Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Russell, Samuel Todd (Mr.)

COH · STATESEN 23
Filer ID: 00068033 · DALLAS · TX
12 reports · First filing 01/10/2012 · Latest filing 11/11/2017
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
STATESEN
District / Place
23
Mailing Location
DALLAS · TX · 75241
First Filing
01/10/2012
Latest Filing
11/11/2017
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2017 – 11/11/2017
Reports
12

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$250.00
Expenditures
$3,393.16
Transactions
106
Largest Contribution
$250.00
Largest Expenditure
$268.00
COH as of 11/11/2017
$0.00
Average Contribution
$250.00
Average Expenditure
$32.32
First Contribution
10/03/2012
Last Contribution
10/03/2012
First Expenditure
12/10/2011
Last Expenditure
06/15/2015

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1
Reported Payee Entities
47
Top Contributor
unknown Anonymous
Top Reported Payee
Dallas Morning News

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1
2 contributions · $500.00
Vendor Relationships
42
108 payments · $3,599.56
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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 spentRussell, Samuel Todd (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeunknown Anonymousunknown Anonymous$250.00 · 1 giftsDallas Morning NewsDallas Morning News$966.93 · 30 paymentsUSPSUSPS$562.40 · 12 paymentsSpeedysigns.comSpeedysigns.com$268.00 · 1 paymentsEric WrightEric Wright$180.00 · 4 paymentsHome DepotHome Depot$147.46 · 5 payments

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
1unknown Anonymous $250.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Dallas Morning News $966.9330
2USPS $562.4012
3Speedysigns.com $268.001
4Eric Wright $180.004
5Home Depot $147.465
6Speedy Signs USA $135.441
7Republican Party of Texas $125.002
8Nextdayflyers.com $103.911
9ExxonMobil $90.924
10Office Max $80.775

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2015$0.00 $25.00
2014$0.00 $354.40
2013$0.00 $403.67
2012$250.00 $2,519.32
2011$0.00 $90.77

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/03/2012unknown Anonymous $250.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/15/2015Republican National Committee $25.00Political Contribution to the Republican National Committee
11/23/2014Godaddy.com $13.00Website Renewals
09/10/2014Speedy Signs USA $135.44Signs to vote for Party
06/01/2014Dallas Morning News $34.72Newspaper
05/01/2014Dallas Morning News $34.72Newspaper
04/01/2014Dallas Morning News $34.72Newspaper
03/01/2014Dallas Morning News $34.72Newspaper
02/01/2014Dallas Morning News $34.72newspaper
01/06/2014Dallas Morning News $32.36Newspaper Subscription
12/06/2013Dallas Morning News $32.36Newspaper Subscription
11/06/2013Dallas Morning News $32.36Newspaper Subscription
10/06/2013Dallas Morning News $32.36Newspaper Subscription
09/06/2013Dallas Morning News $32.36Newspaper Subscription
08/06/2013Dallas Morning News $32.36Newspaper Subscription
07/08/2013Dallas Morning News $32.36Newspaper Subscription
06/06/2013Dallas Morning News $29.93Newspaper Subscription
05/06/2013Dallas Morning News $29.93Newspaper Subscription
04/06/2013Dallas Morning News $29.93Newspaper Subscription
03/06/2013Dallas Morning News $29.93Newspaper Subscription
02/06/2013Dallas Morning News $29.93Newspaper Subscription
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 37 ms.