2,305.434
10Copy Stop $1,750.615

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2007$0.00 $5,905.32
2006$72,006.00 $91,113.48
2005$19,175.29 $1,857.25

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/03/2006A.E. Nelson $500.00
11/03/2006David Hall $200.00
11/02/2006Roland Blackstock $200.00 None · Retired
11/02/2006Bill Dulin $100.00 Attorney
11/01/2006Julie Ouchley $150.00
11/01/2006Joan VanRheenen $100.00
10/30/2006Roland Orr $100.00
10/30/2006Bob Lindsey $100.00
10/29/2006CWA-COPE $500.00
10/28/2006Charles Stenholm $500.00
10/28/2006Rob Hailey $500.00 Winstead Sechrist & Mennick · Attorney
10/28/2006Samuel Garcia $156.00 Self · Insurance
10/27/2006Leland Robinson $100.00
10/26/2006Charles Wolfe $500.00 WolfePak · Owner
10/24/2006Lynnette Simpson $100.00
10/23/2006Mary Jo Campbell $500.00 Self · Retired
10/23/2006Gary Thompson $100.00 Retired
10/20/2006Jay McElmurray $100.00
10/20/2006Don Hart $100.00
10/19/2006Robert Sledge $100.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
04/11/2007Abilene Christian University $844.80Contribution per Texas Election Code Sec. 254.204
04/11/2007Abilene Christian University $844.80Contribution per Texas Election Code Sec. 254.204
04/11/2007Noah Project $250.00Contribution per Texas Election Code Sec. 254.204.
04/11/2007Christian Homes of Abilene $250.00Contribution per Texas Election Code Sec. 254.204.
04/11/2007Noah Project $250.00Contribution per Texas Election Code Sec. 254.204.
04/11/2007Christian Homes of Abilene $250.00Contribution per Texas Election Code Sec. 254.204.
04/11/2007Texas Right to Life $200.00Contribution per Texas Election Code Sec. 254.204.
04/11/2007Texas Right to Life $200.00Contribution per Texas Election Code Sec. 254.204.
04/11/2007Habitat for Humanity $98.09Contribution per Texas Election Code Sec. 254.204.
04/11/2007Habitat for Humanity $98.09Contribution per Texas Election Code Sec. 254.204.
01/30/2007Rob Hailey $1,309.77Contribution of computer used in campaign per Texas Election Code Sec. 254.204.
01/30/2007Rob Hailey $1,309.77Contribution of computer used in campaign per Texas Election Code Sec. 254.204.
12/30/2006Sam's Club $137.99Campaign gasoline reimbursement
12/30/2006Abilene Christian University $115.83Xeroxing reimbursement
11/21/2006Southwest Direct $385.65Campaign letter mailout and envelopes
11/14/2006Frank Martin $100.00Gasoline and expense reimbursement
11/07/2006HEB $152.20Campaign party refreshments
11/06/2006Delta Group $983.00Production costs for television commercials
11/03/2006Delta Group $1,666.00Production costs for television commercials
11/03/2006Advanced Systems Telecom $525.00Campaign telephone calls
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.