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

Garza, John V. (Mr.)

COH · STATEREP 117
Filer ID: 00062837 · San Antonio · TX
29 reports · First filing 07/15/2008 · Latest filing 07/14/2016
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
117
Mailing Location
San Antonio · TX · 78245-3416
First Filing
07/15/2008
Latest Filing
07/14/2016
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2016 – 06/30/2016
Reports
29

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$737,015.55
Expenditures
$459,922.24
Transactions
1,093
Largest Contribution
$80,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$32,550.07
COH as of 06/30/2016
$7,151.00
Average Contribution
$1,602.21
Average Expenditure
$726.58
First Contribution
09/01/2008
Last Contribution
03/04/2014
First Expenditure
01/02/2008
Last Expenditure
12/14/2015

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
319
Reported Payee Entities
258
Top Contributor
Texans For Lawsuit Reform PAC
Top Reported Payee
CSG, Inc.

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
320
548 contributions · $856,078.21
Vendor Relationships
227
695 payments · $383,635.71
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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
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 Lawsuit Reform PAC $180,705.5520
2Associated Republicans of Texas $94,549.439
3Bob Perry $65,000.005
4Texas Republican Representatives Campaign Comittee $40,000.003
5Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC $25,019.433
6Republican Party of Texas $17,818.104
7HRT Hispanic Rebublicans of Texas $14,574.544
8Grassroots Institute of Texas PAC $10,454.251
9Texas Oil & Gas PAC $10,000.002
10Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund $10,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1CSG, Inc. $108,400.5721
2Debra Garza $36,638.0914
3Eloy La Que $28,890.3122
4John Garza $16,785.1913
5Michael Berlanga $16,505.1410
6Bellsnyder Group $15,116.0412
7The Bellsnyder Group $15,063.103
8Oak Hills Country Club $13,171.362
9Ads Direct Media $11,002.804
10WishList Direct/Voter Direct Texas $10,116.973

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2015$0.00 $4,950.00
2014$3,750.00 $15,211.07
2013$4,000.00 $3,287.41
2012$493,318.56 $275,010.63
2011$58,726.33 $75,208.37
2010$170,521.99 $74,311.31
2008$6,698.67 $11,943.45

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/04/2014James Speights $100.00 Retired
02/21/2014Accountability First PAC $1,500.00
02/20/2014Charles Cheever $250.00 Retired
02/20/2014Jack Cawood $200.00 Retired
02/20/2014Jack Guenther $200.00
02/01/2014Accountability First PAC $1,500.00
12/20/2013Accountability First PAC $1,500.00
12/18/2013Accountability First PAC $2,500.00
12/26/2012Oncor PAC $500.00
12/26/2012Texas Aggregates & Concrete Ass. PAC $200.00
11/13/2012Tuggey Fernandez $500.00 Attorney
11/02/2012Texas State Farm Agents PAC $2,500.00
11/02/2012Michelle Davis $500.00
11/02/2012IBAT PAC $500.00
11/01/2012Texans For Lawsuit Reform PAC $1,450.00
11/01/2012Texans For Lawsuit Reform PAC $287.27
10/31/2012Associated Republicans of Texas $17,988.55
10/31/2012Wm Eugene Powell $1,000.00
10/31/2012Stephen Munisteri $500.00
10/31/2012Texas farm Bureau $500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/14/2015Republican Party of Bexar County $1,250.00Filing fees
08/26/2015Third day Generation $3,000.00Donation
05/05/2015Ivy Taylor $500.00Donation
01/16/2015Texas Organ Sharing Alliance $200.00Donation
10/28/2014New Center of Faith Church $300.00Donation
03/19/2014Full Fusion LLC $974.25mail out
03/17/2014Vici Media $883.00ad campaign
03/10/2014John Garza $175.64Reimbursement meetings, stamps, parking
03/03/2014Julio Corpus $426.50helping at polls
03/03/2014Carmina Aguilar $378.00helping at polls
02/28/2014WishList Direct/Voter Direct Texas $2,858.28mail outs
02/28/2014WishList Direct/Voter Direct Texas $2,242.13mailout
02/24/2014Carmina Aguilar $459.00helping at polls
02/22/2014WishList Direct/Voter Direct Texas $5,016.56Mail outs
02/15/2014Church Triumphant $300.00Donation
02/07/2014Vici Media $893.06Graphic design, web development
01/19/2014DHC Data $304.65Poll
12/03/2013Bexar Country Republican Party $750.00Filing fees
08/12/2013Healing Place Church $500.00Donation
08/11/2013American Wounded Warriors $500.00Donation
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 48 ms.