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

Gutierrez, Yahara L. (The Honorable)

JCOH · District Judge 65
Filer ID: 00061785
67 reports · First filing 07/10/2007 · Latest filing 01/01/2025
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
District Judge
District / Place
65
Mailing Location
First Filing
07/10/2007
Latest Filing
01/01/2025
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2024 – 12/31/2024
Reports
67

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$155,201.06
Expenditures
$299,914.93
Transactions
940
Largest Contribution
$1,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$22,585.00
COH as of 12/31/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$221.08
Average Expenditure
$1,260.15
First Contribution
06/07/2007
Last Contribution
09/25/2020
First Expenditure
06/20/2007
Last Expenditure
12/13/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
276
Reported Payee Entities
76
Top Contributor
Ruben Hernandez
Top Reported Payee
Forma Group

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
276
1,003 contributions · $220,611.06
Vendor Relationships
61
198 payments · $231,818.47
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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 spentGutierrez, Yahara L. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeRuben HernandezRuben Hernandez$4,250.00 · 4 giftsSalas & SalasSalas & Salas$4,200.00 · 6 giftsRuben OrtizRuben Ortiz$4,000.00 · 6 giftsRodolfo BasurtoRodolfo Basurto$4,000.00 · 4 giftsJames Kirby ReadJames Kirby Read$3,750.00 · 7 giftsForma GroupForma Group$128,832.00 · 22 paymentsRicardo ArmendarizRicardo Armendariz$36,541.04 · 28 paymentsYahara GutierrezYahara Gutierrez$33,500.00 · 8 paymentsSir Realistic ProductionSir Realistic Production$10,500.00 · 4 paymentsEl Paso Democratic PartyEl Paso Democratic Party$10,250.00 · 11 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
Expenditures76.1th#2,083 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity74.7th#2,211 of 8,722
Transaction Volume74.0th#2,267 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Ruben Hernandez $4,250.004
2Salas & Salas $4,200.006
3Ruben Ortiz $4,000.006
4Rodolfo Basurto $4,000.004
5James Kirby Read $3,750.007
6Reed Leverton $3,750.007
7Woody Hunt $3,000.006
8Max Higgs $2,600.1212
9Robert Poissant $2,500.004
10Joseph Abraham $2,400.006

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Forma Group $128,832.0022
2Ricardo Armendariz $36,541.0428
3Yahara Gutierrez $33,500.008
4Sir Realistic Production $10,500.004
5El Paso Democratic Party $10,250.0011
6Go Direct Mail Marketing $9,526.282
7Go Direct $7,727.722
8El Paso Times $4,800.004
9Orlando Cedillo $4,000.008
10BOGA $3,897.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$0.00 $2,851.50
2020$500.00 $0.00
2019$950.00 $2,298.14
2018$0.00 $1,316.00
2017$0.00 $1,850.00
2016$0.00 $6,383.00
2015$17,110.00 $10,218.21
2014$0.00 $216.00
2013$0.00 $1,832.00
2012$3,200.00 $25,700.00
2011$38,850.00 $12,526.44
2009$0.00 $600.00
2008$55,659.06 $173,926.46
2007$38,932.00 $60,197.18

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
09/25/2020James Tidwell $500.00 Businessman
08/20/2019William Elias $100.00 Lawyer
08/09/2019Robert Poissant $500.00 Lawyer
07/25/2019Ruben Hernandez $250.00 Lawyer
07/25/2019John Wenke $100.00 Lawyer
11/10/2015Jose Telles $200.00 unknown
09/17/2015James Kirby Read $250.00 Law Office of James Kirby Read · lawyer
09/09/2015Terry Ligon $200.00 Judge
07/29/2015Robert Poissant $500.00 lawyer
07/16/2015Steve Ortega $500.00 lawyer
07/16/2015Ray Gutierrez $500.00 lawyer
07/16/2015Claudio Flores $500.00 lawyer
07/16/2015Doris Sipes $500.00 self employed · lawyer
07/16/2015Ruth Reyes $500.00 Law Office of Ruth Reyes · lawyer
07/16/2015Melendez and Williams $500.00
07/16/2015Teresa Fendi $350.00 yoga instructor
07/16/2015John Oliver Peacher $250.00 retired
07/16/2015Felix Valenzuela $250.00 lawyer
07/16/2015Craig Patton $250.00 lawyer
07/16/2015Luis Gutierrez $250.00 self employed · lawyer

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/13/2024I Do Weddings Catering $1,342.39Catering for employee Christmas party.
12/09/2024Home Depot $343.18 Door prizes for employees. Pointsettias and Christmas decorations.
12/07/2024Specs $347.56Beverages for Employee Christmas Party.
11/22/2024Yeti Coolers $818.37Customized Yeti cups. Gifts for employees.
12/03/2019El Paso Young Lawyers Assoc. $100.00Toys for hospitalized children
12/02/2019Bank of America $16.00Monthly fee
11/15/2019El Paso Democratic Party $1,500.00Filing fee
10/04/2019NSRF $200.00Tickets to dinner
09/25/2019SAFPF Drug Court $125.00Hole sponsorship for drug court tournament.
09/19/2019Bank of America $21.43Check order
07/10/2019H & H Dinero Tree $135.71 Re-election announcement mailers.
03/20/2019384th Adult Drug Court $100.00hole sponsorship
02/06/2019Lulac, Inc. $100.00Contribution for Women's Conference
12/03/2018Bank of America $16.00Monthly fee
11/29/2018El Paso Young Lawyers Assoc. $100.00Gifts for hospitalized children
05/22/2018El Paso Foster Parent Association $300.00Donation for conference speaker.
05/17/2018Latinitas $400.00Donation for Latinitas summer program
01/08/2018Yahara Gutierrez $500.00Transfer to personal account due to erroneous deposit into campaign account.
11/20/2017El Paso Foster Parent Association $300.00Donation for bicycles for children in foster care.
11/13/2017El Paso Young Lawyers Assoc. $100.00Donation for toys for hospitalized children.
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 44 ms.