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

Samaniego, Carmen (Ms.)

JCOH · JUSTICE_COA 4
Filer ID: 00067952
12 reports · First filing 01/17/2012 · Latest filing 01/12/2018
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
JUSTICE_COA
District / Place
4
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/17/2012
Latest Filing
01/12/2018
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2017 – 01/12/2018
Reports
12

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$116,912.95
Expenditures
$110,052.15
Transactions
189
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$31,018.38
COH as of 01/12/2018
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Average Contribution
$1,113.46
Average Expenditure
$1,325.93
First Contribution
12/02/2011
Last Contribution
05/17/2012
First Expenditure
11/26/2011
Last Expenditure
12/29/2017

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
95
Reported Payee Entities
31
Top Contributor
Caroline Adams
Top Reported Payee
San Antonio Graphics

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
95
105 contributions · $116,912.95
Vendor Relationships
20
63 payments · $100,780.96
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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 spentSamaniego, Carmen (Ms.)Focal filer / committeeCaroline AdamsCaroline Adams$5,000.00 · 1 giftsChristopher JohnsChristopher Johns$5,000.00 · 1 giftsChristopher LeavittChristopher Leavitt$5,000.00 · 1 giftsFrancisco GuerraFrancisco Guerra$5,000.00 · 1 giftsJoey GonzalezJoey Gonzalez$5,000.00 · 1 giftsSan Antonio GraphicsSan Antonio Graphics$42,133.27 · 4 paymentsAdelante Strategy GroupAdelante Strategy Group$34,600.00 · 10 paymentsAllied AdvertisingAllied Advertising$8,371.69 · 1 paymentsSign BustersSign Busters$4,225.00 · 3 paymentsCSG InkCSG Ink$3,000.00 · 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
1Caroline Adams $5,000.001
2Christopher Johns $5,000.001
3Christopher Leavitt $5,000.001
4Francisco Guerra $5,000.001
5Joey Gonzalez $5,000.001
6Mark Fassold $5,000.001
7Mikal Watts $5,000.001
8Nicholas Simon $5,000.001
9Pete Taaffee $5,000.001
10Ryan Thompson $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1San Antonio Graphics $42,133.274
2Adelante Strategy Group $34,600.0010
3Allied Advertising $8,371.691
4Sign Busters $4,225.003
5CSG Ink $3,000.001
6Texas Democratic Party $2,500.001
7David Clark $2,500.001
8Piryx $2,441.3829
9Roell Vento $2,300.001
10Carmen Samaniego $1,702.394

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2017$0.00 $961.76
2012$99,087.95 $100,587.00
2011$17,825.00 $8,503.39

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/17/2012Pelaez Prada PLLC $1,200.00
05/17/2012Manuel Pelaez-Prada $250.00 Pelaez Prada PLLC · Attorney
05/17/2012Crystal Bannin $200.00 Law Office of Crystal. A. Bannin · Attorney
05/17/2012Juanita Pelaez-Prada $20.00 Attorney
05/15/2012John Gonzales $100.00 Attorney
05/09/2012Martin Cukjati & Tom LLP $1,500.00
05/09/2012Samantha Rodriguez $100.00 Rosenthal Pauerstein Sandoleski Agather · Attorney
05/08/2012Tom Rhodes $750.00 Tom Rhodes Law Firm · Attorney
05/04/2012Frank Herrera $2,000.00 Law Offices of Frank Herrera · Attorney
05/04/2012Pat Maloney $950.00 Law Offices of Pat Maloney · Attorney
05/02/2012David Bright $1,292.25 Attorney
04/24/2012Ann Griffith Ash $250.00 Business Owner
04/20/2012Kelly West $100.00 Tilson Homes · Sales
04/19/2012Frank Herrera $2,000.00 The Herrera Law Firm · Attorney
04/19/2012John Nancarrow $50.00
04/18/2012Texas Democratic Party $4,500.00
04/18/2012Beth Plummer $110.50 None · Housewife
04/17/2012Christopher John Pettit $2,400.00 Chris Petfit & Associates PC · Attorney
04/13/2012Eda Torres $50.00 None · Homemaker
04/13/2012Roberto Schaps $50.00 Turkel Schaps Inc · Marketing

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/29/2017Kendall County Democrats c/o John Weir $945.76 Contribution to my party affiliation for unexpended funds.
11/13/2017Frost Bank $8.00Service Charge for non-activity.
05/11/2017Frost Bank $8.00Service charge for non activity.
07/25/2012TIna Torres Campaign $250.00Contribution
07/25/2012Friends of Pete Gallego $250.00Contribution
06/13/2012Sign Busters $1,500.00Sign removal throughout district
05/28/2012CSG Ink $3,000.00Printing
05/25/2012San Antonio Graphics $7,705.09Purchase of mailouts
05/17/2012Adelante Strategy Group $5,000.00Monthly Fee
05/17/2012Adelante Strategy Group $2,500.00Monthly Fee
05/11/2012San Antonio Graphics $31,018.38Purchase of Mail outs
05/09/2012Carmen Samaniego $72.71Mileage
05/02/2012Adelante Strategy Group $1,000.00Purchase of Texas VAN
05/01/2012Carmen Samaniego $137.50Mileage
04/30/2012Adelante Strategy Group $5,000.00Monthly Fee
04/30/2012Adelante Strategy Group $2,500.00Monthly Fee
04/30/2012Claudia Salinas $248.40Food for an event
04/30/2012Crystal Viagran $90.00Purchase of Stamps
04/30/2012Claudia Salinas $50.00Event Expense
04/30/2012Crystal Viagran $50.00Mail Chimp Account
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.