Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Biard IV, John William Thomas (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 62
Filer ID: 00067674
31 reports · First filing 01/17/2012 · Latest filing 01/19/2025
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
JUDGEDIST
District / Place
62
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/17/2012
Latest Filing
01/19/2025
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2025 – 01/19/2025
Reports
31

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$35,328.00
Expenditures
$113,501.05
Transactions
129
Largest Contribution
$4,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$23,501.55
COH as of 01/19/2025
$0.00
Average Contribution
$569.81
Average Expenditure
$1,694.05
First Contribution
09/12/2011
Last Contribution
11/16/2023
First Expenditure
09/14/2011
Last Expenditure
01/19/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
59
Reported Payee Entities
23
Top Contributor
Don Biard (Brother of Candidate)
Top Reported Payee
KC Strategies

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
59
62 contributions · $35,328.00
Vendor Relationships
20
63 payments · $112,019.55
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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 spentBiard IV, John William Thomas (The…Focal filer / committeeDon Biard (Brother of Candidate)Don Biard (Brother of Candidate)$4,000.00 · 1 giftsJohn BiardJohn Biard$1,600.00 · 2 giftsBiard WillBiard Will$1,600.00 · 1 giftsSmith McDowell & GinnSmith McDowell & Ginn$1,000.00 · 1 giftsBrad PerryBrad Perry$1,000.00 · 1 giftsKC StrategiesKC Strategies$46,242.19 · 9 paymentsFirst Federal Community BankFirst Federal Community Bank$35,322.83 · 2 paymentsBuildasign.comBuildasign.com$6,024.18 · 7 paymentsRepublican Party of TexasRepublican Party of Texas$6,000.00 · 4 paymentsThe Paris NewsThe Paris News$4,740.53 · 7 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
Contributions78.5th#1,874 of 8,722
Expenditures74.5th#2,221 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity75.2th#2,162 of 8,722
Transaction Volume73.4th#2,320 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions100.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Don Biard (Brother of Candidate) $4,000.001
2John Biard $1,600.002
3Biard Will $1,600.001
4Smith McDowell & Ginn $1,000.001
5Brad Perry $1,000.001
6Carl Cecil $1,000.001
7Chad Cable $1,000.001
8Don McCaskill $1,000.001
9Frank Miller $1,000.001
10Gregg Price $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1KC Strategies $46,242.199
2First Federal Community Bank $35,322.832
3Buildasign.com $6,024.187
4Republican Party of Texas $6,000.004
5The Paris News $4,740.537
6PoliticalSign.Com $3,212.602
7Texas GOP Store $2,924.921
8East Texas Broadcasting $2,470.001
9Echo Publishing $1,581.125
10CustomInk.com $1,003.253

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$0.00 $111.50
2023$1,600.00 $1,500.00
2019$1,500.00 $1,500.00
2015$0.00 $1,500.00
2012$26,550.00 $95,908.59
2011$5,678.00 $12,980.96

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/16/2023Biard Will $1,600.00 Judge
11/07/2019John Biard $1,500.00 District Judge
10/09/2012Gregg Price $1,000.00 Price Law Firm · Attorney
09/05/2012John Miles $1,000.00 Peoples National Bank · Banking
09/05/2012Brad Perry $1,000.00 Peoples National Bank · Banking
09/05/2012Ronald Abbott $1,000.00 Peoples National Bank · Banking
09/05/2012Terry Christian $1,000.00 Peoples National Bank · Loan Officer
09/05/2012Richard Browning $1,000.00 Retired · Retired
09/05/2012Don McCaskill $1,000.00 Retired · Retired
08/29/2012Mike Mosher $500.00 Mosher Law Firm · Attorney
08/05/2012James Rodgers $1,000.00 Moore Law Firm · Attorney
07/18/2012Chad Cable $1,000.00 Cable Law Firm · Attorney
07/18/2012Smith McDowell & Ginn $1,000.00
07/10/2012Bailey eley $100.00 State of Texas · Judge
06/12/2012Coy Johnson $500.00 Johnson Law Firm, PC · Attorney
06/06/2012Wes Tidwell $1,000.00 Ellis & Tidwell LLP · Attorney
06/03/2012Wehrman Douglas $100.00 Retired · Retired
06/02/2012Homer Thornton $250.00 Retired · Retired
05/18/2012McLaughlin, Hutchison & Biard, LLP $500.00
05/16/2012Philip Cecil $500.00 Liberty National Bank · Banking

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/19/2025John Biard $111.50Partial Loan Repayment
11/28/2023Republican Party of Texas $1,500.00Filing Fee
11/09/2019Republican Party of Texas $1,500.00Filing Fee
11/16/2015Republican Party of Texas $1,500.00Filing Fee
11/01/2012First Federal Community Bank $23,501.55Repaid Loan of $23,400 plus accured interest
11/01/2012First Federal Community Bank $11,821.28Repaid Loan of $11,700 plus accrued interest
10/05/2012KC Strategies $5,000.00Agreed Fee
06/07/2012Anna Holt $350.00Campaign Assistant
05/30/2012The Paris News $1,033.50paper ad
05/28/2012The Paris News $1,017.45Paper Ad
05/26/2012The Paris News $288.22Paper Ad
05/19/2012Hometown Web Media $100.00Website Ad
05/18/2012Tim Kelty $500.00Billboard
05/17/2012KC Strategies $11,270.98Direct Mailer
05/17/2012KC Strategies $665.91Telephone Autodialer
05/16/2012East Texas Broadcasting $2,470.00Radio ads
05/16/2012The Paris News $1,152.92Ads in Paris News
05/16/2012Anna Holt $520.00Campaign Assistant
05/16/2012Echo Publishing $399.60Ads in SS News Telegram
05/16/2012ATT $48.00Cell Phone
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 41 ms.