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

Kless, Edward J. (Mr.)

COH · STATESEN 8
Filer ID: 00066267 · Allen · TX
27 reports · First filing 07/15/2010 · Latest filing 09/17/2024
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
8
Mailing Location
Allen · TX · 75002
First Filing
07/15/2010
Latest Filing
09/17/2024
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2024 – 09/17/2024
Reports
27

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$5,536.14
Expenditures
$7,199.80
Transactions
136
Largest Contribution
$500.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,939.23
COH as of 09/17/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$89.29
Average Expenditure
$97.29
First Contribution
01/19/2010
Last Contribution
03/04/2013
First Expenditure
01/11/2010
Last Expenditure
06/24/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
48
Reported Payee Entities
13
Top Contributor
Christine Kless
Top Reported Payee
Tipping Point Advisors

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
48
62 contributions · $5,536.14
Vendor Relationships
13
74 payments · $7,199.80
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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 spentKless, Edward J. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeChristine KlessChristine Kless$564.86 · 4 giftsDavid MasonDavid Mason$500.00 · 1 giftsMichael BalgordMichael Balgord$500.00 · 1 giftsDonna HeidenreichDonna Heidenreich$440.00 · 4 giftsDawn WesterbergDawn Westerberg$375.00 · 3 giftsTipping Point AdvisorsTipping Point Advisors$4,597.46 · 7 paymentsSage Payment SolutionsSage Payment Solutions$987.66 · 34 paymentsPaypalPaypal$389.48 · 18 paymentsCollin County Libertarian PartyCollin County Libertarian Party$375.00 · 4 paymentsVistaPrint.comVistaPrint.com$149.04 · 2 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
1Christine Kless $564.864
2David Mason $500.001
3Michael Balgord $500.001
4Donna Heidenreich $440.004
5Dawn Westerberg $375.003
6Judy Thornell $350.002
7Libertarian Booster PAC $305.431
8Eric Rogers $200.001
9Jessica Karlinski $150.003
10Courtney Byrnes $150.002

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Tipping Point Advisors $4,597.467
2Sage Payment Solutions $987.6634
3Paypal $389.4818
4Collin County Libertarian Party $375.004
5VistaPrint.com $149.042
6OverNightPrints.com $147.501
7Oriental Trading Company $140.681
8Libertarian Party of Texas $110.001
9Texas Fire Museum $100.001
10GoDaddy.com $77.982

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$0.00 $70.97
2013$50.00 $249.93
2012$1,710.29 $2,512.61
2011$0.00 $325.02
2010$3,775.85 $4,041.27

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/04/2013Christine Kless $50.00 Tipping Point Advisors · Consultant
12/21/2012Donna Heidenreich $100.00 None · Retired
10/03/2012Donna Heidenreich $100.00 None · Retired
09/26/2012Courtney Byrnes $100.00 None · Mother
07/03/2012Libertarian Booster PAC $305.43
07/03/2012Jessica Karlinski $50.00 None · Homemaker
04/11/2012Brian Dunn $50.00 Hightower · VP Sales
03/29/2012Judy Thornell $100.00 Baytec · Consultant
03/26/2012Christine Kless $500.00 Tipping Point Advisors · Consultant
02/07/2012Dawn Westerberg $200.00 Dawn Westerberg Consulting · Owner
02/07/2012Frank Kless $100.00 Retired · None
02/07/2012Robert Johnson $100.00 Avalera · Vice President, Sales
01/10/2012Christine Kless $4.86 Tipping Point Advisors · Consultant
10/29/2010Jessica Karlinski $50.00 Homemaker
10/18/2010William Delgado $100.00 Keystone Software Solutions Inc. · Owner/President
10/13/2010Robert Broadfoot $50.00 Self · Consultant
10/07/2010George Rommel $50.00 Retired · None
10/07/2010Dale Matthews $50.00 None · Retired
10/07/2010Lara Hodges $25.00 None · Homemaker
10/06/2010Suzanne Spear $25.00 Sage North America · Events Coordinator

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/24/2014Tipping Point Advisors $61.80Last consulting bill
06/09/2014GoDaddy.com $9.17Prorata hosting fee for last month
07/01/2013Sage Payment Solutions $88.95Merchant fee
06/02/2013Sage Payment Solutions $88.95Bank fee
05/02/2013Sage Payment Solutions $13.95Bank fee
04/01/2013Sage Payment Solutions $15.73Bank fee
03/04/2013Sage Payment Solutions $14.45Bank fee
02/04/2013Sage Payment Solutions $13.95Bank fee
01/03/2013Sage Payment Solutions $13.95Bank Fee
12/28/2012Tipping Point Advisors $1,480.09Consulting Services Rendered
12/03/2012Sage Payment Solutions $69.35Merchant Fee
11/02/2012Sage Payment Solutions $22.89Merchant Fee
09/04/2012Sage Payment Solutions $19.35Merchant Fees
08/02/2012Texas Fire Museum $100.00Rental of Fire Truck
08/02/2012Sage Payment Solutions $16.60Merchant Fees
07/22/2012Collin County Libertarian Party $25.00Plano Independence Day Parade Participation
07/05/2012Tipping Point Advisors $220.00Plano Independence Day Parade Fee
07/03/2012Paypal $331.14PayPal Smart Connect
07/03/2012Sage Payment Solutions $88.95Merchant fees
06/04/2012Sage Payment Solutions $13.95Merchant Fee
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 43 ms.