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

Burgess, Steven T. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 158
Filer ID: 00061829
45 reports · First filing 07/06/2007 · Latest filing 07/14/2026
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
158
Mailing Location
First Filing
07/06/2007
Latest Filing
07/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
45

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$107,236.14
Expenditures
$173,403.53
Transactions
410
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$8,828.77
COH as of 06/30/2026
$0.00
Average Contribution
$420.53
Average Expenditure
$1,118.73
First Contribution
07/13/2007
Last Contribution
03/04/2014
First Expenditure
08/01/2007
Last Expenditure
11/08/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
167
Reported Payee Entities
33
Top Contributor
Tim Powers
Top Reported Payee
North Texas Mailing

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
167
275 contributions · $120,098.38
Vendor Relationships
30
155 payments · $166,293.75
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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 spentBurgess, Steven T. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeTim PowersTim Powers$4,000.00 · 5 giftsVic BurgessVic Burgess$3,564.53 · 3 giftsBryan BuchananBryan Buchanan$3,500.00 · 5 giftsMichael MeyerMichael Meyer$3,500.00 · 5 giftsEarl DobsonEarl Dobson$2,500.00 · 6 giftsNorth Texas MailingNorth Texas Mailing$51,977.54 · 12 paymentsDATCUDATCU$25,647.81 · 37 paymentsThe Crouch Group Inc.The Crouch Group Inc.$20,454.46 · 7 paymentsCrouch GroupCrouch Group$19,776.72 · 13 paymentsSteven BurgessSteven Burgess$14,191.33 · 3 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
Expenditures74.3th#2,239 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity73.2th#2,338 of 8,722
Transaction Volume71.7th#2,470 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
1Tim Powers $4,000.005
2Vic Burgess $3,564.533
3Bryan Buchanan $3,500.005
4Michael Meyer $3,500.005
5Earl Dobson $2,500.006
6Tom Jester $2,500.006
7J.E. Brownlee $2,500.002
8Wood, Thacker And Weatherly $2,500.001
9Stephen Wohr $2,270.005
10KoonsFuller $2,000.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1North Texas Mailing $51,977.5412
2DATCU $25,647.8137
3The Crouch Group Inc. $20,454.467
4Crouch Group $19,776.7213
5Steven Burgess $14,191.333
6Denton County Republican Party $11,550.0013
7Steve Burgess $9,560.0610
8Denton Area Teachers Credit Union $5,305.427
9Denton County GOP $3,650.005
10B&H Photo Video $1,799.951

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$0.00 $1,500.00
2018$0.00 $580.00
2017$0.00 $3,266.50
2016$0.00 $300.00
2015$0.00 $842.90
2014$11,830.00 $7,820.87
2013$13,350.00 $13,398.08
2012$10,650.00 $12,679.19
2011$18,000.00 $21,203.75
2010$17,085.00 $52,416.34
2008$26,706.12 $53,855.21
2007$9,615.02 $5,540.69

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/04/2014William Brotherton $300.00 Brotherton Law Firm · Attorney
02/06/2014Earl Jackson $500.00 self · attorney
02/01/2014Charles Beachley $100.00 self · attorney
01/30/2014Sawko & Burroughs $250.00 Law Firm
01/20/2014Coffey & Peace $1,000.00 Law Firm
01/17/2014Rahna Cutting $250.00 self · counselor
01/16/2014Earl Dobson $500.00 Self · Attorney
01/15/2014Dale Burrows $500.00 self · attorney
01/15/2014Hammerle Finley & Scroggins $500.00 Law Firm
01/14/2014Loveless & Loveless Attorneys At Law $500.00 Loveless & Loveless is a law firm
01/13/2014Shields Legal Group $100.00 Shields Legal Group is a Law Firm
01/11/2014Charla Bradshaw $1,000.00 KoonsFuller · attorney
01/11/2014Rick Hagen $1,000.00 self · attorney
01/11/2014Charles Holmans $700.00 self · attorney
01/11/2014Howard Watt $500.00 self · attorney
01/11/2014Joseph David $250.00 self · investments
01/11/2014Ben E. Keith Beverages $210.00
01/11/2014Sara Bagheri $200.00 self · attorney
01/11/2014Debbie Vanderlaan $200.00 Real Estate · Real Estate Sales
01/11/2014Phillip Herr $100.00 self · attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/08/2025Denton County Republican Party $1,500.00Republican Primary Filing Fee.
11/08/2018Denton County Republican Party $300.00Volunteer Dinner, honoring volunteers.
01/15/2018Solutions of North Texas $195.94Addiction treatment center fundraiser.
01/15/2018Solutions of North Texas $84.06Addiction treatment facility fundraiser.
11/11/2017Denton County GOP $1,500.00Filing fee
11/10/2017Denton County GOP $300.00Volunteer Dinner
02/17/2017Denton County GOP $1,250.00Table and advertising at Denton County GOP Lincoln Reagan Dinner.
01/18/2017Crouch Group $216.50Website maintenance fees.
10/28/2016Denton County GOP $300.00Annual GOP Volunteer Dinner
11/05/2015Sam's Club $116.40Plates, cups, plasticware, etc., for Jury Room
11/02/2015Denton County Republican Party $250.00DCRP Volunteer Dinner
11/02/2015Crouch Group $216.50Website maintenance fees.
04/21/2015Karen Alexander $200.00Portion of table cost for Lincoln Reagan Dinner
01/19/2015Solutions of North Texas $60.00Solutions of North Texas dinner
11/14/2014Denton County GOP $300.00GOP Volunteer Dinner
07/29/2014Newegg.com $492.98Printer
07/28/2014B&H Photo Video $1,799.95Computer
02/07/2014Crouch Group $1,500.00payment for website and campaign consulting
01/17/2014Denton Area Teachers Credit Union $3,079.42payoff of loan
01/16/2014Steve Burgess $159.28Reimbursement
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 60 ms.