Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Harpold, Grant P. (Mr.)

COH · STATESEN 17
Filer ID: 00063993 · Houston · TX
7 reports · First filing 07/11/2008 · Latest filing 03/05/2009
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
STATESEN
District / Place
17
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77056
First Filing
07/11/2008
Latest Filing
03/05/2009
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2009 – 01/30/2009
Reports
7

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$95,266.19
Expenditures
$97,074.45
Transactions
258
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$13,000.00
COH as of 01/30/2009
—
Average Contribution
$557.11
Average Expenditure
$1,115.80
First Contribution
05/12/2008
Last Contribution
10/31/2008
First Expenditure
06/05/2008
Last Expenditure
01/07/2009

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
157
Reported Payee Entities
35
Top Contributor
Hargis & Harpold L.L.P.
Top Reported Payee
MPrinting Graphics and Advertising

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
157
393 contributions · $181,912.19
Vendor Relationships
25
114 payments · $140,539.41
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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 spentHarpold, Grant P. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeHargis & Harpold L.L.P.Hargis & Harpold L.L.P.$12,103.00 · 5 giftsHugh A. FitzsimonsHugh A. Fitzsimons$5,000.00 · 1 giftsJ. Richard HargisJ. Richard Hargis$5,000.00 · 1 giftsRoss NovelliRoss Novelli$5,000.00 · 1 giftsClay GriffinClay Griffin$4,000.00 · 2 giftsMPrinting Graphics and AdvertisingMPrinting Graphics and Advertising$39,650.83 · 12 paymentsLone Star DiversifiedLone Star Diversified$14,035.00 · 4 paymentsCBS OutdoorCBS Outdoor$13,000.00 · 1 paymentsBradley PepperBradley Pepper$9,605.51 · 6 paymentsRagin CajunRagin Cajun$2,081.61 · 1 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
1Hargis & Harpold L.L.P. $12,103.005
2Hugh A. Fitzsimons $5,000.001
3J. Richard Hargis $5,000.001
4Ross Novelli $5,000.001
5Clay Griffin $4,000.002
6Bruce H. Smith $2,500.002
7Chris Grant $2,500.001
8Steven C. Streller $2,500.001
9Richard Jue dba China Garden Restaurant $2,015.001
10Charles G. Tracy $2,000.002

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1MPrinting Graphics and Advertising $39,650.8312
2Lone Star Diversified $14,035.004
3CBS Outdoor $13,000.001
4Bradley Pepper $9,605.516
5Ragin Cajun $2,081.611
6Sound Works/Christwebs $1,890.004
7Claudia Alvarez $1,820.003
8South Coast Film and Video $1,685.001
9Iliana Garza $1,378.423
10Augusta Marketing Products Inc. $1,344.041

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2009$0.00 $92.68
2008$95,266.19 $96,981.77

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/31/2008David Draper $200.00
10/28/2008Scott Bayley $500.00
10/24/2008Hargis & Harpold L.L.P. $10,000.00
10/24/2008Charles G. Tracy $1,000.00 Thomas Leger & Co. L.L.P. · Accountant
10/24/2008Lew Harpold $1,000.00 Looper Reed & McGraw · Attorney
10/22/2008Joe McDermott $250.00
10/22/2008Keith Pollack $100.00
10/21/2008Debbie Pedrick $500.00 Mother
10/18/2008Michael Hansen $250.00
10/17/2008Ray L. Burns $250.00
10/17/2008Ruth Smith $100.00
10/16/2008Christopher Pesek $1,000.00 Albemarle Corp. · Sales
10/15/2008Chris Grant $2,500.00
10/15/2008D'Lana Nixon $500.00 Mother
10/15/2008William E. Turcotte $250.00
10/14/2008Christopher Jackson $800.00 Self Employed · Investments
10/14/2008Benjamin Erwin $100.00
10/11/2008Nancy Scott $100.00
10/10/2008Kevin Cokinos $500.00 Cokinos Energy · Gas Marketing
10/10/2008Carolyn Sears $100.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/07/2009Verizon Wireless $88.87Campaign phone service.
01/07/2009Verizon Wireless $3.81Campaign phone service.
12/04/2008Verizon Wireless $200.00Campaign phone service.
12/01/2008Texans for Huffman $100.00Political contribution to Joan Huffman.
11/18/2008Hargis & Harpold LLP $389.55copying and postage expenses.
11/18/2008Gabriela Garcia $96.50Campaign services for October and November
11/06/2008MPrinting Graphics and Advertising $1,190.75pre-election phone messages
11/04/2008Ragin Cajun $2,081.61election party
10/28/2008KNTH Radio $300.00advertising
10/28/2008Burt Levine $100.00Counsulting fee.
10/27/2008MPrinting Graphics and Advertising $3,250.00radio ads
10/27/2008KNTH Radio $300.00advertising
10/25/2008Grant Harpold $8.18Campaign supplies.
10/24/2008MPrinting Graphics and Advertising $9,897.84Mailout
10/24/2008MPrinting Graphics and Advertising $8,537.00TV Buy
10/24/2008South Coast Film and Video $1,685.00commercial equipment.
10/24/2008Verizon Wireless $127.59Campaign phone service.
10/24/2008Hargis & Harpold LLP $120.67Campaign supplies.
10/23/2008Fort Bend Co. GOP $800.00party mailout
10/20/2008Grant Harpold $18.72Campaign supplies and expenses.
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 44 ms.