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

Cortez, Esther (Ms.)

JCOH · JUSTICE_COA 13
Filer ID: 00058232 · McAllen · TX
5 reports · First filing 01/16/2006 · Latest filing 08/19/2006
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
JUSTICE_COA
District / Place
13
Mailing Location
McAllen · TX · 78504
First Filing
01/16/2006
Latest Filing
08/19/2006
Latest Reporting Period
02/07/2006 – 07/15/2006
Reports
5

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$18,275.00
Expenditures
$41,173.61
Transactions
54
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$10,000.00
COH as of 07/15/2006
Average Contribution
$507.64
Average Expenditure
$2,287.42
First Contribution
12/06/2005
Last Contribution
02/23/2006
First Expenditure
12/09/2005
Last Expenditure
02/27/2006

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
36
Reported Payee Entities
13
Top Contributor
Joe Garcia
Top Reported Payee
ADM Signs

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
36
36 contributions · $18,275.00
Vendor Relationships
11
14 payments · $28,597.11
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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 spentCortez, Esther (Ms.)Focal filer / committeeJoe GarciaJoe Garcia$2,500.00 · 1 giftsJoe OsmentJoe Osment$2,000.00 · 1 giftsRicardo GarciaRicardo Garcia$2,000.00 · 1 giftsA.S. SidhartanA.S. Sidhartan$1,000.00 · 1 giftsCalixtro VillarrealCalixtro Villarreal$1,000.00 · 1 giftsADM SignsADM Signs$10,000.00 · 1 paymentsLamar BillboardsLamar Billboards$8,426.60 · 3 paymentsLamar Outdoor AdvertisingLamar Outdoor Advertising$7,235.00 · 2 paymentsADM SignsADM Signs$4,072.50 · 1 paymentsMiguel GallegosMiguel Gallegos$1,876.50 · 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
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
1Joe Garcia $2,500.001
2Joe Osment $2,000.001
3Ricardo Garcia $2,000.001
4A.S. Sidhartan $1,000.001
5Calixtro Villarreal $1,000.001
6Norma Iglesias $1,000.001
7Cjp management LLC $750.001
8S Abraham Investments $500.001
9Carlos Cantu $500.001
10Carlos Solis $500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1ADM Signs $10,000.001
2Lamar Billboards $8,426.603
3Lamar Outdoor Advertising $7,235.002
4ADM Signs $4,072.501
5Miguel Gallegos $1,876.502
6Texas Democratic Party $1,875.001
7Entravision $1,734.001
8Valley Morning Star $1,654.411
9Monitor $1,008.001
10Copyzone $1,000.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2006$9,150.00 $17,291.11
2005$9,125.00 $23,882.50

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/23/2006Joel Castillo $150.00 PSJA · occupational therapist
02/18/2006Calixtro Villarreal $1,000.00 self · lawyer
02/18/2006Jason Wyatte $500.00 self · seminar leader
02/02/2006Rogelio Garza $500.00 Self · lawyer
01/22/2006Martha Pelaez $500.00 n/a
01/22/2006Larry Greenslit $200.00 United States Navy · Chaplain
01/14/2006Rose Sandoval $500.00 Roerig Oliviera & Fisher · lawyer
01/13/2006Cjp management LLC $750.00
01/13/2006Carlos Cantu $500.00 Surgical Associates · doctor
01/13/2006Carlos Solis $500.00 Self · business owner
01/13/2006Hearther Daley $250.00 Self · Doctor
01/13/2006Mary Haddad $250.00 Housewife
01/12/2006Larry Safir $200.00 Univision · ceo
01/11/2006Carlos Villarreal $250.00 Self · dentist
01/07/2006Joe Osment $2,000.00 Self · business owner
01/07/2006S Abraham Investments $500.00
01/07/2006Placido Ramirez $200.00 Driscoll Children's Hospital · pharmacist
01/07/2006S.T. Aderhold $200.00 Retired
01/07/2006Dan Bautista $100.00 Self · salesman
01/07/2006Carlson Investments $100.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/27/2006Clear channel $354.00ads
02/24/2006Entravision $1,734.00ads
02/23/2006Miguel Gallegos $676.50ads
02/22/2006KURV $887.60ads
02/16/2006Monitor $1,008.00ads
02/15/2006Valley Morning Star $1,654.41ad
02/01/2006Edcouch-Elsa Sports Club $350.00Ad flyers
01/23/2006Miguel Gallegos $1,200.00radio spots for 107.1 F
01/20/2006Lamar Billboards $1,261.60billboards
01/19/2006Lamar Billboards $3,700.00billboards
01/16/2006Lamar Billboards $3,465.00billboards
01/10/2006Copyzone $1,000.00push cards
12/23/2005ADM Signs $10,000.00Partial payment of 4x8 signs
12/21/2005Texas Democratic Party $1,875.00payment of filing fee
12/13/2005Lamar Outdoor Advertising $5,000.00Partial payment for billboards
12/13/2005Lamar Outdoor Advertising $2,235.00Billboards
12/10/2005Jason Johnston $700.00website and video
12/09/2005ADM Signs $4,072.50Partial payment to adm signs for 4x8 signs
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.