Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Ponton III, Arvel Rodolphus (Mr.)
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Ponton III, Arvel Rodolphus (Mr.)

COH · District Attorney (Multi-county) 83
Filer ID: 00067854 · Alpine · TX
17 reports · First filing 01/17/2012 · Latest filing 07/15/2016
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
District Attorney (Multi-county)
District / Place
83
Mailing Location
Alpine · TX · 79830
First Filing
01/17/2012
Latest Filing
07/15/2016
Latest Reporting Period
02/21/2016 – 07/15/2016
Reports
17

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$18,200.00
Expenditures
$23,654.55
Transactions
61
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$2,000.00
COH as of 07/15/2016
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,400.00
Average Expenditure
$492.80
First Contribution
11/09/2015
Last Contribution
02/19/2016
First Expenditure
05/24/2012
Last Expenditure
02/20/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
12
Reported Payee Entities
33
Top Contributor
J Boerschig
Top Reported Payee
Allied Advertising

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
12
13 contributions · $18,200.00
Vendor Relationships
30
43 payments · $18,479.55
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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 spentPonton III, Arvel Rodolphus (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeJ BoerschigJ Boerschig$5,000.00 · 1 giftsJ BryanJ Bryan$5,000.00 · 1 giftsHeriberto RamosHeriberto Ramos$2,000.00 · 1 giftsJed BeckerJed Becker$1,750.00 · 2 giftsJ HaynesJ Haynes$1,000.00 · 1 giftsAllied AdvertisingAllied Advertising$5,976.68 · 5 paymentsFrancisco CastilloFrancisco Castillo$4,200.00 · 3 paymentsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$2,200.00 · 3 paymentsAlpine Avalanche/Ft. Stockton PioneerAlpine Avalanche/Ft. Stockton Pioneer$1,699.50 · 3 paymentsKFSTKFST$1,605.00 · 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
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
1J Boerschig $5,000.001
2J Bryan $5,000.001
3Heriberto Ramos $2,000.001
4Jed Becker $1,750.002
5J Haynes $1,000.001
6R Pate $1,000.001
7Texas Democratic Party $600.001
8A. Chavez $500.001
9C Wessling $500.001
10Sam Bassett $500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Allied Advertising $5,976.685
2Francisco Castillo $4,200.003
3Texas Democratic Party $2,200.003
4Alpine Avalanche/Ft. Stockton Pioneer $1,699.503
5KFST $1,605.002
6Prestige Printing $873.422
7Cable Advertising $750.001
8U S Postal Service $700.001
9Robert White $700.001
10Big Bend Sentinel $553.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$5,100.00 $7,417.29
2015$13,100.00 $9,202.76
2012$0.00 $7,034.50

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/19/2016Tim Crowley $100.00 Crowley and Norman
02/14/2016A. Chavez $500.00
02/03/2016Sam Bassett $500.00
02/02/2016Jed Becker $1,500.00
01/21/2016W Williams $250.00 Retired
01/21/2016Jed Becker $250.00
01/20/2016Heriberto Ramos $2,000.00 self · Attorney
12/17/2015Texas Democratic Party $600.00
12/14/2015C Wessling $500.00 consultant
11/24/2015J Boerschig $5,000.00 Real estate
11/23/2015J Bryan $5,000.00 Retired
11/17/2015J Haynes $1,000.00 Retired
11/09/2015R Pate $1,000.00 Retired

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/20/2016Francisco Castillo $1,200.00Consulting
02/17/2016Big Bend Radio $504.00radio ads
02/16/2016Francisco Castillo $2,000.00consulting
02/16/2016Allied Advertising $760.46campaign signs
02/16/2016Ft Stockton Pioneer $465.00display ad
02/16/2016Alpine Avalanche/Ft. Stockton Pioneer $405.00advertising
02/15/2016KFST $605.00radio ads
02/15/2016Paisano Dining Room $240.06food
01/21/2016Sunoco $283.12Fuel
01/21/2016Big Bend Saddlery $47.58wallet
01/20/2016Cochineal $120.50meal
01/16/2016McCoys, others $54.05campaign supplies
01/10/2016Robert White $700.00Precinct labor
01/10/2016Alfredos Restaurant $32.52meal
12/31/2015McCoys, others $458.83Misc gifts, sign expense, other
12/31/2015Prestige Printing $436.71Cards
12/24/2015Prestige Printing $436.71Cards
12/23/2015F Uranga $275.00Sign labor
12/19/2015True Value $25.96Misc
12/18/2015Texas Democratic Party $300.00Voter info
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 299 ms.