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

Finch, Patricia A. (Ms.)

COH · DISTATTY_MULTI 25
Filer ID: 00067554 · Seguin · TX
6 reports · First filing 07/12/2011 · Latest filing 01/11/2013
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
DISTATTY_MULTI
District / Place
25
Mailing Location
Seguin · TX · 78156
First Filing
07/12/2011
Latest Filing
01/11/2013
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2012 – 01/11/2013
Reports
6

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$28,676.25
Expenditures
$48,233.28
Transactions
118
Largest Contribution
$6,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$6,442.00
COH as of 01/11/2013
$0.00
Average Contribution
$448.07
Average Expenditure
$893.21
First Contribution
07/01/2011
Last Contribution
05/28/2012
First Expenditure
07/15/2011
Last Expenditure
12/29/2012

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
58
Reported Payee Entities
35
Top Contributor
Clark Grein
Top Reported Payee
Todd Smith & Associates

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
58
64 contributions · $28,676.25
Vendor Relationships
31
51 payments · $47,604.93
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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 spentFinch, Patricia A. (Ms.)Focal filer / committeeClark GreinClark Grein$6,831.25 · 4 giftsWade ArledgeWade Arledge$5,000.00 · 1 giftsScott BoyleScott Boyle$1,500.00 · 1 giftsScott BaldwinScott Baldwin$1,200.00 · 2 giftsPaul JordanPaul Jordan$1,000.00 · 2 giftsTodd Smith & AssociatesTodd Smith & Associates$28,898.30 · 8 paymentsTodd Smith and AssociatesTodd Smith and Associates$3,500.00 · 1 paymentsWade Busby MemorialWade Busby Memorial$1,600.00 · 1 paymentsDragonflyDragonfly$1,493.33 · 2 paymentsGonzales CannonGonzales Cannon$1,303.77 · 2 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
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
1Clark Grein $6,831.254
2Wade Arledge $5,000.001
3Scott Boyle $1,500.001
4Scott Baldwin $1,200.002
5Paul Jordan $1,000.002
6Margie McMullen $1,000.001
7Scott Jensen $1,000.001
8Tommie Lou Ricklin $1,000.001
9William Dean $1,000.001
10Higdon Hardy & Zuflacht $500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Todd Smith & Associates $28,898.308
2Todd Smith and Associates $3,500.001
3Wade Busby Memorial $1,600.001
4Dragonfly $1,493.332
5Gonzales Cannon $1,303.772
6Republican Party of Texas $1,250.001
7Gonzales Inquirer $1,234.883
8Seguin Gazette $1,123.962
9Friends of NRA $990.002
10Dragonfly Garment Co. $686.161

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2012$16,710.00 $27,948.97
2011$11,966.25 $20,284.31

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/28/2012Laurie Leach $50.00
05/17/2012Wade Arledge $5,000.00
05/17/2012Tommie Lou Ricklin $1,000.00
05/08/2012J. Mahrmann $100.00
04/05/2012Clark Grein $420.00
03/29/2012Clark Grein $6,000.00
03/28/2012Katherine Thompson Garcia $200.00
03/28/2012John Schnuriger $100.00
03/28/2012Ernice Goodwill $40.00
03/24/2012Ken Castle $200.00
03/24/2012Barbara Upper $100.00
03/15/2012Scott Baldwin $900.00
02/15/2012Paul Jordan $500.00
01/14/2012Higdon Hardy & Zuflacht $500.00
01/14/2012Vicki Patillo $400.00
01/14/2012Gretchen Martin $200.00
01/14/2012Charles Chenoweth $150.00
01/14/2012Robert Tasler $100.00
01/14/2012Ray Hause $100.00
01/14/2012Barry Wiley $100.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/29/2012Patricia Finch $403.35Reimbursement for Personally Paid Expenditures
05/25/2012Home Depot $30.27materials for signs
05/23/2012San Antonio Express News $527.25newspaper advertising
05/21/2012Todd Smith & Associates $6,442.00consulting and printing expense
05/17/2012Seguin Gazette $773.96newspaper advertising
05/15/2012Northeast Herald $527.25newspaper advertising
05/15/2012Home Depot $219.27tposts and materials for signs
05/14/2012Gonzales Inquirer $506.00newspaper advertisement
05/11/2012Seguin Gazette $350.00newspaper advertisement
05/10/2012Dragonfly $1,093.33signs
05/10/2012Halletsville Publishing $435.38newspaper advertising
05/10/2012Office Depot $222.13printing expense
05/09/2012Gonzales Cannon $869.40newspaper advertisement
05/06/2012Todd Smith and Associates $3,500.00consulting and printing expense
05/02/2012Legal Video Of Texas $100.00video of debate
04/25/2012Gonzales Inquirer $250.00newspaper advertisement
04/19/2012Legal Video of Texas $200.00video of debate
04/09/2012Gonzales Inquirer $478.88newspaper advertisement
04/07/2012Collin Grein $75.00installation of signs
04/05/2012Dragonfly $400.00signs
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 75 ms.