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

Johnston, Matthew Grant (Mr.)

COH · STATEREP 133
Filer ID: 00067625 · Houston · TX
3 reports · First filing 01/17/2012 · Latest filing 06/24/2013
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
STATEREP
District / Place
133
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77079
First Filing
01/17/2012
Latest Filing
06/24/2013
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2012 – 04/30/2013
Reports
3

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$14,559.59
Expenditures
$16,560.00
Transactions
38
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$3,250.00
COH as of 04/30/2013
$0.00
Average Contribution
$727.98
Average Expenditure
$920.00
First Contribution
07/28/2011
Last Contribution
03/01/2012
First Expenditure
10/24/2011
Last Expenditure
03/16/2012

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
13
Reported Payee Entities
4
Top Contributor
Michael Johnston
Top Reported Payee
Sylvan Rodriguez

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
13
20 contributions · $14,559.59
Vendor Relationships
3
4 payments · $4,600.00
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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 spentJohnston, Matthew Grant (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeMichael JohnstonMichael Johnston$4,500.00 · 2 giftsMike JohnstonMike Johnston$4,000.00 · 2 giftsMatthew JohnstonMatthew Johnston$3,200.00 · 3 giftsAshok JainAshok Jain$1,000.00 · 2 giftsGene NewmanGene Newman$400.00 · 2 giftsSylvan RodriguezSylvan Rodriguez$11,960.00 · 14 paymentsTrajectory Media Co.Trajectory Media Co.$3,600.00 · 2 paymentsHarris County GOPHarris County GOP$750.00 · 1 paymentsTrajectory Media CoTrajectory Media Co$250.00 · 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
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
1Michael Johnston $4,500.002
2Mike Johnston $4,000.002
3Matthew Johnston $3,200.003
4Ashok Jain $1,000.002
5Gene Newman $400.002
6Amy Johnston-Carmichael $250.001
7Bill Cox $250.001
8Caroline Devine $250.001
9Hans Graf $250.001
10Michael Dineen $250.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Sylvan Rodriguez $11,960.0014
2Trajectory Media Co. $3,600.002
3Harris County GOP $750.001
4Trajectory Media Co $250.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2012$8,450.00 $11,660.00
2011$6,109.59 $4,900.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/01/2012Mike Johnston $2,000.00 Sullins Johnston Rohrbach & Magers · Attorney
03/01/2012Mike Johnston $2,000.00 Sullins Johnston Rohrbach & Magers · Attorney
02/17/2012Kurt Schoeffler $25.00 Rice University · MBA Student
02/17/2012Kurt Schoeffler $25.00 Rice University · MBA Student
02/07/2012Ashok Jain $500.00 Self · Physician
02/07/2012Ashok Jain $500.00 Self · Physician
02/03/2012Gene Newman $200.00 none
02/03/2012Gene Newman $200.00 None
02/02/2012Matthew Johnston $1,500.00 Sullins Johnston Rohrbach & Magers · Attorney
02/02/2012Matthew Johnston $1,500.00 Sullins Johnston Rohrbach & Magers · Attorney
12/29/2011Joshua Sheffield $100.00
12/23/2011Caroline Devine $250.00
12/18/2011Amy Johnston-Carmichael $250.00
12/17/2011Hans Graf $250.00
12/12/2011Michael Dineen $250.00
12/12/2011Bill Cox $250.00
11/29/2011Michael Johnston $2,000.00 Sullins Johnston Rohrbach & Magers · Attorney
10/24/2011Sullins Johnston Rohrbach & Magers $59.59
10/07/2011Michael Johnston $2,500.00 Sullins Johnston Rohrbach & Magers · Attorney
07/28/2011Matthew Johnston $200.00 Sullins Johnston Rohrbach & Magers · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
03/16/2012Sylvan Rodriguez $180.00Labor
03/16/2012Sylvan Rodriguez $180.00Labor
03/14/2012Sylvan Rodriguez $600.00Labor
03/14/2012Sylvan Rodriguez $600.00Labor
03/13/2012Sylvan Rodriguez $400.00Labor
03/13/2012Sylvan Rodriguez $400.00Labor
03/12/2012Sylvan Rodriguez $1,200.00Labor
03/12/2012Sylvan Rodriguez $1,200.00Labor
02/06/2012Sylvan Rodriguez $1,250.00Labor
02/06/2012Sylvan Rodriguez $1,250.00Labor
02/03/2012Trajectory Media Co. $3,250.00Post Cards Business Cards
02/03/2012Trajectory Media Co $250.00Post Cards Business Cards
01/03/2012Sylvan Rodriguez $900.00Payment to Sylvan Rodriguez
12/19/2011Sylvan Rodriguez $500.00Payment to Sylvan Rodriguez
12/10/2011Trajectory Media Co. $350.00Banners Post Cards Letterhead Envelopes
12/02/2011Sylvan Rodriguez $1,800.00Payment to Sylvan Rodriguez
12/01/2011Harris County GOP $750.00Filing Fee to Harris County GOP
10/24/2011Sylvan Rodriguez $1,500.00Payment to Sylvan Rodriguez
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 113 ms.