Texas Ethics Commission data
Release v1.4
Source snapshot September 17, 2026
Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee
Lopez, Elia C. (The Honorable)
JCOH · District Judge 404
Filer ID: 00062479
35 reports · First filing 01/14/2008 · Latest filing 01/13/2021
Candidate Committee · Judicial Candidate · Candidate
Filer ID: 00062479
35 reports · First filing 01/14/2008 · Latest filing 01/13/2021
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
404
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/14/2008
Latest Filing
01/13/2021
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2020 – 12/31/2020
Reports
35
Overview
Activity within the selected analysis window.
Contributions
$215,045.82
Expenditures
$302,753.86
Transactions
1,326
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$6,400.00
COH as of 12/31/2020
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,004.89
Average Expenditure
$272.26
First Contribution
11/05/2007
Last Contribution
01/29/2016
First Expenditure
10/10/2007
Last Expenditure
12/06/2019
Relationships
Reported Contributor Entities
185
Reported Payee Entities
432
Top Contributor
Royston Rayzor Vickery & Williams LLP
Top Reported Payee
U.S. Post Master
Graph Relationships
Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
185
217 contributions · $216,095.82
Vendor Relationships
350
950 payments · $262,941.47
Relationship Graph
Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
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
| Metric | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | 75.5th | #2,134 of 8,722 |
| Expenditures | 69.8th | #2,631 of 8,722 |
| Total Financial Activity | 69.4th | #2,674 of 8,722 |
| Transaction Volume | 69.3th | #2,678 of 8,722 |
Concentration
Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Top 10 contributors / contributions | — |
| Top 5 reported payees / expenditures | — |
Top Contributors
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| # | Contributor | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royston Rayzor Vickery & Williams LLP | $5,000.00 | 3 |
| 2 | Ernesto Gamez | $5,000.00 | 2 |
| 3 | Reynaldo Garza | $5,000.00 | 2 |
| 4 | Magallanes & Hinojosa PC | $5,000.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Roerig Oliveira & Fisher | $4,000.00 | 2 |
| 6 | William Thomas Thompson | $4,000.00 | 2 |
| 7 | Mike Trejo | $3,500.00 | 2 |
| 8 | Louis S. Sorola | $3,000.00 | 3 |
| 9 | Omar Rosales | $3,000.00 | 3 |
| 10 | Rodriguez Colvin Chaney & Saenz LLP | $2,600.00 | 3 |
Top Reported Payees
Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Payee | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. Post Master | $20,809.45 | 21 |
| 2 | The Brownsville Herald | $18,060.81 | 35 |
| 3 | VIVA Media Group | $12,800.00 | 2 |
| 4 | Pro Marketing / Roser, Roselyn | $9,554.00 | 4 |
| 5 | Brownsville Herald | $9,180.12 | 14 |
| 6 | Elia Lopez | $9,163.47 | 46 |
| 7 | Oralia Espinoza | $8,085.00 | 35 |
| 8 | Girl Scouts of America | $7,625.78 | 3 |
| 9 | U.S. Postal Service | $7,292.03 | 11 |
| 10 | Holy Family Church | $6,960.00 | 53 |
Financial Activity by Year
Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
| Year | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $0.00 | $861.98 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $6,867.39 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $10,854.85 |
| 2016 | $3,000.00 | $18,116.59 |
| 2015 | $6,000.00 | $20,880.39 |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $110,420.93 |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $9,060.61 |
