Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Legler (DECEASED), Ken J. (The Estate of)
Filer / Committee

Legler (DECEASED), Ken J. (The Estate of)

COH · STATEREP 144
Filer ID: 00061811 · Houston · TX
21 reports · First filing 07/11/2007 · Latest filing 07/15/2013
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
144
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77046
First Filing
07/11/2007
Latest Filing
07/15/2013
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2013 – 06/30/2013
Reports
21

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$595,200.06
Expenditures
$535,792.44
Transactions
868
Largest Contribution
$74,424.00
Largest Expenditure
$66,494.00
COH as of 06/30/2013
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,630.69
Average Expenditure
$1,065.19
First Contribution
08/27/2007
Last Contribution
06/30/2009
First Expenditure
09/10/2007
Last Expenditure
11/10/2010

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
265
Reported Payee Entities
156
Top Contributor
Stars Over Texas PAC
Top Reported Payee
Empower Texas PAC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
265
365 contributions · $595,200.06
Vendor Relationships
144
483 payments · $519,534.30
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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 spentLegler (DECEASED), Ken J. (The Esta…Focal filer / committeeStars Over Texas PACStars Over Texas PAC$95,000.00 · 3 giftsEmpower Texas PACEmpower Texas PAC$92,219.18 · 10 giftsTexans for Lawsuit Reform PACTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$74,606.00 · 4 giftsBob PerryBob Perry$70,500.00 · 8 giftsJames LeiningerJames Leininger$25,000.00 · 1 giftsEmpower Texas PACEmpower Texas PAC$81,494.00 · 2 paymentsBlakemore & AssociatesBlakemore & Associates$78,321.85 · 46 paymentsSignature Media SolutionsSignature Media Solutions$78,092.99 · 39 paymentsUS PostmasterUS Postmaster$44,962.58 · 40 paymentsAnthem MediaAnthem Media$35,001.44 · 1 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
1Stars Over Texas PAC $95,000.003
2Empower Texas PAC $92,219.1810
3Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $74,606.004
4Bob Perry $70,500.008
5James Leininger $25,000.001
6TLR PAC $23,954.004
7Medical Defense PAC $10,000.001
8James Mansour $10,000.001
9John Nau III $10,000.001
10Robert Rowling $10,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Empower Texas PAC $81,494.002
2Blakemore & Associates $78,321.8546
3Signature Media Solutions $78,092.9939
4US Postmaster $44,962.5840
5Anthem Media $35,001.441
6Anthem Media LLC $25,000.001
7Tribe Design $24,941.8126
8Case Hall & Company $22,628.0824
9Minuteman Press $19,838.1521
10Conservative Republicans Of Harris County $15,500.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2010$0.00 $252.45
2009$3,350.00 $34,009.73
2008$586,678.06 $488,210.60
2007$5,172.00 $13,319.66

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/30/2009Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP $1,000.00 Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP · PAC
06/25/2009Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $1,000.00 Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC · PAC
06/25/2009Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas $500.00 Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas · PAC
06/25/2009IBAT PAC $500.00 IBAT PAC · PAC
06/25/2009PAC of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas $250.00 PAC of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas · PAC
06/25/2009A R Babe Schwartz $100.00 Attorney at Law · Attorney
12/11/2008Houston Police Retired Officers Association $250.00 Houston Police Retired Officers Association · PAC
12/11/2008Tommie Ayles $50.00
12/11/2008Antone Hrna $25.00
12/10/2008Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP $1,500.00 Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP · Law Firm
12/10/2008Texas Building Branch - AGC $1,000.00 Texas Building Branch AGC · PAC
12/10/2008PowerPAC $1,000.00 PowerPAC · PAC
12/10/2008Houston Fire Fighters PAC $1,000.00 Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 341 · PAC
12/10/2008Beef-PAC $1,000.00 Beef-PAC · PAC
12/10/2008Raymond Turner $500.00 Yellow Cab · President
12/10/2008Mischer Investments LP $500.00 Mischer Investments LP · Real Estate Investment Firm
12/10/2008Texas DENPAC $500.00 TEXAS DENPAC · PAC
12/10/2008INDEPAC $500.00 INDEPAC · PAC
12/10/2008Fulbright & Jaworski $500.00 Fulbright & Jaworski LLP · Law Firm
12/10/2008Eli Lilly and Company PAC $500.00 Eli Lilly · PAC

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/10/2010Wal-Mart $99.87Office Supplies
11/10/2010Walgreens $19.74Office Supplies
11/08/2010City Of Houston $4.50Parking
11/02/2010Timewise $20.00Office Supplies
10/26/2010HEB $54.27Office Supplies
10/19/2010Office Depot $21.64Office Supplies
10/12/2010Kroger $10.81Office Supplies
10/05/2010Kroger $10.81Office Supplies
10/04/2010Kroger $10.81Office Supplies
06/30/2009Friends Of Ken Legler $3,794.87Transfer of Funds to PAC
06/30/2009South Belt-Ellington Leader $650.00Print Advertising:Placement
06/30/2009Friends Of Ken Legler $473.97Transfer of Funds
06/22/2009Tricia Gernand $59.54Print Advertising:Design
06/22/2009Gables Town Lake $21.60Office:Austin Lodging
06/17/2009Gables Town Lake $602.69Office:Austin Lodging
06/17/2009Gables Town Lake $33.56Office:Austin Lodging
06/16/2009Deer Park Chamber of Commerce $80.00Public Promotion:Sponsorship
06/16/2009US Postmaster $43.00Administrative:Courier & Delivery\n
06/11/2009San Jacinto Republicsn Women $500.00Public Promotion:Sponsorship
06/10/2009South Belt-Ellington Leader $70.00Print Advertising:Placement
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 47 ms.