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Pool, Joe R. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 428
Filer ID: 00068006
32 reports · First filing 01/17/2012 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
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
428
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/17/2012
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
02/22/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
32

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$181,395.27
Expenditures
$173,135.11
Transactions
470
Largest Contribution
$25,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$21,931.50
COH as of 06/30/2026
$3,716.99
Average Contribution
$2,134.06
Average Expenditure
$449.70
First Contribution
12/15/2011
Last Contribution
04/22/2026
First Expenditure
12/06/2011
Last Expenditure
03/15/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
48
Reported Payee Entities
196
Top Contributor
Richard Pool
Top Reported Payee
Thomas Graphics, Inc

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
48
86 contributions · $181,495.27
Vendor Relationships
172
334 payments · $130,045.41
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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 spentPool, Joe R. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeRichard PoolRichard Pool$32,000.00 · 7 giftsWes PoolWes Pool$29,000.00 · 4 giftsJoe PoolJoe Pool$24,585.27 · 7 giftsDavid ParkerDavid Parker$12,000.00 · 7 giftsWesley PoolWesley Pool$12,000.00 · 5 giftsThomas Graphics, IncThomas Graphics, Inc$21,931.50 · 1 paymentsJacob WitmerJacob Witmer$16,100.00 · 9 paymentsRepublican Party Of TexasRepublican Party Of Texas$11,250.00 · 3 paymentsRay & Wood AttorneysRay & Wood Attorneys$11,000.00 · 3 payments1st Amendment Pros1st Amendment Pros$10,000.00 · 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
Contributions92.2th#682 of 8,722
Expenditures90.1th#868 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity91.0th#787 of 8,722
Transaction Volume84.5th#1,357 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions97.6%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures72.5%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Richard Pool $32,000.007
2Wes Pool $29,000.004
3Joe Pool $24,585.277
4David Parker $12,000.007
5Wesley Pool $12,000.005
6Michael Ramsay $8,000.006
7Texans Family Values PAC $5,000.001
8Felecia Hubert $5,000.001
9Kevin Parker $5,000.001
10Lisa Baron $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Thomas Graphics, Inc $21,931.501
2Jacob Witmer $16,100.009
3Republican Party Of Texas $11,250.003
4Ray & Wood Attorneys $11,000.003
51st Amendment Pros $10,000.001
6Hays County Democratic Party $9,050.005
7Lady Printing Inc $7,840.2816
8Trent Pool $6,475.5213
9USPS $5,237.659
10Joe Pool $4,975.787

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$2,750.00 $51,503.53
2025$77,137.63 $5,150.25
2024$3,250.00 $3,676.88
2023$8,000.00 $10,196.64
2022$2,600.00 $994.92
2021$1,500.00 $3,555.60
2016$8,200.00 $11,850.00
2015$2,500.00 $3,750.00
2014$25,530.00 $36,185.16
2013$34,527.64 $23,872.48
2012$11,400.00 $13,659.00
2011$4,000.00 $8,740.65

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/22/2026Case Darwin $500.00 Attorney
02/28/2026Chuck Sellers $250.00 Retired
02/25/2026Andrew Heilala $250.00 Attorney
02/25/2026Charles Soechting $250.00 Attorney
02/23/2026Richard Rodriguez $1,000.00 Attorney
02/11/2026Colin McFerrin $500.00 Attorney
12/18/2025John Melton $500.00 Labor Lawyer
12/18/2025Charles Soechting $500.00 Attorney
09/22/2025Richard Pool $12,500.00 Real Estate Management
07/21/2025Paul Koester $1,000.00 Oil Tool Pusher
06/30/2025Joe Pool $21,137.63 Petitioning
06/27/2025Michael Ramsay $3,000.00 Doctor
06/19/2025Richard Pool $12,500.00 Executive
06/18/2025Wes Pool $25,000.00 Real Estate Management
06/18/2025Phillip Pool $1,000.00 Attorney
04/11/2024Charles Soechting $500.00 Attorney
04/11/2024Robert Rush $250.00 Merchant
01/24/2024Richard Pool $2,000.00 Executive
01/24/2024Linda Guadarrama $500.00 Attorney
11/27/2023Wesley Pool $8,000.00 Executive

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
03/15/2026Laramie Messaging $462.76Email Text ads
03/09/20261st Amendment Pros $10,000.00Door To Door Canvasing
03/09/2026Liquidnet Ltd $94.00Website Fees
03/05/2026Hays City Store $65.17Workers Meetup
03/02/2026Laramie Messaging $2,909.05Email Text Ads
03/02/2026The Salt Lick Driftwood $410.80Meetup With Campaign Crew
02/13/2026Thomas Graphics, Inc $21,931.50Design, Printings and Mailouts
02/13/2026Keith Lampe $3,500.00Campaign Consulting and Marketing
02/13/2026Sunflower Bank $50.00Wire Fee
02/11/2026Gofish Advertising $162.38Cover Design
02/09/2026Avrey Anderson $200.00Setup and marketing at WimDim Event
02/09/2026Lady Printing Inc $8.00Design Consulting on mailer
02/04/2026Lady Printing Inc $5,651.92Postage for mailer
02/04/2026Lady Printing Inc $356.18Printing of mailer
02/02/2026Hays City Store $130.88Campaign Meetup
01/30/2026Hays County Democratic Party $5,000.00HCDP Primary Guide Cover Ad
01/28/2026Lady Printing Inc $8.00 Ad Design
01/20/2026Lady Printing Inc $110.96Mailing Postage Cards
01/16/2026Lady Printing Inc $351.72Card Printing
01/07/2026Lady Printing Inc $8.00Card Setup Design
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 65 ms.