Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Gardner, Barbara J. (Ms.)
Filer / Committee

Gardner, Barbara J. (Ms.)

JCOH · Court Of Appeals, Justice 1
Filer ID: 00067819 · Houston · TX
18 reports · First filing 01/16/2012 · Latest filing 01/16/2017
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
Court Of Appeals, Justice
District / Place
1
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77007
First Filing
01/16/2012
Latest Filing
01/16/2017
Latest Reporting Period
10/30/2016 – 01/16/2017
Reports
18

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$46,787.37
Expenditures
$206,921.35
Transactions
317
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$36,400.00
COH as of 01/16/2017
$95.87
Average Contribution
$314.01
Average Expenditure
$1,231.67
First Contribution
11/18/2011
Last Contribution
09/28/2016
First Expenditure
10/23/2011
Last Expenditure
10/29/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
113
Reported Payee Entities
78
Top Contributor
Victor Linck
Top Reported Payee
Campaign Strategies, Inc.

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
113
149 contributions · $46,787.37
Vendor Relationships
69
145 payments · $199,002.70
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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 spentGardner, Barbara J. (Ms.)Focal filer / committeeVictor LinckVictor Linck$5,000.00 · 1 giftsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$4,500.00 · 1 giftsMichael O'ConnorMichael O'Connor$4,400.00 · 1 giftsBarbara CrouchBarbara Crouch$3,600.00 · 5 giftsJeff BaleJeff Bale$3,000.00 · 2 giftsCampaign Strategies, Inc.Campaign Strategies, Inc.$109,200.00 · 3 paymentsCoastal Signs, Inc.Coastal Signs, Inc.$20,983.00 · 2 paymentsSign AdSign Ad$11,000.00 · 2 paymentsStrong StrategiesStrong Strategies$9,937.56 · 3 paymentsHaris County Democratic Party Coordinate CampaignHaris County Democratic Party Coordin…$6,500.00 · 2 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
1Victor Linck $5,000.001
2Texas Democratic Party $4,500.001
3Michael O'Connor $4,400.001
4Barbara Crouch $3,600.005
5Jeff Bale $3,000.002
6Richard Fuqua $1,500.002
7IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund $1,000.001
8Susman Godfrey, L.L.P. $1,000.001
9Jack McGehee $1,000.001
10Lisa Lewis $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Campaign Strategies, Inc. $109,200.003
2Coastal Signs, Inc. $20,983.002
3Sign Ad $11,000.002
4Strong Strategies $9,937.563
5Haris County Democratic Party Coordinate Campaign $6,500.002
6Texas Democratic Party $6,000.003
7Harris County Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign $3,500.001
8Video Files $3,325.002
9Constant Contact $2,484.361
10Evin Thayer Studios $2,349.442

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$350.00 $557.13
2015$0.00 $3,071.81
2014$30,356.88 $167,820.48
2013$1,305.00 $743.36
2012$13,495.49 $29,849.33
2011$1,280.00 $4,879.24

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
09/28/2016Katherine Mize $250.00 Mize Minces, P.C. · Attorney
08/26/2016Kingwood Area Democrats $100.00
11/01/2014Criselda Romero $100.00 N/A · Student
10/25/2014Zandra Anderson $100.00 Attorney at Law · Attorney
10/23/2014Teana Watson $100.00 T.V. Watson Law, PC · Attorney
10/20/2014Paul Francis $250.00 Baker Hostetler · Lawyer
10/20/2014Annette Lamoreaux $100.00 Law Offices of Annette Lamoreaux · Attorney
09/24/2014IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund $1,000.00
09/24/2014Jeff Bale $500.00 The Bale Law Firm, PLLC · Lawyer
09/24/2014Thomas Barnes $100.00 The Barnes Law Firm · Lawyer
09/24/2014John Kirtley $100.00 Ferrer, Poirot & Wansborough · Lawyer
09/18/2014Gayle Fallon $250.00 Houston Federation of Teachers · Union Officer
09/18/2014Katherine Butler $250.00 Butler & Harris · Attorney
09/18/2014Michele Mullin $250.00 Havins & Associates, PC · Law Firm Administrator
09/18/2014Gideon Adjei $250.00 Remington Collier Pub lishers · Author
09/18/2014Mary Galligan $100.00 Galligan & Manning · Lawyer
09/18/2014John Odam $100.00 Funderburj & Funderburk · Attorney
09/17/2014Michael Doyle $500.00 Doyle Raizner, LLP · Attorney
09/17/2014Barbara Radnofsky $246.00 Self Employed · Attorney
09/17/2014David Phillips $200.00 Phillips & Associates · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/29/2016Go Union Printing $303.00Push cards
07/01/2016Patricia Blassingame $200.00Set up, revise, and finalize web site.
07/01/2016Homer Carvajal $54.13Layout & production resolution design for push cards.
12/17/2015Patricia Blassingame $100.00Design campaign web site
12/04/2015Texas Democratic Party $2,500.00Filing fee
01/12/2015Barbara Gardner $471.81Repay portion of personal funds loaned
11/17/2014Strong Strategies $674.07Fundraising Consultant
11/05/2014Broadcast Youth Network $750.00Video clip for TV
11/05/2014Video Files $625.00Video for social media
11/05/2014Carvajal Creative $75.78Graphic arts design
10/28/2014Linhuyen Pham $150.00IT and email work
10/27/2014Campaign Strategies, Inc. $36,400.003rd mailer
10/21/2014Linhuyen Pham $510.00IT consultant for database
10/21/2014Go Daddy $116.15Web site fee renewal
10/20/2014Campaign Strategies, Inc. $36,400.002d mailer
10/15/2014Broadcast Youth Network $375.00Video clip for TV
10/14/2014Linhuyen Pham $620.00IT consultant for database
10/13/2014Campaign Strategies, Inc. $36,400.001st mailer
10/13/2014Houston Sun $300.00Sponsor breakfast
10/07/2014Linhuyen Pham $200.00IT consultant for database
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 43 ms.