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

JCOH · District Judge 189
Filer ID: 00061855 · Houston · TX
25 reports · First filing 01/15/2008 · Latest filing 07/14/2019
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
189
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77002
First Filing
01/15/2008
Latest Filing
07/14/2019
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2019 – 06/30/2019
Reports
25

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$117,096.71
Expenditures
$146,507.65
Transactions
410
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$19,082.11
COH as of 06/30/2019
$0.00
Average Contribution
$336.48
Average Expenditure
$2,363.03
First Contribution
07/20/2007
Last Contribution
03/13/2018
First Expenditure
07/14/2007
Last Expenditure
04/20/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
309
Reported Payee Entities
25
Top Contributor
Dave Smalley
Top Reported Payee
Johnston Campaigns

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
309
365 contributions · $126,331.71
Vendor Relationships
22
63 payments · $145,575.48
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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 spentCook, Fred (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeDave SmalleyDave Smalley$5,000.00 · 1 giftsRichard RoyallRichard Royall$5,000.00 · 1 giftsLinda DoleLinda Dole$3,500.00 · 2 giftsAbe GorenAbe Goren$3,000.00 · 2 giftsA. Sidney HoldernessA. Sidney Holderness$2,500.00 · 1 giftsJohnston CampaignsJohnston Campaigns$99,393.34 · 13 paymentsH. Fred CookH. Fred Cook$9,142.00 · 2 paymentsKLM ConsultingKLM Consulting$5,871.86 · 7 paymentsJPBE ConsultingJPBE Consulting$5,600.00 · 6 paymentsKLM Public AffairsKLM Public Affairs$5,000.00 · 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
Expenditures69.8th#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
1Dave Smalley $5,000.001
2Richard Royall $5,000.001
3Linda Dole $3,500.002
4Abe Goren $3,000.002
5A. Sidney Holderness $2,500.001
6Reagan Brown $2,500.001
7Mark Duenser $2,000.002
8Mary Van Kerrebrook $2,000.002
9Reid Wilson $2,000.002
10Stout & Associates PLLC $2,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Johnston Campaigns $99,393.3413
2H. Fred Cook $9,142.002
3KLM Consulting $5,871.867
4JPBE Consulting $5,600.006
5KLM Public Affairs $5,000.001
6Senfronia Thompson Escrow Account $3,500.001
7HCDP $3,000.001
8Harris County Democratic Primary $2,500.001
9Lone Star Strategies $2,000.003
10Jewish Herald Voice $1,928.003

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$21,657.94 $33,856.41
2017$9,235.00 $9,659.83
2008$35,525.00 $95,118.46
2007$50,678.77 $7,872.95

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/13/2018Brian Cogburn $500.00 Real Estate
03/13/2018Morton McPhail $100.00 Industrial Organizational Psychologist
03/06/2018John Grubb $250.00 Attorney
03/06/2018Charles Fitch $100.00 Attorney
03/06/2018Patrice Barron Campaign $25.00
03/05/2018Mark Finklestein $100.00 Attorney
03/05/2018William Lowerre $91.80 Attorney/Retired
03/05/2018Jim Brissee $50.00 Attorney
03/02/2018Mike Laster Campaign $250.00
03/02/2018Allison Snyder $250.00 Attorney
03/01/2018Hieu Huyhn $100.00 Attorney
02/27/2018Jeff Tillotsen $1,500.00 Attorney
02/23/2018Nanette Smith $500.00 Data Analyst
02/22/2018Travis Huelefeld $150.00 Attorney
02/21/2018Thomas Lightsey $500.00 Attorney
02/21/2018Stephen Scholl $250.00 attorney
02/20/2018Allison Snyder $250.00 Attorney
02/15/2018John B. Shely $500.00 Attorney
02/15/2018Don McAdams $500.00 retird
02/15/2018Johnson, Deluca,Kurisky & Gould, PC $250.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
04/20/2018KLM Public Affairs $5,000.00Consulting in running judicial campaign.
04/17/2018Rally Piryx, LLC $105.10$105.10 is all for fees for collection of online donations during the reporting period.
03/06/2018Johnston Campaigns $9,135.75 Third campaign mailer including postage.
02/24/2018Rally Piryx, LLC $283.68$283.68 is all for fees for collection of online donations.
02/23/2018Johnston Campaigns $9,135.75Campaign Flyer #2
02/20/2018Jewish Herald Voice $872.00Jewish Herald Voice Advertisement
02/16/2018Johnston Campaigns $9,135.75First Mail Out
01/25/2018Piryx $188.38$188.38 is all for fees for collection of online donations.
12/31/2017Rally Piryx, LLC $667.52Various Fees for Online donations
12/15/2017Johnston Campaigns $3,252.34 Campaign Materials
12/11/2017Harris County Democratic Primary $2,500.00Filing Fee to be on Ballot
12/07/2017Green Bank $14.97Bank "analysis" charges
12/05/2017Katya Horner $225.00Photos by Slight Clutter for campaign materials
10/29/2017HCDP $3,000.00Contribution to the County Coordinated Judicial Campaign
08/28/2008H. Fred Cook $4,142.00Partial repayment of loan
06/25/2008T Mobile $276.85Campaign Cell Phone
06/16/2008H. Fred Cook $5,000.00Partial repayment of loan made on July 7 2007
05/14/2008T Mobile $146.97Campaign Cell Phone
03/10/2008Lone Star Strategies $500.00Compliance
03/10/2008Lone Star Strategies $500.00Compliance
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 39 ms.