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

Referente, Jose A. (Mr.)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 313
Filer ID: 00065865
4 reports · First filing 01/15/2010 · Latest filing 07/15/2010
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
JUDGEDIST
District / Place
313
Mailing Location
First Filing
01/15/2010
Latest Filing
07/15/2010
Latest Reporting Period
02/23/2010 – 06/30/2010
Reports
4

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$3,350.00
Expenditures
$18,525.23
Transactions
46
Largest Contribution
$500.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,441.79
COH as of 06/30/2010
$0.00
Average Contribution
$186.11
Average Expenditure
$661.62
First Contribution
09/26/2009
Last Contribution
03/02/2010
First Expenditure
08/01/2009
Last Expenditure
03/02/2010

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
17
Reported Payee Entities
20
Top Contributor
James Baker
Top Reported Payee
Carroll Printing

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
17
18 contributions · $3,350.00
Vendor Relationships
18
25 payments · $15,225.23
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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 spentReferente, Jose A. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeJames BakerJames Baker$500.00 · 1 giftsJennifer PickeringJennifer Pickering$500.00 · 1 giftsGordon QuanGordon Quan$350.00 · 2 giftsMatthew NicksonMatthew Nickson$300.00 · 1 giftsJennifer SmithJennifer Smith$250.00 · 1 giftsCarroll PrintingCarroll Printing$6,708.31 · 5 paymentsHarris County Democratic PartyHarris County Democratic Party$4,000.00 · 2 paymentsRachael GassRachael Gass$2,600.00 · 2 paymentsSprint Digital PrintSprint Digital Print$1,871.10 · 1 paymentsYanith OlivaresYanith Olivares$700.00 · 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
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial 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
1James Baker $500.001
2Jennifer Pickering $500.001
3Gordon Quan $350.002
4Matthew Nickson $300.001
5Jennifer Smith $250.001
6Bobbie Young $200.001
7Huny Sim $200.001
8Terry Elizondo $200.001
9Dai Huynh $150.001
10David Quan $150.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Carroll Printing $6,708.315
2Harris County Democratic Party $4,000.002
3Rachael Gass $2,600.002
4Sprint Digital Print $1,871.101
5Yanith Olivares $700.001
6T'Afia $570.241
7Table 7 Grill $401.481
8Copy.com $356.141
9The Houston Sun $200.001
10Academy Sports $196.691

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2010$600.00 $12,592.91
2009$2,750.00 $5,932.32

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/02/2010Jessica Zavadil $150.00 Wright Brown & Close · Attorney
02/26/2010Joyce Kao $150.00 Porter & Hedges · Attorney
02/26/2010Julie Evans $100.00 Brockman Brauchle & Evans · Attorney
02/25/2010Bobbie Young $200.00 Law Office of Bobbie Young · Attorney
11/11/2009Jennifer Pickering $500.00 Homemaker · Homemaker
11/11/2009Jennifer Smith $250.00 Law Office of Jennifer Smith · Attorney
11/11/2009Gordon Quan $200.00 Foster and Quan · Attorney
11/11/2009Terry Elizondo $200.00 Elizondo Law Frim · Attorney
11/11/2009Huny Sim $200.00 Satsun Corporation · Self Employed
11/11/2009Kathy Bielish $50.00 Walter P. Moore · Project Manager
11/11/2009Kerry Mceniry $50.00 Harrison Bettis Staff McFarland & Weems L.L.P · Attorney
11/11/2009Caroline Schadle $25.00 Harrison Bettis Staff McFarland & Weems L.L.P · Attorney
11/11/2009Albert Centeno $25.00 Unemployed · Unemployed
11/06/2009James Baker $500.00 Baker Communications · Self Employed
10/17/2009Matthew Nickson $300.00 Nickson Law Firm · Attorney
10/17/2009David Quan $150.00 Law Office of David Quan · Attorney
10/17/2009Gordon Quan $150.00 Foster and Quan · Attorney
09/26/2009Dai Huynh $150.00 Vacation Publications · Journalist

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
03/02/2010Table 7 Grill $401.48Campaign Victory Party
02/09/2010Carroll Printing $5,441.79Push Cards and Mail Outs
02/06/2010Sprint Digital Print $1,871.10Campaign Signs and T shirts
02/05/2010Carroll Printing $568.31Push Cards and Mail Outs
02/01/2010Rachael Gass $1,900.00Political Consulting
02/01/2010Yanith Olivares $700.00Website
01/15/2010Rachael Gass $700.00Political Consulting Fee
01/15/2010Bravo Printing $110.00Printing on Tshirts
01/14/2010The Houston Sun $200.00Paid Political Advertising
01/13/2010Copy.com $356.14T-shirt Transfers
01/12/2010Academy Sports $196.69Campaign Running Tshirts
01/12/2010Luke's Locker $124.70Campaign Running Shirts
01/10/2010Fry's Electronics $22.70Campaign Materials - Zip Drives
12/12/2009Officemax $20.80Campaign Supplies
12/12/2009Officemax $17.72Campaign Supplies
11/20/2009Texas Humane Legislation $160.00Sponsorhip
11/11/2009T'Afia $570.24Fundraising Event
11/11/2009Carroll Printing $373.46Campaign Literature
11/11/2009Capitol Flag Co. $57.69Event Supplies - Flags and Lapel Pins
11/11/2009Fannin Flowers $46.39Flowers for Campaign Event
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 46 ms.