Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Fowler, John M. (Mr.)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 14
Filer ID: 00062652 · Dallas · TX
7 reports · First filing 01/09/2008 · Latest filing 01/12/2010
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
14
Mailing Location
Dallas · TX · 75224
First Filing
01/09/2008
Latest Filing
01/12/2010
Latest Reporting Period
10/28/2008 – 03/15/2009
Reports
7

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$11,750.00
Expenditures
$11,821.42
Transactions
37
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$7,655.20
COH as of 03/15/2009
Average Contribution
$489.58
Average Expenditure
$909.34
First Contribution
03/21/2008
Last Contribution
10/30/2008
First Expenditure
06/13/2008
Last Expenditure
11/04/2008

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
24
Reported Payee Entities
9
Top Contributor
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP PAC
Top Reported Payee
Designer Graphics

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
24
24 contributions · $11,750.00
Vendor Relationships
8
10 payments · $9,121.42
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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.

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
1Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP PAC $2,500.001
2Andrews & Kurth Texas PAC $1,000.001
3Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP PAC $1,000.001
4Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP $1,000.001
5Thompson & Knight LLP PAC $1,000.001
6Harold Simmons $1,000.001
7Goins Underkofler Crawford & Langdon $500.001
8Dawn Estes $500.001
9Gary Corley $500.001
10Terry Welch $300.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Designer Graphics $7,655.201
2Arthur Allen $2,700.003
3Home Depot $557.223
4Republican Field Office $300.001
5Heritage Alliance PAC $250.001
6Dallas County Republican Party $100.001
7Friends of Jeb Hensarling $100.001
8United States Postal Service $84.001
9Greater Dallas Pachyderm Club $75.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2008$11,750.00 $11,821.42

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/30/2008Dawn Estes $500.00 Taber Estes Thorne & Carr · Attorney
10/27/2008Richardson Republican Women $100.00
10/20/2008Andrews & Kurth Texas PAC $1,000.00
09/30/2008The Ross Firm LLC $250.00 The Ross Firm LLC · Attorney
09/26/2008Mom's Best Friend $100.00
09/24/2008Eric Fein P.C. $250.00 Eric Fein P.C. · Attorney
09/08/2008Golden Corridor Republican Women $250.00
08/15/2008Gary Corley $500.00 Gary D. Corley PC · Attorney
06/28/2008Republican Party of Texas $250.00
06/25/2008Harold Simmons $1,000.00 Contran · Entrepreneur
06/24/2008Alan Hardin $250.00 None · Retired
06/24/2008Steve Cotton $100.00 self · Financial Planner
06/20/2008Randall Simpson $100.00 Self · Realtor/ CPA
06/20/2008Cathie Adams $100.00 Texas Eagle Forum · Full-time Volunteer
06/13/2008James Roberston $100.00 James Robertson III PC · Attorney
05/30/2008Thompson & Knight LLP PAC $1,000.00 Law Firm
05/14/2008Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP PAC $1,000.00 Law Firm
05/09/2008Wyde Clements & Westmoreland $250.00 Law Firm
05/09/2008Karel & Hicks PC $100.00 Law Firm
04/30/2008Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP PAC $2,500.00 Law Firm

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/04/2008Arthur Allen $2,500.00Campaign Labor/ Campaign Staff
10/22/2008Home Depot $128.7220 posts for 4 X 4 road signs
10/22/2008Arthur Allen $100.00Campaign Labor/ Campaign Staff
10/15/2008Home Depot $122.6919 Posts for 4 X 4 campaign road signs
10/13/2008Arthur Allen $100.00Campaign Labor/ Campaign Staff
10/06/2008Heritage Alliance PAC $250.00GOTV Phoning
09/22/2008Friends of Jeb Hensarling $100.00Political Fundraiser
09/22/2008Greater Dallas Pachyderm Club $75.00Political Fundraiser
09/14/2008Home Depot $305.8150 Posts for 4 X 4 campaign road signs
08/01/2008Republican Field Office $300.00contribution to Southwest Dallas Republican Field Office
07/31/2008Designer Graphics $7,655.20campaign yard signs H frames push cards road signs graphics lapel stickers bumper stickers
06/13/2008Dallas County Republican Party $100.00Young Professionals Fundraiser
06/13/2008United States Postal Service $84.00Stamps
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.