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Stanton, James M. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 95
Filer ID: 00062646
12 reports · First filing 01/14/2008 · Latest filing 02/28/2011
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
95
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/14/2008
Latest Filing
02/28/2011
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2011 – 02/28/2011
Reports
12

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$326,598.95
Expenditures
$349,447.69
Transactions
1,220
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$25,831.97
COH as of 02/28/2011
—
Average Contribution
$526.77
Average Expenditure
$582.41
First Contribution
11/24/2007
Last Contribution
11/03/2010
First Expenditure
11/13/2007
Last Expenditure
02/28/2011

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
456
Reported Payee Entities
273
Top Contributor
Harold Simmons
Top Reported Payee
Ardent Creative

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
456
620 contributions · $326,598.95
Vendor Relationships
181
491 payments · $300,182.88
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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 spentStanton, James M. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeHarold SimmonsHarold Simmons$8,000.00 · 6 giftsTrammell CrowTrammell Crow$6,000.00 · 2 giftsBaker Botts Amicus FundBaker Botts Amicus Fund$5,000.00 · 2 giftsFriedman & Feiger LLPFriedman & Feiger LLP$5,000.00 · 2 giftsMcKool Smith P.C.McKool Smith P.C.$5,000.00 · 2 giftsArdent CreativeArdent Creative$144,832.15 · 15 paymentsFundraising SolutionsFundraising Solutions$52,865.57 · 29 paymentsJames M. StantonJames M. Stanton$21,085.83 · 1 paymentsAscendte AdvisorsAscendte Advisors$16,750.00 · 25 paymentsDallas County Republican PartyDallas County Republican Party$15,000.00 · 6 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
1Harold Simmons $8,000.006
2Trammell Crow $6,000.002
3Baker Botts Amicus Fund $5,000.002
4Friedman & Feiger LLP $5,000.002
5McKool Smith P.C. $5,000.002
6R. Jack Ayres $5,000.002
7Cozen O'Connor State & Local PAC $5,000.001
8Haynes and Boone PAC $5,000.001
9K&L Gates LLP $5,000.001
10Kendall Law Group LLP $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Ardent Creative $144,832.1515
2Fundraising Solutions $52,865.5729
3James M. Stanton $21,085.831
4Ascendte Advisors $16,750.0025
5Dallas County Republican Party $15,000.006
6Whitney Stenger $11,784.187
7United States Postal Service $7,216.1620
8Dallas Habitat for Humanity $4,807.942
9The Palm $4,547.4162
10Aristotle $3,000.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2011$0.00 $18,742.70
2010$141,447.52 $179,130.81
2009$91,475.78 $50,527.95
2008$76,075.65 $83,674.94
2007$17,600.00 $17,371.29

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/03/2010John Howie $250.00 Law Offices of John Howie Jr. P.C. · Attorney
11/03/2010Nancy Gallentta $250.00 N/A · Retired
11/03/2010Gibson McClure Wallace & Daniels $250.00
11/03/2010Eric D. Fein P.C. $200.00
11/03/2010Eleanor Hodges $100.00 N/A · Not employed
11/03/2010Nathan Graham $100.00 Self · Attorney
11/03/2010Basheer Ghorayeb $100.00 Rodriguez Ghorayeb & Gersch LLP · Attorney
11/03/2010Mindy Stenger $100.00 N/A · Homemaker
11/03/2010Ross Stoddard $100.00 Law Office of Ross Stoddard · Attorney
11/02/2010Landis Martin $500.00 Self · Entrepreneur
10/22/2010Rogge Dunn $500.00 Clouse Dunn Khoshobin · Attorney
10/22/2010Paul Lackey $500.00 Lackey & Hershmann · Attorney
10/21/2010Outback PAC $500.00
10/20/2010William Moore $200.00 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP · Attorney
10/18/2010Jay Brandt $500.00 Jay Brandt P.C. · Attorney
10/15/2010Kelsoe Anderson Khoury & Clark $1,500.00
10/15/2010Law Offices of John C. Sherwood $25.00
10/14/2010Ray Nixon $1,000.00 Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss · Shareholder
10/13/2010Shannon Gracey Ratliff & Miller $500.00
10/13/2010David Carruth $100.00 Self · Investor

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/28/2011Dallas Habitat for Humanity $4,557.94Campaign surplus funds contributed to qualifying organization as permitted by law
02/23/2011Whitney Stenger $2,500.00Campaign work
02/22/2011USAA Federal Savings Bank $406.00Account fee
02/18/2011Burt Barr & Associates LLP $35.00return of campaign contributions previously given
02/16/2011Mark Shank $7.00return of campaign contributions previously given
02/16/2011Neal Green $7.00return of campaign contributions previously given
02/14/2011Andrews & Kurth Texas PAC $70.00return of campaign contributions previously given
02/14/2011McCathern Mooty LLP $52.50return of campaign contributions previously given
02/09/2011Earl Nesbitt $17.50return of campaign contributions previously given
02/03/2011Dallas County Republican Party $2,500.00Sponsorship
01/31/2011Theron Bentz $84.00return of campaign contributions previously given
01/31/2011Looper Reed & McGraw PC $70.00return of campaign contributions previously given
01/31/2011Ann Irwin $7.00return of campaign contributions previously given
01/26/2011Gibson McClure Wallace & Daniels $17.50return of campaign contributions previously given
01/25/2011Ritz Carlton $48.00Campaign meal
01/24/2011Winstead PC $140.00return of campaign contributions previously given
01/24/2011Ladd Hirsch $8.75return of campaign contributions previously given
01/20/2011Ray Nixon $70.00return of campaign contributions previously given
01/20/2011Ann Margolin $7.00return of campaign contributions previously given
01/19/2011Eric D. Fein PC $14.00return of campaign contributions previously given
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 301 ms.