Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Melasky, David H. (Mr.)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 152
Filer ID: 00061841 · Houston · TX
43 reports · First filing 07/16/2007 · 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
152
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77019
First Filing
07/16/2007
Latest Filing
07/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
43

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$9,625.00
Expenditures
$13,966.28
Transactions
57
Largest Contribution
$1,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$2,882.50
COH as of 06/30/2026
$0.00
Average Contribution
$234.76
Average Expenditure
$872.89
First Contribution
09/12/2007
Last Contribution
03/25/2008
First Expenditure
11/19/2007
Last Expenditure
06/06/2023

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
37
Reported Payee Entities
10
Top Contributor
EMERY FARKAS
Top Reported Payee
Houston Chronicle

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
39
64 contributions · $14,325.00
Vendor Relationships
7
13 payments · $12,287.28
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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 spentMelasky, David H. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeEMERY FARKASEMERY FARKAS$1,000.00 · 2 giftsEDWARD LANDRYEDWARD LANDRY$1,000.00 · 1 giftsMansel RubensteinMansel Rubenstein$1,000.00 · 1 giftsDAVID MARRACKDAVID MARRACK$500.00 · 1 giftsPaul TaparauskasPaul Taparauskas$500.00 · 1 giftsHouston ChronicleHouston Chronicle$4,382.50 · 2 paymentsDavid MelaskyDavid Melasky$3,800.89 · 4 paymentsHARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTYHARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY$2,500.00 · 1 paymentsSprint Digital PrintSprint Digital Print$1,336.89 · 1 paymentsKyle Johnston CampaignKyle Johnston Campaign$1,000.00 · 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
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions75.5th#2,134 of 8,722
Expenditures69.9th#2,622 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity69.4th#2,668 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
1EMERY FARKAS $1,000.002
2EDWARD LANDRY $1,000.001
3Mansel Rubenstein $1,000.001
4DAVID MARRACK $500.001
5Paul Taparauskas $500.001
6ROGER BeNDAVID $500.001
7STEVEN ROZAN $500.001
8William PAtterson $500.001
9JOSEPH GARVI $400.001
10Maura Cannon $350.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Houston Chronicle $4,382.502
2David Melasky $3,800.894
3HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY $2,500.001
4Sprint Digital Print $1,336.891
5Kyle Johnston Campaign $1,000.001
6Mike HAmmond $440.002
7JEWISH HERALD VOICE $245.001
8Houston Black American Democrats $225.001
9Frost Bank $20.002
10frost bank $16.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2023$0.00 $16.00
2017$0.00 $10.00
2016$0.00 $10.00
2008$6,825.00 $11,185.28
2007$2,800.00 $2,745.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/25/2008Richard Taraborelli $100.00 UNKNOWN · Engineer
03/05/2008CHARNETTE NORTON $100.00 SELF · DIETICIAN
03/01/2008ROGER BeNDAVID $500.00 EAGLE ELECTRONIC RESOURCES · COMPUTER RECYCLING
03/01/2008CLEO DAVISON $100.00 RETIRED · RETIRED EDUCATOR
02/29/2008JOSEPH GARVI $400.00 HILLCROFT AUTOMOTIVE · AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
02/29/2008Ismael Khalil $250.00 QUEENS FURNITURE · Retail Furniture
02/29/2008Bill CRowe $100.00 SELF EMPLOYED · Attorney
02/27/2008EUNICE BIAS $50.00 LETS MOVE · PHYSICAL THERAPIST
02/26/2008PATRICIA OSENBAUGH $100.00 OSENBAUGH & ASSOC · REAL ESTATE APPRAISER
02/25/2008Sherry Vinson $100.00 TEXAS CHILDRENS · Physician
02/21/2008Sandra Schimmel $100.00 Herman Hospital · Pharmacist
02/15/2008John Hutchison $100.00 Self Employed · Attorney
02/13/2008David MARRACK $200.00 Retired · Doctor
02/13/2008Thomas Behrman $150.00 Self Employed · Attorney
02/13/2008Alan Guttman $100.00 American Intl Group · Attorney
02/13/2008Maura Cannon $100.00 The Home Stretch · Business Owner
02/13/2008Michael Shoemaker $50.00 Self Employed · Attorney
02/11/2008Nick Perezous $200.00 believe with a CPA firm · Administrative
02/09/2008Herbert Lum $200.00 retired · Retired
02/09/2008William Williams $100.00 Retired · Retired

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/06/2023frost bank $16.00service charge
10/01/2017Frost Bank $10.00Date of assessment of service fee on checking account is not available, so date is a guess
08/01/2016Frost Bank $10.00Bank Account fees - Date entered is NOT correct, not sure when fee was assessed
03/22/2008David Melasky $700.00repay loan
02/29/2008Houston Chronicle $2,882.50POLITICAL ADVERTISING
02/28/2008Houston Chronicle $1,500.00POLITICAL ADVERTISING\n
02/28/2008David Melasky $1,500.00repay loan
02/25/2008Mike HAmmond $240.00Campaign Work
02/24/2008David Melasky $264.00repay loan
02/22/2008David Melasky $1,336.89repay loan of 2/13 for printing
02/18/2008Mike HAmmond $200.00Campaign Work
02/17/2008Kyle Johnston Campaign $1,000.00Campaign work
02/17/2008Houston Black American Democrats $225.00Tickets to HBAD Banquet
02/15/2008Sprint Digital Print $1,336.89printing
12/31/2007HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY $2,500.00FILING FEE
11/19/2007JEWISH HERALD VOICE $245.00CAMPAIGN AD
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 88 ms.