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Gauntt, John T. (The Honorable)

JCOH · District Judge 27
Filer ID: 00067763
32 reports · First filing 01/16/2012 · Latest filing 07/06/2026
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
27
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/16/2012
Latest Filing
07/06/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
32

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$19,958.87
Expenditures
$21,445.93
Transactions
143
Largest Contribution
$2,427.20
Largest Expenditure
$2,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$0.00
Average Contribution
$246.41
Average Expenditure
$345.90
First Contribution
09/14/2011
Last Contribution
12/12/2019
First Expenditure
09/21/2011
Last Expenditure
11/09/2019

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
75
Reported Payee Entities
29
Top Contributor
Andrew Ward
Top Reported Payee
Leigh Hickman

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
75
81 contributions · $19,958.87
Vendor Relationships
27
54 payments · $14,822.70
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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 spentGauntt, John T. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeAndrew WardAndrew Ward$2,427.20 · 1 giftsWarrenDouglasWarrenDouglas$1,822.50 · 2 giftsDrayton McLaneDrayton McLane$1,000.00 · 1 giftsEd JohnsonEd Johnson$1,000.00 · 1 giftsGeorge BushGeorge Bush$1,000.00 · 1 giftsLeigh HickmanLeigh Hickman$5,123.23 · 7 paymentsRepublican Party Of TexasRepublican Party Of Texas$4,500.00 · 3 paymentsBeau Burkett Media LPBeau Burkett Media LP$2,000.00 · 1 paymentsWaco 100Waco 100$1,642.20 · 2 paymentsJohn GaunttJohn Gauntt$1,500.00 · 1 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
1Andrew Ward $2,427.201
2WarrenDouglas $1,822.502
3Drayton McLane $1,000.001
4Ed Johnson $1,000.001
5George Bush $1,000.001
6Jerry Secrest $1,000.001
7Mike Cornett $1,000.001
8Alton Boston $500.001
9Becky Hickman $500.001
10Darrell Guess $500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Leigh Hickman $5,123.237
2Republican Party Of Texas $4,500.003
3Beau Burkett Media LP $2,000.001
4Waco 100 $1,642.202
5John Gauntt $1,500.001
6Cumulus Brodcasting $1,491.004
7Foxy Propaganda $1,281.631
8Temple Daily Telegram $1,041.084
9Mail Max Direct $995.451
10Killeen Daily Herald $531.503

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2019$100.00 $3,000.00
2016$800.00 $0.00
2015$300.00 $1,500.00
2012$9,807.80 $12,947.56
2011$8,951.07 $3,998.37

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/12/2019Tarver & Blythe Attorneys $100.00
01/08/2016Prater & Ridley, Attorneys-At-Law $300.00
01/08/2016Mark Whitaker $100.00 Attorney
01/08/2016Kenneth Valka $100.00 Attorney
01/08/2016Marsha Schiller-Lunde $100.00 Attorney
01/08/2016Crews Jack $100.00 Attorney
01/08/2016Thomas Baird $100.00 Attorney
11/17/2015Messer, Potts, & Messer, P.C. $300.00
06/05/2012Gary Jones $250.00 American Bank Of Texas, N.A. · Banker
06/05/2012J. W. Perry $50.00 Retired · Retired
05/12/2012Bill Torrey $250.00 Bill Torrey · Attorney
05/08/2012Michael Ryan $96.80 Unknown · Unknown
05/07/2012Alton Boston $500.00 Self · Investments
04/27/2012Jimmy Culp $100.00 Bell County Tax Office · Employee
04/22/2012James Cure $200.00 Cure & Francis · Attorney
04/17/2012Nancy Kelsey $100.00 Retired · Retired
04/16/2012WarrenDouglas $810.00 WarrenDouglas · Advertising Firm
04/16/2012Leigh Hickman $75.00 WarrenDouglas · Advertising
04/07/2012Dorothty Powell $100.00 Retired Teacher · Retired
04/04/2012Owen Ross $51.00 Self · Minister

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/09/2019John Gauntt $1,500.00Filing Fee
11/09/2019Republican Party Of Texas $1,500.00Filing Fee
11/16/2015Republican Party Of Texas $1,500.00Filing Fee
11/15/2012Bell County Tax Accessor/Collector $10.00Voter list for general election
05/31/2012Troy Country Sun $154.00Newspaper ad
05/27/2012Mail Max Direct $995.45Mailing
05/23/2012Cumulus Brodcasting $384.00Radio spots
05/23/2012Killeen Daily Herald $205.75Newspaper ad
05/23/2012Lampasas Record Dispatch $102.00Newspaper ad
05/22/2012Temple Daily Telegram $617.60Newspaper ad
05/22/2012Waco 100 $175.10Radio spots (remaining balance due from 05-18-2012 bill estimate of $1,467.10 last period)
05/19/2012Leigh Hickman $100.00Reimbursement of Facebook expense
05/18/2012Waco 100 $1,467.10Ads
05/18/2012Cumulus Brodcasting $36.00Ads
05/17/2012Cumulus Brodcasting $36.00Ads
05/15/2012U.S. Post Office $45.00Stamps
05/13/2012Leigh Hickman $50.00Repay Facebook expense
05/11/2012Killeen Daily Herald $120.00Ad
05/10/2012Temple Daily Telegram $121.20Ad
05/07/2012Lampasas Record Dispatch $28.00Ad
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 39 ms.