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

Herman III, Walter E. (Mr.)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 359
Filer ID: 00058674 · New Caney · TX
3 reports · First filing 02/05/2006 · Latest filing 07/14/2006
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
359
Mailing Location
New Caney · TX · 77357
First Filing
02/05/2006
Latest Filing
07/14/2006
Latest Reporting Period
02/27/2006 – 07/15/2006
Reports
3

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$914.14
Expenditures
$4,024.53
Transactions
21
Largest Contribution
$300.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,082.50
COH as of 07/15/2006
$0.00
Average Contribution
$114.27
Average Expenditure
$309.58
First Contribution
01/11/2006
Last Contribution
02/20/2006
First Expenditure
01/04/2006
Last Expenditure
02/27/2006

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
7
Reported Payee Entities
7
Top Contributor
Lester Buzbee
Top Reported Payee
Sign Mart

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
7
8 contributions · $914.14
Vendor Relationships
7
13 payments · $4,024.53
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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 spentHerman III, Walter E. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeLester BuzbeeLester Buzbee$300.00 · 1 giftsHugh DavisHugh Davis$114.14 · 2 giftsThe Texas NetworkThe Texas Network$100.00 · 1 giftsDon SmithDon Smith$100.00 · 1 giftsJames SmithJames Smith$100.00 · 1 giftsSign MartSign Mart$2,205.59 · 5 paymentsU.S. Post OfficeU.S. Post Office$836.07 · 1 paymentsMinuteman PressMinuteman Press$324.75 · 1 paymentsHome DepotHome Depot$242.89 · 2 paymentsMontgomery County Republican PartyMontgomery County Republican Party$180.00 · 1 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
1Lester Buzbee $300.001
2Hugh Davis $114.142
3The Texas Network $100.001
4Don Smith $100.001
5James Smith $100.001
6Jerry Reasner $100.001
7Wayne Hill $100.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Sign Mart $2,205.595
2U.S. Post Office $836.071
3Minuteman Press $324.751
4Home Depot $242.892
5Montgomery County Republican Party $180.001
6Office Depot $123.232
7Montgomery County District Clerk $112.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2006$914.14 $4,024.53

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/20/2006Don Smith $100.00 Don Smith Attorney at Law · Attorney
02/16/2006Jerry Reasner $100.00 Retired · Retired
01/31/2006Wayne Hill $100.00 Law Office of Wayne Hill · Attorney
01/26/2006The Texas Network $100.00
01/19/2006Hugh Davis $100.00 Retired · Retired
01/19/2006Hugh Davis $14.14 Retired · Retired
01/11/2006Lester Buzbee $300.00 Law Office of Lester Buzbee · Attorney
01/11/2006James Smith $100.00 Citizens Bank · Bank Officer

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/27/2006U.S. Post Office $836.07Postage for mail outs.
02/23/2006Montgomery County Republican Party $180.00Mail out address lables
02/22/2006Minuteman Press $324.75print mail out
02/22/2006Sign Mart $250.00yard signs
02/22/2006Sign Mart $210.06yard signs
02/16/2006Montgomery County District Clerk $112.00public records
02/12/2006Home Depot $95.66Steel fence posts & tie-wraps for large signs
02/09/2006Office Depot $57.78Printing supplies for campaign
01/24/2006Home Depot $147.23Steel fence posts & tie-wraps for large signs
01/23/2006Sign Mart $1,082.504X4 large signs
01/15/2006Office Depot $65.45Printing supplies for campaign
01/11/2006Sign Mart $654.91Yard signs and stakes
01/04/2006Sign Mart $8.12badge for candidate
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 69 ms.