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

COH · STATEREP 112
Filer ID: 00062570 · Richardson · TX
11 reports · First filing 01/11/2008 · Latest filing 09/12/2008
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
112
Mailing Location
Richardson · TX · 75080-3528
First Filing
01/11/2008
Latest Filing
09/12/2008
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2008 – 09/12/2008
Reports
11

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$39,681.87
Expenditures
$71,725.74
Transactions
103
Largest Contribution
$15,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$12,892.11
COH as of 09/12/2008
—
Average Contribution
$610.49
Average Expenditure
$1,887.52
First Contribution
11/08/2007
Last Contribution
04/03/2008
First Expenditure
11/21/2007
Last Expenditure
09/10/2008

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
60
Reported Payee Entities
23
Top Contributor
James Shepherd
Top Reported Payee
AllynMedia

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
60
153 contributions · $135,002.12
Vendor Relationships
20
58 payments · $92,639.04
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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 spentShepherd, James E. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeJames ShepherdJames Shepherd$17,479.46 · 5 giftsTexas Parent PACTexas Parent PAC$5,000.00 · 1 giftsHarold SimmonsHarold Simmons$2,000.00 · 1 giftsTracy WatsonTracy Watson$1,200.00 · 1 giftsHillco PACHillco PAC$1,000.00 · 1 giftsAllynMediaAllynMedia$31,728.87 · 3 paymentsJames ShepherdJames Shepherd$22,422.23 · 9 paymentsU.S. Postal Service Bulk Mail CenterU.S. Postal Service Bulk Mail Center$7,216.51 · 3 paymentsStovall DesignStovall Design$4,849.60 · 1 paymentsAlphaGraphicsAlphaGraphics$1,212.78 · 2 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
1James Shepherd $17,479.465
2Texas Parent PAC $5,000.001
3Harold Simmons $2,000.001
4Tracy Watson $1,200.001
5Hillco PAC $1,000.001
6David Gamble $1,000.001
7Louis Beecherl $1,000.001
8Electric Delivery PAC $750.001
9Casteel & Roberts $500.001
10TAPTP PAC $500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1AllynMedia $31,728.873
2James Shepherd $22,422.239
3U.S. Postal Service Bulk Mail Center $7,216.513
4Stovall Design $4,849.601
5AlphaGraphics $1,212.782
6The Ad Place $1,167.501
7Dallas County Republican Party $750.001
8Tina Yampanis $500.001
9U.S. Postal Office $410.001
10Images by Colin Distinctive Portraiture $338.281

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2008$18,952.41 $70,193.10
2007$20,729.46 $1,532.64

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/03/2008Jodie Laubenberg $500.00 State of Texas · House of Representatives District 89
02/22/2008Electric Delivery PAC $750.00
02/22/2008Alden Wagner $300.00
02/21/2008William Harper $100.00
02/20/2008Scott Berdine $250.00
02/20/2008Darrell Day $150.00
02/20/2008Mark Solomon $150.00
02/19/2008Jan Klodner $100.00
02/18/2008Ronald Washington $500.00 Self-employed · Medical physician
02/18/2008H. Poindexter $150.00
02/18/2008R Witmer $100.00
02/16/2008Charles Shelton $100.00
02/15/2008Annette Stone $100.00
02/14/2008Michael Spence $200.00
02/14/2008Scott Jessen $150.00
02/14/2008Thomas Stone $100.00
02/13/2008Texas Parent PAC $5,000.00
02/13/2008Kenneth Schwartz $100.00
02/12/2008Hillco PAC $1,000.00
02/12/2008Bruce Stahl $50.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
09/10/2008James Shepherd $692.35Reimbursement of campaign contribution
06/25/2008James Shepherd $12,509.01Reimbursement of campaign contribution
02/23/2008James Shepherd $50.59Reimbursement: Postage meeting fees
02/21/2008U.S. Postal Service Bulk Mail Center $2,370.19Postage
02/19/2008AllynMedia $12,892.11Consulting fees design fees printing charges mail shop sales tax
02/19/2008U.S. Postal Service Bulk Mail Center $2,423.16Postage
02/18/2008Tom Thumb $143.57Food and drink for campaign rally
02/17/2008U.S. Postal Office $410.00Postage
02/14/2008James Shepherd $30.00Reimbursement for Richardson Chamber of Commerce luncheon
02/11/2008AlphaGraphics $75.77Printing
02/10/2008Stovall Design $4,849.60Yard signs & stakes
02/08/2008AlphaGraphics $1,137.01Printing
02/07/2008U.S. Postal Service Bulk Mail Center $2,423.16Postage
02/04/2008AllynMedia $9,483.63Consulting fees design fees printing charges mail shop sales tax
02/01/2008James Shepherd $15.00Richardson Central Rotary Club luncheon and meeting
02/01/2008James Shepherd $13.60Postage
01/30/2008James Shepherd $7,849.00Reimbursement for Postage and AllynMedia services
01/29/2008James Shepherd $21.99Greater Garland Republican Club meeting/dinner
01/24/2008James Shepherd $1,240.69Reimbursement for personal loans made during this reporting period.
01/24/2008Images by Colin Distinctive Portraiture $338.28Photo shoot for campaign materials
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 41 ms.