Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Murphey, Samuel L.W. (Mr.)
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Murphey, Samuel L.W. (Mr.)

COH · STATEREP 55
Filer ID: 00062372 · Harker Heights · TX
12 reports · First filing 01/15/2008 · Latest filing 01/16/2012
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
55
Mailing Location
Harker Heights · TX · 76548
First Filing
01/15/2008
Latest Filing
01/16/2012
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2011 – 12/31/2011
Reports
12

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$393,771.03
Expenditures
$302,508.03
Transactions
1,008
Largest Contribution
$51,804.00
Largest Expenditure
$100,000.00
COH as of 12/31/2011
$2,209.11
Average Contribution
$475.57
Average Expenditure
$1,680.60
First Contribution
10/14/2007
Last Contribution
11/08/2008
First Expenditure
12/03/2007
Last Expenditure
08/14/2010

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
572
Reported Payee Entities
76
Top Contributor
TEXANS FOR INSURANCE REFORM (MIKE MILLER TREASURER
Top Reported Payee
KEN SNYDER COMMUNICATIONS

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
572
1,155 contributions · $498,078.00
Vendor Relationships
71
231 payments · $349,992.91
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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 spentMurphey, Samuel L.W. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeTEXANS FOR INSURANCE REFORM (MIKE MILLER TREASURERTEXANS FOR INSURANCE REFORM (MIKE MIL…$51,804.00 · 1 giftsCHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS OFFICECHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS OFFICE$40,000.00 · 4 giftsBLUE TEXASBLUE TEXAS$30,000.00 · 1 giftsHOUSE DEMOCRATICE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEHOUSE DEMOCRATICE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$19,222.33 · 2 giftsTEXAS PARENT PACTEXAS PARENT PAC$10,976.41 · 7 giftsKEN SNYDER COMMUNICATIONSKEN SNYDER COMMUNICATIONS$178,729.05 · 7 paymentsEXPRESS PROFESSIONAL STAFFINGEXPRESS PROFESSIONAL STAFFING$24,540.56 · 23 paymentsPROGRESSIVE CAPITOL GROUP INCPROGRESSIVE CAPITOL GROUP INC$18,937.58 · 9 paymentsFUSION BRAND EXPERIENCEFUSION BRAND EXPERIENCE$11,311.16 · 1 paymentsOPINION ANALYST INCOPINION ANALYST INC$11,000.00 · 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
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
1TEXANS FOR INSURANCE REFORM (MIKE MILLER TREASURER $51,804.001
2CHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS OFFICE $40,000.004
3BLUE TEXAS $30,000.001
4HOUSE DEMOCRATICE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $19,222.332
5TEXAS PARENT PAC $10,976.417
6PAT BEARD $6,000.004
7COLLEEN BECK $5,940.753
8WAYNE BACHUS $5,490.004
9JACK HILLIARD $5,000.002
10TEXANS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PAC $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1KEN SNYDER COMMUNICATIONS $178,729.057
2EXPRESS PROFESSIONAL STAFFING $24,540.5623
3PROGRESSIVE CAPITOL GROUP INC $18,937.589
4FUSION BRAND EXPERIENCE $11,311.161
5OPINION ANALYST INC $11,000.001
6EXPRESS PROFFESIONAL STAFFING $10,605.283
7MSHC PARTNERS INC $7,300.003
8DESIGNER GRAPHICS $6,329.881
9JONES PRINTING $5,469.858
10ELIZABETH GARTH $4,000.004

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2010$0.00 $1,900.00
2009$0.00 $4,053.10
2008$356,871.03 $295,804.93
2007$36,900.00 $750.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/08/2008JOHN FRANCIS $50.00 SELF EMPLOYED · ATTORNEY
11/06/2008STEVEN MURPHEY $181.86 SELF EMPLOYED · OWNER
11/04/2008JOHN HATCH $1,000.00 Texas Petition Strategies · Partner
11/04/2008THOMAS FORBES $150.00 KEMP SMITH LAW FIRM · PARTNER
11/04/2008CHRIS KELLY $144.07 CONGRESSMAN CHET EDWARDS · LEGISLATIVE ASST.
11/04/2008KITTY CORSI $100.00 MINERAL WELLS SCHOOL DISTRICT · LSSP
11/03/2008JOHN FRANCIS $100.00 SELF EMPLOYED · ATTORNEY
11/03/2008PRATER & RIDLEY ATTORNEYS AT LAW $100.00 PARTNER
11/03/2008JAN BUSH $57.62 RETIRED
11/02/2008ELLEN SISSY DAY $500.00 SISSY DAY ASSOCIATES · PRESIDET
11/02/2008JAMES CURE $100.00 SELF EMPLOYED · ATTORNEY
11/02/2008ARTHUR TRUJILLO $80.00 RETIRED
10/31/2008CHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS OFFICE $5,000.00 US CONGRESS · US REPRESENTATIVE
10/31/2008ALAN RITTER $2,500.00 STATE OF TEXAS · REPRESENTATIVE
10/31/2008VERNON WALLACE $1,000.00 LOTT & VERNON CPA · PARTNER
10/31/2008PRATER & RIDLEY ATTORNEYS AT LAW $500.00 PRATER & RILEY ATTORNEY'S AT LAW · PARTNER
10/30/2008CHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS OFFICE $20,000.00 US CONGRESS · US REPRESENTATIVE
10/29/2008TEXAS CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION $2,000.00
10/29/2008WILLIAM HORTON $750.00 Asylum Street Spankers · OWNER
10/29/2008TEXAS AFT COPE FUND $500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/14/2010BILL WHITE FOR GOVERNER CAMPAIGN $500.00DONATION
06/01/2010CHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS $500.00donation
04/09/2010KURT KUHNS FOR JUSTICE 3D COURT OF APPEALS CAMPAGIN $250.00DONATION
04/07/2010KAREN PETREE CAMPAGIN $150.00donation to Karen Petree for County Chair campaign
02/12/2010KAREN PETREE CAMPAIGN $250.00donation
01/15/2010CRIS TURNER CAMPAIGN $250.00DONATION
12/15/2009JOHN SHARP CAMPAIGN FOR US SENATE $500.00DONATION
06/25/2009Superior Network Services $105.00Website hosting
06/17/2009Chet Edwards for Congress $500.00donation
06/10/2009Sam Murphey $948.10reibursement for expenses for vonage jan thru june
03/12/2009Sam Murphey for City Council $2,000.00donation
11/20/2008EXPRESS PROFFESIONAL STAFFING $2,432.63SALARY FOR CAMPAIGN STAFF
11/09/2008PERRY OFFICE`PLUS $159.67RENTAL OF OFFICE FURNITURE AND OFFICE SUPPLIES
11/05/2008PROGRESSIVE CAPITOL GROUP INC $407.99LAST PAYMENT FOR FUNDRAISER
11/04/2008DEAD FISH GRILL $2,312.97ELECTION DAY EVENT
11/04/2008DEAD FISH GRILL $239.71ELECTION DAY EVENT
11/04/2008SMART SPENDERS $19.41BALLONS FOR ELECTION EVENT
11/03/2008KEN SNYDER COMMUNICATIONS $13,020.00MEDIA
11/03/2008OFFICE MAX $59.49OFFICE SUPPLIES/PRINTER CARTRIDGE
11/02/2008KEN SNYDER COMMUNICATIONS $3,000.00MEDIA
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 46 ms.