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

Appelt Jr., Joseph P. (Mr.)

JCOH · District Judge 37
Filer ID: 00067669
31 reports · First filing 01/17/2012 · Latest filing 01/17/2022
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
District Judge
District / Place
37
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/17/2012
Latest Filing
01/17/2022
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2021 – 12/31/2021
Reports
31

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$40,135.05
Expenditures
$49,873.37
Transactions
211
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$3,500.00
COH as of 12/31/2021
$0.00
Average Contribution
$343.03
Average Expenditure
$530.57
First Contribution
08/22/2011
Last Contribution
10/19/2020
First Expenditure
09/02/2011
Last Expenditure
08/14/2020

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
98
Reported Payee Entities
50
Top Contributor
Gary Cram
Top Reported Payee
Allied Advertising

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
98
117 contributions · $40,135.05
Vendor Relationships
36
68 payments · $37,497.97
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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 spentAppelt Jr., Joseph P. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeGary CramGary Cram$3,283.33 · 4 giftsThomas DorsaThomas Dorsa$2,750.00 · 2 giftsArthur AugustineArthur Augustine$2,500.00 · 1 giftsSharee VarelasSharee Varelas$2,000.00 · 1 giftsJoe BrownJoe Brown$1,500.00 · 1 giftsAllied AdvertisingAllied Advertising$7,820.41 · 8 paymentsIsaac ThornsburgIsaac Thornsburg$5,204.00 · 4 paymentsLone Star MediaLone Star Media$3,491.07 · 2 paymentsDigital BannersDigital Banners$3,297.87 · 7 paymentsClear Channel OutdoorClear Channel Outdoor$3,000.00 · 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
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
1Gary Cram $3,283.334
2Thomas Dorsa $2,750.002
3Arthur Augustine $2,500.001
4Sharee Varelas $2,000.001
5Joe Brown $1,500.001
6Ramona Harnish $1,500.001
7Jamie Graham $1,000.002
8Keith Miller $1,000.002
9Petrina Carlton $1,000.001
10Clinton Lawson $955.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Allied Advertising $7,820.418
2Isaac Thornsburg $5,204.004
3Lone Star Media $3,491.072
4Digital Banners $3,297.877
5Clear Channel Outdoor $3,000.001
6Westside Sol $2,900.005
7Alamo Mailing $2,754.152
8Bexar County GOP $2,600.002
9Bexar County Republican Party $2,500.001
10Sign Busters, LLC $2,437.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2020$1,600.00 $1,300.00
2019$0.00 $2,500.00
2018$550.00 $4,121.32
2017$2,100.00 $4,390.71
2014$791.00 $3,253.01
2013$4,945.50 $2,834.10
2012$21,851.08 $25,822.04
2011$8,297.47 $5,652.19

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/19/2020San Antonio Republican Women PAC $150.00
10/06/2020G P M PAC $100.00
09/09/2020Republican Club of Bexar County $250.00
09/05/2020Alamo City Republican Women/PAC $250.00
08/14/2020Thomas Dorsa $750.00 Deputy Sheriff
08/04/2020San Antonio Republican Women PAC $100.00
02/21/2018Robert Garza $500.00 Attorney
02/06/2018Thomas Marburger $50.00 retired · retired
10/14/2017Thomas Dorsa $2,000.00 Deputy Sheriff
08/11/2017Patricia Gutting $100.00 Retired
03/04/2014Lori Goforth $191.00 none
03/01/2014Weston Martinez $500.00 AT&T · service
02/04/2014Cameron Cooke $100.00 Cooke Law Firm · Attorney
12/05/2013Tom Keyser $100.00 self · Attorney
12/04/2013M. J. Thomas $100.00 retired
10/24/2013Keith Miller $500.00 Self · attorney
10/24/2013Charles Rodriguez $150.00 retired
10/24/2013Joe Ortiz $95.50 Bexar County Sheriff · deputy
10/23/2013John Riley $500.00 self · attorney
10/23/2013Robert Rieman $100.00 self · sales

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/14/2020Westside Sol $650.00media ads
08/08/2020Westside Sol $650.00media ads
12/09/2019Bexar County Republican Party $2,500.00Filing Fee for 2020 Primary
02/19/2018Adam McManus $650.00email blast for early voting
02/17/2018Move Busters $800.00installation and maintenance of signs for early voting sites
02/16/2018Sign Busters, LLC $1,237.00sign installation and maintenance
01/22/2018Lone Star Media $1,434.32yard signs and cards
12/28/2017Sign Busters, LLC $1,200.00put up and maintain signs
12/22/2017Lone Star Media $2,056.75signs
11/07/2017Sports Unlimited Silkscreen & Embroidery $133.96T-Shirts
11/01/2017Westside Sol $1,000.00news paper ads
02/14/2014Henry Farias $350.00sign maintenance
02/06/2014Allied Advertising $503.36signs
02/06/2014The Echo $297.00paper ad
02/06/2014Allied Advertising $37.89wire stakes for signs
02/04/2014Bexar County GOP $100.00ad in newsletter
02/04/2014St. Luke Catholic School $75.00ad in program
01/28/2014Allied Advertising $54.13stickers for signs
01/11/2014Westside Sol $400.00paper ad
01/03/2014Allied Advertising $1,235.63signs
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 134 ms.