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

Cooke Citizens for Martin Peterson (DISSOLVED)

JSPC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00063551 · Valley View · TX
2 reports · First filing 02/25/2008 · Latest filing 07/06/2008
Political Action Committee · Judicial Specific Purpose · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
Judicial Specific Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Status
TERMINATED
Filer Type
JSPC
Office
District / Place
Mailing Location
Valley View · TX · 76272
First Filing
02/25/2008
Latest Filing
07/06/2008
Latest Reporting Period
02/26/2008 – 06/30/2008
Reports
2

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$1,319.50
Expenditures
$1,319.50
Transactions
11
Largest Contribution
$519.50
Largest Expenditure
$425.00
COH as of 06/30/2008
Average Contribution
$329.88
Average Expenditure
$188.50
First Contribution
02/13/2008
Last Contribution
03/03/2008
First Expenditure
02/20/2008
Last Expenditure
03/02/2008

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
3
Reported Payee Entities
2
Top Contributor
Stephen Gaylord
Top Reported Payee
Gainesville Daily Register : 306 E. California St. Gainesville

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
3
4 contributions · $1,319.50
Vendor Relationships
2
7 payments · $1,319.50
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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 spentCooke Citizens for Martin Peterson…Focal filer / committeeStephen GaylordStephen Gaylord$719.50 · 2 giftsFred RosenbaumFred Rosenbaum$500.00 · 1 giftsKen ArterburyKen Arterbury$100.00 · 1 giftsGainesville Daily Register : 306 E. California St. GainesvilleGainesville Daily Register : 306 E.…$894.50 · 6 paymentsThe Weekly News of Cooke CountyThe Weekly News of Cooke County$425.00 · 1 payments

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
Political Action Committee
Subclass
Judicial Specific Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions63.2th#2,723 of 7,401
Expenditures61.5th#2,854 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity59.8th#2,978 of 7,401
Transaction Volume59.7th#2,981 of 7,401

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
1Stephen Gaylord $719.502
2Fred Rosenbaum $500.001
3Ken Arterbury $100.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Gainesville Daily Register : 306 E. California St. Gainesville $894.506
2The Weekly News of Cooke County $425.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2008$1,319.50 $1,319.50

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/03/2008Stephen Gaylord $519.50 IBM · Technical Sales
02/26/2008Fred Rosenbaum $500.00 WinStar Casino · Security
02/26/2008Ken Arterbury $100.00 Retired · Rancher
02/13/2008Stephen Gaylord $200.00 IBM · Technical Sales

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
03/02/2008Gainesville Daily Register : 306 E. California St. Gainesville $159.00Ad supporting Martin Peterson
02/29/2008Gainesville Daily Register : 306 E. California St. Gainesville $159.00Ad supporting Martin Peterson
02/28/2008Gainesville Daily Register : 306 E. California St. Gainesville $99.50Letter to the Editor Ad
02/26/2008Gainesville Daily Register : 306 E. California St. Gainesville $159.00Newsppaper Ad
02/25/2008Gainesville Daily Register : 306 E. California St. Gainesville $159.00Banner Ad People's Judge
02/22/2008The Weekly News of Cooke County $425.00Half of full page ad
02/20/2008Gainesville Daily Register : 306 E. California St. Gainesville $159.00Banner Ad for People's Judge
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 29 ms.