Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Cortez Jr., Ruben (The Honorable)

COH · State Representative 37
Filer ID: 00067837 · Brownsville · TX
49 reports · First filing 01/17/2012 · Latest filing 04/30/2025
Candidate Committee · Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
COH
Office
State Representative
District / Place
37
Mailing Location
Brownsville · TX · 78521
First Filing
01/17/2012
Latest Filing
04/30/2025
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2025 – 04/30/2025
Reports
49

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$612,904.96
Expenditures
$500,761.97
Transactions
2,219
Largest Contribution
$25,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$10,000.00
COH as of 04/30/2025
—
Average Contribution
$1,077.16
Average Expenditure
$303.49
First Contribution
12/05/2011
Last Contribution
05/29/2024
First Expenditure
12/02/2011
Last Expenditure
04/24/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
301
Reported Payee Entities
401
Top Contributor
ricardo Morales
Top Reported Payee
Border Press

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
301
679 contributions · $658,679.16
Vendor Relationships
315
1,582 payments · $404,801.62
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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 spentCortez Jr., Ruben (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeericardo Moralesricardo Morales$51,000.00 · 6 giftsTBG Consulting GroupTBG Consulting Group$35,000.00 · 5 giftsJeffrey MillarJeffrey Millar$25,000.00 · 1 giftsMario torresMario torres$24,000.00 · 3 giftsTGB Consulting Group LLCTGB Consulting Group LLC$21,000.00 · 2 giftsBorder PressBorder Press$41,935.33 · 21 paymentsFacebookFacebook$26,726.91 · 63 paymentsCarisma Print DesignCarisma Print Design$24,635.39 · 17 paymentsEdward gonzalesEdward gonzales$23,350.00 · 8 paymentsuspsusps$23,147.68 · 9 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
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions96.1th#345 of 8,722
Expenditures95.8th#370 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity95.9th#357 of 8,722
Transaction Volume97.0th#266 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions51.3%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures42.7%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1ricardo Morales $51,000.006
2TBG Consulting Group $35,000.005
3Jeffrey Millar $25,000.001
4Mario torres $24,000.003
5TGB Consulting Group LLC $21,000.002
6Gignac & Associates $20,000.003
7Carolyn Oliver $20,000.002
8Texas Parent PAC $17,998.005
9Jose Vela $17,500.002
10Texas State Teachers Association $17,000.0011

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Border Press $41,935.3321
2Facebook $26,726.9163
3Carisma Print Design $24,635.3917
4Edward gonzales $23,350.008
5usps $23,147.689
6Breeden McCumber $20,000.003
7Government Services Group $20,000.002
8JA Sports $14,512.879
9TBG Consulting $14,500.003
10Texan Public Statagies $12,148.637

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$0.00 $43.00
2024$51,430.00 $59,538.26
2023$35,185.00 $1,330.70
2022$178,236.24 $227,222.53
2021$83,110.00 $23,489.24
2020$33,885.00 $45,521.04
2019$81,838.04 $30,565.52
2018$61,892.71 $61,951.08
2017$2,500.00 $310.00
2015$0.00 $10.00
2014$1,600.00 $2,050.00
2013$500.00 $300.00
2012$71,316.23 $45,059.71
2011$11,411.74 $3,370.89

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/29/2024craig ziegler $1,000.00 Truxperience LLC · owner
05/29/2024El Padrino Bail Bonds $1,000.00
05/29/2024Jaime Salazar $500.00 Self · Self
05/29/2024vicente mendez $500.00 Ambiotec · engineer
05/24/2024Valliant Energy Sources LLC $2,000.00
05/24/2024Chula Vista Construction LLC $1,000.00
05/24/2024Carlos Marin $1,000.00 Ambiotec · engineer
05/24/2024WindVentures LLC $500.00
05/22/2024Valley Med Urgent Care LLC $1,000.00
05/15/2024Association of Texas Professional Educators $3,000.00
05/15/2024Texas Parent PAC $2,500.00
05/15/2024raymond gignac $1,500.00 Gignac and Associates · Architect
05/15/2024Cane & Cattle Inc. $1,000.00
05/15/2024Texas State Teachers Association $1,000.00
05/15/2024O'Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo $1,000.00
05/15/2024Valliant Energy Sources LLC $900.00
05/15/2024Valliant Energy Sources LLC $500.00
05/15/2024Sean Galvan $500.00 istation · executive
05/15/2024vicente mendez $500.00 Ambiotec · engineer
05/15/2024Jose Pena $500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
04/24/2025Lone Star National Bank $10.00fee
03/24/2025Lone Star National Bank $10.00fee
02/24/2025Lone Star National Bank $10.00fee
01/24/2025Lone Star National Bank $13.00fee
12/24/2024Lone Star National Bank $13.00fee
11/22/2024Lone Star National Bank $10.00fee
11/04/2024Lone Star National Bank $8.59fee
10/24/2024Lone Star National Bank $10.00fee
10/02/2024Lone Star National Bank $8.59fee
09/24/2024Lone Star National Bank $10.00fee
09/03/2024Lone Star National Bank $8.59fee
08/23/2024Lone Star National Bank $10.00bank fee
08/02/2024Lone Star National Bank $8.59fee
07/24/2024Lone Star National Bank $10.00bank fee
07/02/2024Lone Star National Bank $8.59fees
06/24/2024Lone Star National Bank $18.59fees
05/30/2024Edward gonzales $6,200.00consulting expense
05/29/2024Texan Public Statagies $1,596.19consulting expense
05/29/2024Lily ollervides $300.00ad expense
05/29/2024Act Blue $59.25fees
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 184 ms.