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

Barrera, Armando G. (Mr.)

COH · DISTATTY_MULTI 79
Filer ID: 00061532 · Alice · TX
21 reports · First filing 07/19/2007 · Latest filing 01/13/2014
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
DISTATTY_MULTI
District / Place
79
Mailing Location
Alice · TX · 78332
First Filing
07/19/2007
Latest Filing
01/13/2014
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2013 – 01/13/2014
Reports
21

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$101,101.55
Expenditures
$156,826.53
Transactions
437
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$25,750.00
COH as of 01/13/2014
—
Average Contribution
$1,021.23
Average Expenditure
$463.98
First Contribution
11/30/2007
Last Contribution
08/28/2012
First Expenditure
09/26/2007
Last Expenditure
12/31/2013

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
76
Reported Payee Entities
127
Top Contributor
GRACIELA BARRERA
Top Reported Payee
FIRST STATE BANK OF SAN DIEGO

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
81
120 contributions · $118,426.55
Vendor Relationships
41
118 payments · $120,966.65
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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 spentBarrera, Armando G. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeGRACIELA BARRERAGRACIELA BARRERA$15,000.00 · 2 giftsARMANDO BARRERAARMANDO BARRERA$14,200.00 · 8 giftsPAMELA LIANGPAMELA LIANG$11,120.00 · 3 giftsCHARLES C. FORBESCHARLES C. FORBES$10,000.00 · 2 giftsBARRERA & BARRERA LAW FIRMBARRERA & BARRERA LAW FIRM$7,500.00 · 1 giftsFIRST STATE BANK OF SAN DIEGOFIRST STATE BANK OF SAN DIEGO$25,750.00 · 1 paymentsALLIED ADVERTISINGALLIED ADVERTISING$20,417.89 · 6 paymentsTEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTYTEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY$7,625.00 · 3 paymentsALICE ECHO NEWS JOURNALALICE ECHO NEWS JOURNAL$7,371.05 · 3 paymentsGARCIA'S PRINTING SERVICEGARCIA'S PRINTING SERVICE$5,358.38 · 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
1GRACIELA BARRERA $15,000.002
2ARMANDO BARRERA $14,200.008
3PAMELA LIANG $11,120.003
4CHARLES C. FORBES $10,000.002
5BARRERA & BARRERA LAW FIRM $7,500.001
6CHARLES FORBES $5,000.001
7JENNIFER BARRERA $3,850.003
8CHARLES BARRERA $2,181.551
9BALDEMAR GUTIERREZ $2,000.002
10GONZALEZ & GONZALEZ $2,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1FIRST STATE BANK OF SAN DIEGO $25,750.001
2ALLIED ADVERTISING $20,417.896
3TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY $7,625.003
4ALICE ECHO NEWS JOURNAL $7,371.053
5GARCIA'S PRINTING SERVICE $5,358.384
6Smith Law Group, P. C. $5,181.551
7Sonia Trevino $5,000.001
8ACCURATE PRINTING $4,948.1211
9PAUL CRUZ $4,175.0016
10EVA DAVILA $3,850.0013

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2013$0.00 $783.54
2012$36,526.55 $49,808.47
2011$19,325.00 $10,811.33
2008$43,050.00 $69,818.30
2007$2,200.00 $25,604.89

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
08/28/2012ARMANDO BARRERA $2,500.00
08/07/2012JENNIFER BARRERA $3,000.00
08/07/2012CHARLES BARRERA $2,181.55
06/04/2012PAMELA LIANG $5,120.00
05/29/2012PAMELA LIANG $5,000.00
05/29/2012SYLVIA GARCIA $250.00
05/29/2012JOE GARZA $250.00
05/29/2012ADAN CARO $150.00
05/22/2012CHARLES C. FORBES $5,000.00
05/10/2012MICHAEL & MARISOL GARCIA $625.00
05/07/2012MANUEL & CARMEN RAMON $100.00
05/06/2012JENNIFER BARRERA $500.00
05/04/2012ANTONIO & JESUSA VERA $500.00
05/04/2012H. C. A. WONDERS $100.00
05/03/2012LUIS LOPEZ $700.00
05/03/2012KENNETH & BRENDA ODEN $500.00
05/03/2012JACOB HINOJOSA $200.00
05/03/2012JUAN REYNA $150.00
05/03/2012JUAN HINOJOSA $100.00
05/03/2012SARAH & THOMAS DONALD $100.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2013Michael V. Garcia- Candidate for Jim Wells County Court at Law Judge $783.54Contribution to Michael V. Garcia- Candidate for Jim Wells County Court at law judge
11/15/2012First State Bank $3,000.00partial reimbursement political campaign loan
09/01/2012Ben Bolt Palito Blanco School $150.00school programs
08/30/2012Smith Law Group, P.C. $3,500.00Balance due legal fees for election contest
08/08/2012Smith Law Group, P. C. $5,181.55Appeal of Election Contest
08/08/2012Sonia Trevino $5,000.0079th District Court Reporter payment for trial record for appeal
08/01/2012Patti GARCIA $750.00secretarial assistance
08/01/2012JESUS SALINAS $400.00process server
07/23/2012BRANDY ADAMS $89.00PROCESS SERVER
07/20/2012PAUL RYCROFT $319.24EXPENSES REIMBURSED FOR PAPER AND INK
07/18/2012REAL HOMETOWN MEDIA $502.00NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT
07/13/2012REAL HOMETOWN MEDIA $496.13NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT
07/06/2012DAVID GUERRERO, 79TH DISTRICT CLERK $399.00ELECTION CONTEST FILING FEE
07/06/2012BRANDY KENNEMER $49.36INK COSTS FOR FLYERS
06/21/2012TONY VERA $104.83REPAIRS TO CAR REIMBURSED
06/11/2012LYDIA VILLAGRAN $150.00CANVASSING
06/07/2012TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY $5,125.00FEES FOR ELECTION RECOUNT
06/04/2012EMILIO BARRERA $300.00PICK UP SIGNS
05/31/2012ALICE NEWSPAPERS $260.00NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT
05/25/2012ROSE PENA $300.00CANVASSING
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 136 ms.