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

Wells Jr., Clinton E. (The Honorable)

JCOH · District Judge 312
Filer ID: 00065820
28 reports · First filing 07/14/2009 · Latest filing 01/16/2023
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
312
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
07/14/2009
Latest Filing
01/16/2023
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2022 – 12/31/2022
Reports
28

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$266,699.27
Expenditures
$276,769.09
Transactions
555
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$29,345.00
COH as of 12/31/2022
$0.00
Average Contribution
$800.90
Average Expenditure
$1,246.71
First Contribution
06/06/2009
Last Contribution
05/24/2022
First Expenditure
06/26/2009
Last Expenditure
12/20/2022

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
238
Reported Payee Entities
80
Top Contributor
Daniel Horowitz
Top Reported Payee
Next Wave Strategies

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
238
333 contributions · $266,699.27
Vendor Relationships
51
144 payments · $227,030.77
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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 spentWells Jr., Clinton E. (The Honorabl…Focal filer / committeeDaniel HorowitzDaniel Horowitz$12,864.40 · 5 giftsDennis SlateDennis Slate$10,428.14 · 3 giftsEugenia CarterEugenia Carter$10,000.00 · 2 giftsThomas CarterThomas Carter$10,000.00 · 2 giftsJohn Van NessJohn Van Ness$9,801.97 · 6 giftsNext Wave StrategiesNext Wave Strategies$46,635.00 · 7 paymentsHarris County Democratic PartyHarris County Democratic Party$33,060.00 · 14 paymentsJohnston CampaignsJohnston Campaigns$20,317.02 · 3 paymentsCerillion N 4Cerillion N 4$19,250.00 · 3 paymentsAmerican ExpressAmerican Express$16,994.78 · 13 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
Contributions93.1th#600 of 8,722
Expenditures93.8th#545 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity93.4th#573 of 8,722
Transaction Volume90.1th#867 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions36.2%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures65.4%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Daniel Horowitz $12,864.405
2Dennis Slate $10,428.143
3Eugenia Carter $10,000.002
4Thomas Carter $10,000.002
5John Van Ness $9,801.976
6Robert Kuehm $7,625.005
7Charlotte Rainwater $6,125.004
8Bruce Baughman $6,000.004
9Bobby Newman $5,100.004
10James Henry $5,000.003

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Next Wave Strategies $46,635.007
2Harris County Democratic Party $33,060.0014
3Johnston Campaigns $20,317.023
4Cerillion N 4 $19,250.003
5American Express $16,994.7813
6HCDP $13,845.007
7Kchace Consulting $12,000.008
8Clinton Wells $10,809.923
9Kelly Graphics $10,000.001
10Etta Crockett $8,690.009

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2022$54,901.29 $123,025.88
2021$70,264.40 $39,090.47
2020$0.00 $8,681.91
2019$62,503.14 $17,219.85
2018$32,497.60 $23,553.51
2017$2,000.00 $7,050.00
2014$3,400.00 $14,453.96
2013$1,110.00 $7,076.57
2010$22,222.84 $15,764.53
2009$17,800.00 $20,852.41

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/24/2022William Eggleston $250.00 Lawyer
05/16/2022Emily Kuehm $1,456.16 Legal Asst.
05/16/2022Emily Kuehm $970.61 Legal Asst.
05/16/2022Nicole Bates $500.00 Lawyer
05/16/2022Christine Thrash $500.00 Lawyer
05/16/2022Marianne Robak $486.06 Lawyer
05/16/2022John Maisel $485.06 Lawyer
05/16/2022Matt Mahoney $485.06 Lawyer
05/16/2022Renee Kennedy $300.00 Lawyer
05/16/2022Meghann Wren $250.00 Lawyer
05/16/2022Eronn Putman $250.00 Lawyer
05/16/2022William Fortson $242.28
05/16/2022R. Nicole Stagg $193.73 Lawyer
05/16/2022Adolfo Vasquez $100.00 Lawyer
05/14/2022Julie Brock $1,500.00 Lawyer
05/14/2022Bruce Baughman $1,500.00 Lawyer
05/14/2022John McDowell $1,000.00 Lawyer
05/14/2022Shelly Merchant $1,000.00 Lawyer
05/14/2022Jerry Bonney $500.00 Lawyer
05/14/2022Bobbie Young $500.00 Lawyer

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/20/2022Clinton Wells $9,529.25Partial Reimbursement
06/16/2022J & N Enterprises $2,657.54Yard signs
06/16/2022Community Impact Newspaper $2,040.00Digital ad
06/16/2022Houston Chronicle Ads $2,000.00digital ads
06/16/2022Herald Publishing Co. $810.00Jewish Herald Voice
06/16/2022J & N Enterprises $741.514x4 Yard Signs
06/16/2022League of Women Voters $225.00Luncheon
06/16/2022J & N Enterprises $211.09t-shirts
06/16/2022GoDaddy.com $63.93online website expense
06/16/2022J & N Enterprises $32.48yard stakes
06/16/2022Mail Chimp $24.52Email Marketing
05/27/2022Cerillion N 4 $1,500.00digital ad buy
05/24/2022Etta Crockett $500.00Phonebank
05/22/2022Marcus Cosby $100.00Donation
05/18/2022Next Wave Strategies $5,240.00digital ad buy
05/17/2022Etta Crockett $2,000.00phonebank
05/17/2022Houston Black American Democrats $500.00Sponsorship
05/16/2022Laura Hersch $250.00Administrative/Sec
05/12/2022Cerillion N 4 $15,250.00digital online
05/12/2022Yvette Gatwood $500.00Canvassing
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 50 ms.