| 2012 | $23,341.00 | $46,796.46 |
| 2011 | $63,200.00 | $9,797.10 |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $2,456.83 |
| 2009 | $6,000.00 | $7,174.04 |
| 2008 | $112,454.82 | $37,480.18 |
| 2007 | $1,050.00 | $21,986.51 |
Recent Contributions
| Date | Contributor | Amount | Employer / Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/29/2016 | Norman Jolly | $2,500.00 | Attorney |
| 01/28/2016 | Albert Rodriguez | $500.00 | Attorney |
| 11/19/2015 | Rodriguez Lucio Law Group | $2,500.00 | |
| 11/12/2015 | Adams & Graham LLP | $500.00 | |
| 11/06/2015 | Law Offices of Marion Lawler | $2,500.00 | |
| 10/18/2015 | Brownsville Police Department Political Action Committee | $500.00 | |
| 11/13/2012 | Adams & Graham | $500.00 | |
| 11/13/2012 | Marilyn Gilbert | $291.00 | P.U.B. Public Utilities Board · Engineer for Energy PUB |
| 10/30/2012 | Atlas, Hall & Rodriguez | $2,500.00 | |
| 10/30/2012 | Randall Crane | $250.00 | Law Office of Randall Crane · Attorney |
| 05/18/2012 | Chester Gonzalez | $1,000.00 | Law Office of Chester Gonzalez · attorney |
| 05/10/2012 | Fred Kowalski | $500.00 | Law Office of Fred Kowalski · attorney |
| 05/10/2012 | Juan Manuel Martinez | $250.00 | Pronto Bail Bonds · agent for his bail bonds company |
| 05/10/2012 | Jorge Kowalski | $250.00 | Kowalski Bial Bonds · bailbondsman agent |
| 05/10/2012 | Adriana Negrete | $250.00 | A N Bail Bonds · agent for a bail bonds company |
| 05/10/2012 | Mary Agado | $250.00 | Agado Bail Bonds · Bail Bonds Company |
| 05/10/2012 | El Padrino Bail Bonds | $250.00 | |
| 05/09/2012 | Moises Salas | $250.00 | Law office of Moises Salas · attorney |
| 05/09/2012 | Joe Paredes | $200.00 | Bail Bonds Company · bail bonds agent |
| 05/03/2012 | Oladayo Sanusi | $1,000.00 | Sanusi Clinic · doctor Kidneu dialysis |
Recent Expenditures
| Date | Payee | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/06/2019 | Texas Ethics Commission | $294.49 | Fee |
| 06/24/2019 | Texas Ethics Commission | $294.49 | Sanction |
| 06/13/2019 | The Brownsville Herald | $13.00 | Newspaper for events |
| 06/03/2019 | Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas | $60.00 | 501(C)(3) donation |
| 05/15/2019 | The Brownsville Herald | $13.00 | Newspaper for events |
| 04/17/2019 | The Brownsville Herald | $13.00 | Newspaper for events |
| 03/19/2019 | The Brownsville Herald | $13.00 | Newspaper for events |
| 02/22/2019 | The Brownsville Herald | $13.00 | Newspaper for events |
| 01/25/2019 | The Brownsville Herald | $13.00 | Newspaper for events and news |
| 01/14/2019 | Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas | $135.00 | 501(C)(3) donations |
| 12/31/2018 | Holy Family Church | $30.00 | Donation to a non-profit 501(C) organization |
| 12/27/2018 | The Brownsville Herald | $13.00 | Newspaper to keep informed of events |
| 12/22/2018 | Texas UIL | $60.00 | Donation to a Non-profit 501(C) corporation |
| 12/20/2018 | Wing Stop | $67.63 | Donation to non-profit 501(c) organization - GS |
| 12/18/2018 | Homer Hanna High School | $84.16 | Donation to 501(C) organization |
| 12/10/2018 | Holy Family Church | $30.00 | Donation to 501(C) organizaton |
| 11/30/2018 | M.D. Anderson Center | $50.00 | Donation to 501(C) organization |
| 11/30/2018 | National Hispanic Scholarship Fund | $50.00 | Donation to 501(C) organization |
| 11/30/2018 | The Brownsville Herald | $13.00 | newspaper |
| 11/29/2018 | Nydia Rivera | $300.00 | Gifts / decorations for non-profit organization --- Girl Scout Juliette Low house |
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 314 ms.