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

COH · STATEEDU 3
Filer ID: 00066041 · San Antonio · TX
13 reports · First filing 01/11/2010 · Latest filing 01/10/2013
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
STATEEDU
District / Place
3
Mailing Location
San Antonio · TX · 78201
First Filing
01/11/2010
Latest Filing
01/10/2013
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2012 – 12/31/2012
Reports
13

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$105,883.61
Expenditures
$92,816.54
Transactions
867
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$24,374.51
COH as of 12/31/2012
$0.00
Average Contribution
$301.66
Average Expenditure
$179.88
First Contribution
10/17/2009
Last Contribution
06/11/2012
First Expenditure
10/21/2009
Last Expenditure
12/30/2012

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
260
Reported Payee Entities
203
Top Contributor
Charles Butt
Top Reported Payee
Message Audience & Presentation

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
260
420 contributions · $137,786.73
Vendor Relationships
190
516 payments · $84,595.73
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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 spentSoto, Michael (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeCharles ButtCharles Butt$31,020.10 · 7 giftsH.B. ZachryH.B. Zachry$7,500.00 · 3 giftsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$6,103.55 · 3 giftsTexas State Teachers Association PACTexas State Teachers Association PAC$5,000.00 · 2 giftsTom FrostTom Frost$4,000.00 · 5 giftsMessage Audience & PresentationMessage Audience & Presentation$24,374.51 · 1 paymentsJessica RamosJessica Ramos$6,000.00 · 6 paymentsAlphaGraphicsAlphaGraphics$5,721.22 · 3 paymentsVistaPrintVistaPrint$4,025.04 · 2 paymentsMichael SotoMichael Soto$3,885.92 · 28 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
1Charles Butt $31,020.107
2H.B. Zachry $7,500.003
3Texas Democratic Party $6,103.553
4Texas State Teachers Association PAC $5,000.002
5Tom Frost $4,000.005
6Ann McMullan $3,520.003
7Michael Klein $3,000.002
8TFN 21st Century Education PAC $2,000.001
9William Crook $2,000.001
10Arthur Nicholson $1,500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Message Audience & Presentation $24,374.511
2Jessica Ramos $6,000.006
3AlphaGraphics $5,721.223
4VistaPrint $4,025.042
5Michael Soto $3,885.9228
6Campaign Pros $3,697.272
7AT&T $2,777.6828
8Message, Audience & Presentation $1,854.001
9Tina Torres Campaign $1,800.002
10Celina Pena $1,540.473

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2012$32,362.71 $33,321.67
2011$11,660.00 $6,409.56
2010$47,618.22 $48,864.72
2009$14,242.68 $4,220.59

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/11/2012Santos Villarreal $100.00 Retired
05/29/2012Barbara Taylor $100.00 UT Health Science Center · Professor
05/22/2012Hilario Garcia $527.71 Self · Consultant
05/22/2012Aurelio Montemayor $100.00 IDRA · Senior Associate
05/22/2012Eyra Perez $100.00 San Antonio Education Partnership · Executive Director
05/22/2012Angie Garcia $100.00 Retired
05/22/2012Roman Pena $50.00 Retired
05/22/2012Henrietta LaGrange $50.00 Retired
05/22/2012Cristina Bazaldua-Salazar $30.00 Brooks Academy · Director
05/22/2012Ines Benavides $25.00
05/22/2012Rebecca Viagran $20.00 Alamo Awards and Trophies · Business Development
05/22/2012Robert Comeaux $20.00 Retired
05/20/2012Ruth Stewart $25.00 Retired
05/16/2012Laura Pena $150.00 U.S. Department of State · Diplomat
05/16/2012Angela Breidenstein $20.00 Trinity University · Professor
05/15/2012Tom Heger $100.00 Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church · Minister
05/12/2012Judy Jackman $25.00 Retired
05/10/2012Barbara Soto $100.00 Retired
05/06/2012Louis Lamm $250.00 Retired
05/04/2012Texas State Teachers Association PAC $2,000.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/30/2012Santos Villarreal $100.00Campaign contribution reimbursement
12/10/2012AT&T $25.19Data service
11/30/2012Bank of America $29.95Monthly fee
11/15/2012Mavis Knight $136.27Reception food (reimbursement)
11/09/2012AT&T $25.19Data service
10/31/2012San Antonio Kids First PAC $600.00Political contribution
10/31/2012Bank of America $29.95Montly fee
10/10/2012AT&T $25.19Data service
09/28/2012Bank of America $29.95Monthly fee
09/28/2012Joshua Bailey $29.00Website hosting
09/10/2012AT&T $25.19Data service
09/05/2012Ruben Cortez Campaign $250.00Political contribution
08/31/2012Gemini Ink $1,000.00Donation
08/31/2012Bank of America $29.95Monthly fee
08/28/2012Joshua Bailey $29.00Website hosting
08/20/2012Celina Pena $1,196.00Cell phone (reimbursement)
08/20/2012Constant Contact $37.31Email marketing
08/13/2012AT&T $25.19Data service
07/31/2012Bank of America $29.95Monthly fee
07/30/2012Ron Nirenburg for City Council $250.00Political contribution
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 53 ms.