Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Watkins, Karen L. (Ms.)

JCOH · JUSTICE_COA 3
Filer ID: 00067607
9 reports · First filing 01/17/2012 · Latest filing 07/14/2013
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
JUSTICE_COA
District / Place
3
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/17/2012
Latest Filing
07/14/2013
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2013 – 06/30/2013
Reports
9

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$69,295.00
Expenditures
$135,488.75
Transactions
294
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$40,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2013
$0.00
Average Contribution
$301.28
Average Expenditure
$2,117.01
First Contribution
09/30/2011
Last Contribution
11/10/2012
First Expenditure
08/30/2011
Last Expenditure
06/27/2013

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
211
Reported Payee Entities
25
Top Contributor
Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association PAC
Top Reported Payee
Media Strategies & Research

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
211
506 contributions · $132,066.00
Vendor Relationships
18
76 payments · $134,111.66
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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 spentWatkins, Karen L. (Ms.)Focal filer / committeeCapital Area Trial Lawyers Association PACCapital Area Trial Lawyers Associatio…$5,000.00 · 2 giftsR. Stephen McNallyR. Stephen McNally$5,000.00 · 1 giftsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$4,500.00 · 1 giftsVic Feazell, P.C.Vic Feazell, P.C.$2,500.00 · 1 giftsWilliam Clark LeaWilliam Clark Lea$2,000.00 · 1 giftsMedia Strategies & ResearchMedia Strategies & Research$62,000.00 · 3 paymentsPanika DillonPanika Dillon$13,250.00 · 8 paymentsCheckMark TypesettingCheckMark Typesetting$9,418.56 · 3 paymentsMAP Political CommunicationMAP Political Communication$7,525.00 · 2 paymentsTravis County Democratic Party Executive CommitteeTravis County Democratic Party Execut…$7,500.00 · 3 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
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
1Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association PAC $5,000.002
2R. Stephen McNally $5,000.001
3Texas Democratic Party $4,500.001
4Vic Feazell, P.C. $2,500.001
5William Clark Lea $2,000.001
6Rick Kelley $1,000.003
7Capital Area Democratic Women $1,000.002
8Ray Chester $1,000.002
9Ausley, Algert, Robertson & Flores, LLP $1,000.001
10Brown McCarroll, LLP Political Action Committee $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Media Strategies & Research $62,000.003
2Panika Dillon $13,250.008
3CheckMark Typesetting $9,418.563
4MAP Political Communication $7,525.002
5Travis County Democratic Party Executive Committee $7,500.003
6Paul Chambliss $7,281.005
7Valinda Bolton $5,924.763
8Blue Roots Strategies, Inc. $5,265.549
9Worley Printing $3,401.325
10Josiah Biggs $3,250.003

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2013$0.00 $2,077.55
2012$65,310.00 $126,435.74
2011$3,985.00 $6,975.46

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/10/2012Slack & Davis, L.L.P $1,000.00
11/10/2012Capital Area Progressive Democrats $500.00
11/03/2012Elliott Naishtat Campaign $100.00
11/02/2012Don Henry Magee $100.00 McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, LLP · Lawyer
11/01/2012Paul Toprac $49.00 University of Texas · Education
10/29/2012R. Stephen McNally $5,000.00 Self · Lawyer
10/29/2012Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association PAC $2,500.00
10/27/2012Carroll Martin $100.00 Scott, Douglass & McConnico, LLP · Attorney
10/26/2012Brown McCarroll, LLP Political Action Committee $1,000.00
10/26/2012Sam Greer $250.00 Foster Apprentice Training Enterprises, Inc. · Educator
10/26/2012Democratic Women of Comal County $75.00
10/22/2012Laurie Biddle $500.00 Hall Financial Group · Lawyer
10/22/2012Karen Huber $500.00 Travis County · County Commissioner
10/22/2012Thompson & Knight LLP Political Action Committee $500.00
10/22/2012James Boyle $250.00 Herrera & Boyle, P.C. · Attorney
10/22/2012Capital Area Democratic Women $250.00
10/21/2012Laura Cartwright $50.00 Motion picture industry · movie producer
10/20/2012Marc Knisely $100.00 Jackson, Sjoberg, McCarthy & Townsend, LLP · Lawyer
10/19/2012Ausley, Algert, Robertson & Flores, LLP $1,000.00
10/19/2012R. James George $750.00 George & Brothers · Lawyer

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/27/2013Karen Watkins $2,000.00Reimbursement for personal funds paid to MAP 11/05/2012
06/27/2013Karen Watkins $77.55Reimbursement of personal funds paid to Paul Chambliss in 10/2012
12/10/2012Valinda Bolton $218.63Fees for fundraising consultant
12/05/2012Josiah Biggs $750.00Various campaign services
11/30/2012Linda Shoemaker $50.00Fees for road sign removal
11/07/2012Piryx/Rally $4.50Fee for on-line donation
11/06/2012Valinda Bolton $2,811.00Fees for fundraising consultant
11/05/2012MAP Political Communication $5,525.00Production of TV advertisement
11/05/2012MAP Political Communication $2,000.00Production of TV advertisement
11/01/2012Josiah Biggs $1,500.00Various campaign services
10/30/2012Media Strategies & Research $12,000.00Purchase of additional television time
10/30/2012Paul Chambliss $2,000.00Fees to put up additional road signs
10/30/2012Paul Chambliss $520.00Fees to put up road signs
10/27/2012Piryx/Rally $168.50Fee for online donation service
10/23/2012Paul Chambliss $2,520.00Labor to put up road signs
10/16/2012Paul Chambliss $1,050.00Labor to deliver road signs and equipment
10/15/2012Travis County Democratic Party Executive Committee $2,500.00Donation for coordinated campaign work on behalf of candidate
10/10/2012Media Strategies & Research $40,000.00television slots for advertisements
10/09/2012Media Strategies & Research $10,000.00television slots for advertisements
10/07/2012CheckMark Typesetting $3,768.69yard signs
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 307 ms.