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Matthews, Sylvia A. (The Honorable)

JCOH · District Judge 281
Filer ID: 00065114
44 reports · First filing 01/15/2009 · Latest filing 07/01/2026
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
District Judge
District / Place
281
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/15/2009
Latest Filing
07/01/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
44

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$592,679.25
Expenditures
$557,061.55
Transactions
1,823
Largest Contribution
$24,411.51
Largest Expenditure
$59,462.42
COH as of 06/30/2026
$2,926.51
Average Contribution
$549.80
Average Expenditure
$747.73
First Contribution
12/21/2008
Last Contribution
10/13/2018
First Expenditure
01/01/2009
Last Expenditure
04/02/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
660
Reported Payee Entities
150
Top Contributor
Republican Party of Texas
Top Reported Payee
Harris County Republican Party

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
661
1,078 contributions · $592,679.25
Vendor Relationships
141
762 payments · $557,721.07
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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 spentMatthews, Sylvia A. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$24,411.51 · 1 giftsAndrews Kurth LLPAndrews Kurth LLP$12,500.00 · 3 giftsAjamie LLPAjamie LLP$11,500.00 · 7 giftsBaker Botts Amicus FundBaker Botts Amicus Fund$11,000.00 · 5 giftsAndrews & Kurth Texas PACAndrews & Kurth Texas PAC$10,000.00 · 2 giftsHarris County Republican PartyHarris County Republican Party$175,625.00 · 23 paymentsNeumann & Co.Neumann & Co.$82,470.70 · 4 paymentsStrategic Media Services, Inc.Strategic Media Services, Inc.$42,500.00 · 2 paymentsBlakemore & AssociatesBlakemore & Associates$27,742.99 · 13 paymentsMJS GroupMJS Group$26,724.36 · 31 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
Expenditures76.5th#2,047 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity75.1th#2,171 of 8,722
Transaction Volume78.8th#1,852 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures88.5%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Republican Party of Texas $24,411.511
2Andrews Kurth LLP $12,500.003
3Ajamie LLP $11,500.007
4Baker Botts Amicus Fund $11,000.005
5Andrews & Kurth Texas PAC $10,000.002
6The Law Firm of Alton C. Todd $8,500.005
7Vinson & Elkins Texas PAC $7,500.003
8Vinson & Elkins $7,500.002
9Clark, Love, Hutson, GP $6,250.002
10Susman Godfrey L.L.P. $6,000.006

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Harris County Republican Party $175,625.0023
2Neumann & Co. $82,470.704
3Strategic Media Services, Inc. $42,500.002
4Blakemore & Associates $27,742.9913
5MJS Group $26,724.3631
6C & M Marketing & Comm $25,930.003
7Republican Party of Texas $24,411.511
8Neumann & Company $16,995.662
9The What's UP Program $15,000.001
10Minuteman Press of Bellaire $14,821.0931

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$0.00 $53.14
2025$0.00 $21.62
2024$0.00 $411.39
2023$0.00 $2,089.81
2022$0.00 $181.45
2021$0.00 $320.15
2020$0.00 $277.18
2019$0.00 $646.97
2018$91,750.00 $184,497.80
2017$97,680.00 $17,562.69
2016$0.00 $2,385.74
2015$0.00 $3,630.27
2014$87,886.51 $125,095.50
2013$81,425.00 $19,918.60
2012$0.00 $1,640.55
2011$30,950.00 $10,650.00
2010$80,909.92 $153,840.24
2009$119,430.00 $33,838.45
2008$2,647.82 $0.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/13/2018John B. Shely $250.00 Attorney
10/10/2018Emery Richards $50.00 Attorney
09/28/2018Nanik Bhagia $100.00 Petroleum Engineering
09/21/2018S. Grant Dorfman $250.00 Attorney
09/17/2018Daniel Goforth $2,000.00 Attorney
09/17/2018Spencer Neumann $1,950.00 Neumann and Company · Consultant
09/17/2018The Law Firm of Alton C. Todd $1,500.00
09/17/2018C. Thomas Kruse $1,000.00 Attorney
09/17/2018Jean C. Frizzell $1,000.00 Reynolds Frizzell, LLP · Attorney
09/17/2018Nathan Sommers Jacobs PC $1,000.00
09/17/2018Fogler Brar Ford O'Neil Gray, LLP $1,000.00
09/17/2018Donato, Minx, Brown & Pool, PC $1,000.00
09/17/2018Kurt D. Nondorf $500.00 Attorney
09/17/2018Reagan Simpson $500.00 Attorney
09/17/2018PAC of Winstead PC $500.00
09/17/2018Thompson & Knight PAC $500.00
09/17/2018Lapin & Landa LLP $500.00
09/17/2018Eversheds Sutherland $500.00
09/17/2018Hogan Lovells PAC $350.00
09/17/2018Seth Kretzer $250.00 Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
04/02/2026Shipley's Donut $21.98Donuts for clerks and staff while sitting as a VJ.
01/30/2026Shipley's Donut $31.16Donuts for jury while sitting as a VJ in Galveston Co.
07/31/2025La Guadalupana Bakery $21.62breakfast for staff when sitting as a visiting judge.
12/19/2024Osso Kristalla $137.32Lunch for court staff
10/28/2024Dunkin Donuts $27.98breakfast for jury and staff while serving as a VJ
10/25/2024La Palapa $67.47breakfast for jury and bailiff while serving as a Visiting Judge
10/14/2024La Palapa $20.70breakfast for court staff while serving as a Visiting Judge
07/31/2024La Palapa $20.70breakfast for staff while serving as a Visiting Judge
07/29/2024Dunkin Donuts $15.98donuts for staff while serving as a Visiting Judge
07/22/2024Dunkin Donuts $7.99donuts for staff while serving as a Visiting Judge
02/21/2024La Guadalupana Bakery $56.13breakfast for staff/judges
02/08/2024La Guadalupana Bakery $28.06breakfast for staff
01/08/2024La Guadalupana Bakery $29.06breakfast for staff
11/30/2023La Guadalupana Bakery $29.77breakfast for court staff
10/10/2023Barfield Photography $2,002.62expenses for framed judicial portrait for hanging in the courtroom (sitting fee, portrait, framing)
08/30/2023Dunkin Donuts $16.97donuts for judge meeting
05/18/2023Kolache Factory $18.75food for staff while serving as visiting judge
02/08/2023Kolache Factory $21.70food for staff while serving as visiting judge
12/16/2022Ouisie's Table $116.89Holiday lunch with staff
10/21/2022Kolache Factory $17.20breakfast for staff while visiting 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: 73 ms.