Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Townsley, Janet (Ms.)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 152
Filer ID: 00067823
8 reports · First filing 01/17/2012 · Latest filing 02/03/2014
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
152
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/17/2012
Latest Filing
02/03/2014
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2013 – 02/03/2014
Reports
8

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$24,456.42
Expenditures
$46,903.89
Transactions
130
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$7,000.00
COH as of 02/03/2014
$0.00
Average Contribution
$376.25
Average Expenditure
$721.60
First Contribution
10/12/2011
Last Contribution
07/26/2012
First Expenditure
10/02/2011
Last Expenditure
06/28/2013

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
57
Reported Payee Entities
21
Top Contributor
Laura Pontikes
Top Reported Payee
The What's UP Program

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
57
65 contributions · $24,456.42
Vendor Relationships
19
54 payments · $40,175.61
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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 spentTownsley, Janet (Ms.)Focal filer / committeeLaura PontikesLaura Pontikes$5,000.00 · 1 giftsHenry P. GiesselHenry P. Giessel$3,000.00 · 2 giftsMcKinney & Cooper, L.L.P.McKinney & Cooper, L.L.P.$1,500.00 · 2 giftsPhillips & Akers, P.C.Phillips & Akers, P.C.$1,000.00 · 2 giftsUSAA Employee PACUSAA Employee PAC$1,000.00 · 1 giftsThe What's UP ProgramThe What's UP Program$24,000.00 · 17 paymentsJanet TownsleyJanet Townsley$6,378.28 · 10 paymentsHarris County Republican PartyHarris County Republican Party$4,250.00 · 3 payments365 Strategies365 Strategies$3,300.78 · 3 paymentsThe MJS GroupThe MJS Group$1,850.00 · 8 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
1Laura Pontikes $5,000.001
2Henry P. Giessel $3,000.002
3McKinney & Cooper, L.L.P. $1,500.002
4Phillips & Akers, P.C. $1,000.002
5USAA Employee PAC $1,000.001
6Bettye Arnold $1,000.001
7Virginia Bashara $1,000.001
8Sprott, Rigby, Newsom, Robbins & Lunceford, P.C. $750.002
9Hartline Dacus Barger Dreyer LLP $500.001
10Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering $500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1The What's UP Program $24,000.0017
2Janet Townsley $6,378.2810
3Harris County Republican Party $4,250.003
4365 Strategies $3,300.783
5The MJS Group $1,850.008
6Printing-X-Press $1,234.074
7Minuteman Press Bellaire $1,026.824
8Verizon Wireless $890.301
9Mileage/Transportation $890.221
10Michael Franks Printing $577.381

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2013$0.00 $3,500.00
2012$11,325.00 $29,934.35
2011$13,131.42 $13,469.54

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
07/26/2012Matthew Mussalli $200.00 Law Office of Matthew J. Mussalli, P.C. · Attorney
07/25/2012Donald Zwernemann $125.00 Zwernemann Law Offices · Attorney
07/23/2012McKinney & Cooper, L.L.P. $500.00 Law Firm
07/20/2012Hennessy & Associates $500.00 Law Firm
07/10/2012Michael Frachtman $100.00 Frachtman Law Office · Attorney
07/07/2012Jacques Balette $500.00 Marks Balette & Giessel · Attorney
07/06/2012The Camberg Law Firm P.C. $100.00 Law Firm
06/29/2012James Patrick Smith $250.00 Self · Attorney
06/29/2012Nancy Frachtman $100.00 Law Office of Nancy F. Fractman · Attorney
06/29/2012Zimmerman, Axelrad, Meyer, Stern & Wise, P.C. $100.00 Law Firm
06/27/2012Terry Fry $100.00 Terry G. Fry,P.C. · Attorney
06/22/2012Tekell, Book, Allen & Morris, L.L.P. $250.00 Law Firm
06/21/2012Sprott, Rigby, Newsom, Robbins & Lunceford, P.C. $500.00 Law Firm
06/12/2012Henry P. Giessel $500.00 Marks Balette & Giessel · Attorney
06/07/2012Phillips & Akers, P.C. $500.00 Law Firm
06/06/2012Linda Goad $100.00 Retired
06/06/2012Lynne Pearson $50.00 Book Keeper
06/04/2012Norma Wendlandt $100.00 Retired
05/12/2012Cecil and Janet Cockerham $50.00 Faith West · School Administrator
05/02/2012Virginia Bashara $1,000.00 Retired

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/28/2013The What's UP Program $500.00Advertisement expense 2012 campaign
05/31/2013The What's UP Program $500.00Advertisemment expense 2012 campaign
04/30/2013The What's UP Program $500.00Advertisement expense 2012 campaign
04/12/2013The What's UP Program $500.00Advertisement expense 2012 campaign
02/28/2013The What's UP Program $500.00Advertisement expense 2012 campaign
02/11/2013The What's UP Program $500.00Advertisement expense 2012 campaign
01/04/2013The What's UP Program $500.00Advertisment Expense for 2012 Campaign
12/20/2012The What's UP Program $500.00Advertising
11/07/2012The What's UP Program $500.00Advertising
10/05/2012The What's UP Program $500.00Advertising
09/04/2012Michael Franks Printing $577.38Printing
08/16/2012The What's UP Program $500.00Advertising
08/06/2012Pay Pal $30.00Fee
07/30/2012The What's UP Program $500.00Advertising
07/27/2012The What's UP Program $1,000.00Advertising
07/21/2012Janet Townsley $572.00Mileage reimbursement intended
07/18/2012The MJS Group $250.00Consulting Fee
07/16/2012365 Strategies $285.86Graphics
07/15/2012The What's UP Program $7,000.00full page ad
07/06/2012Printing-X-Press $248.98Printing
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 45 ms.