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

Winkler, Sarah B. (Mrs.)

COH · STATEREP 137
Filer ID: 00068049 · Houston · TX
8 reports · First filing 01/12/2012 · Latest filing 07/03/2013
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
STATEREP
District / Place
137
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77272
First Filing
01/12/2012
Latest Filing
07/03/2013
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2013 – 06/30/2013
Reports
8

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$20,947.35
Expenditures
$48,093.95
Transactions
178
Largest Contribution
$1,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$19,815.32
COH as of 06/30/2013
$4,020.26
Average Contribution
$249.37
Average Expenditure
$511.64
First Contribution
12/19/2011
Last Contribution
05/25/2012
First Expenditure
12/19/2011
Last Expenditure
06/03/2012

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
76
Reported Payee Entities
24
Top Contributor
John Pitts
Top Reported Payee
Mad Dog Mail

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
76
146 contributions · $36,422.35
Vendor Relationships
13
96 payments · $67,770.74
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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 spentWinkler, Sarah B. (Mrs.)Focal filer / committeeJohn PittsJohn Pitts$1,500.00 · 2 giftsJohn HansenJohn Hansen$1,000.00 · 1 giftsShawn WinklerShawn Winkler$750.00 · 1 giftsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$700.00 · 1 giftsJeffrey WinklerJeffrey Winkler$625.00 · 2 giftsMad Dog MailMad Dog Mail$37,327.91 · 6 paymentsHilton AustinHilton Austin$1,646.74 · 1 paymentsSprint 2 PrintSprint 2 Print$1,174.51 · 1 paymentsOffice DepotOffice Depot$913.10 · 4 paymentsJeramiah MachaJeramiah Macha$875.00 · 4 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
1John Pitts $1,500.002
2John Hansen $1,000.001
3Shawn Winkler $750.001
4Texas Democratic Party $700.001
5Jeffrey Winkler $625.002
6Joseph Batt $500.003
7James Crow $500.002
8Jon Nichols $500.002
9Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP $500.001
10Thompson and Horton LLP $500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Mad Dog Mail $37,327.916
2Hilton Austin $1,646.741
3Sprint 2 Print $1,174.511
4Office Depot $913.104
5Jeramiah Macha $875.004
6Harris County Democratic Party $750.001
7Jimmy Ha $602.504
8Karen Rojas $552.504
9Astrid Alvarez $547.504
10Carla Rafael $542.504

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2012$20,097.35 $47,343.95
2011$850.00 $750.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/25/2012Charles Yaple $300.00
05/21/2012Thompson and Horton LLP $500.00
05/18/2012Josephine Smith $100.00
05/17/2012John Pitts $500.00 Texas Star Alliance · partner and managing principal
05/16/2012Ramesh Gunda $250.00
05/15/2012Laura Templeton $100.00
05/14/2012Mark Anthony Williams $500.00 Protectors Insurance & Financial Services LLC · President/CEO
05/14/2012Jon Nichols $250.00 Rodgers, Morris & Grover, LLP · Partner
05/14/2012Jeffrey Winkler $125.00 Rerun Media · owner
05/14/2012Viola Garcia $100.00
05/13/2012Sarah Jarrell $500.00 Alief ISD · Director Nutrition Services
05/13/2012Joseph Batt $100.00 Dell Inc. · Validation Manager
05/09/2012David Hawes $500.00 Hawes Hill Calderon, LLP · Consultant/Partner
05/08/2012Samuel Harrison $250.00
05/04/2012Barbara Quattro $100.00
05/01/2012Elton Freeman $200.00
05/01/2012Bobby Covey $200.00
05/01/2012Robert Wimpelberg $150.00
04/29/2012James Winkler $75.00
04/26/2012David Thompson $500.00 Thompson and Horton LLP · Partner

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/03/2012Double Dave's Pizza $163.01food and beverages for campaign workers
05/31/2012Jeramiah Macha $270.00contract labor for campaign services
05/31/2012Jodi-Ann Clarke $240.00contract labor for campaign services
05/31/2012Ngoc Huynh $165.00contract labor for campaign services
05/31/2012Mad Dog Mail $156.69additional postage for mailers
05/31/2012Carla Rafael $150.00contract labor for campaign services
05/31/2012Mad Dog Mail $120.00food and beverages for campaign workers
05/31/2012Jimmy Ha $120.00contract labor for campaign services
05/31/2012Ezinne Okoronkwo $85.00contract labor for campaign services
05/31/2012Astrid Alvarez $70.00contract labor for campaign services
05/31/2012Karen Rojas $30.00contract labor for campaign services
05/31/2012Karris Amory $30.00contract labor for campaign services
05/25/2012PayPal $9.00PayPal fees for online donation
05/21/2012Mad Dog Mail $19,815.32Production and postage for mailers; photoshoot
05/19/2012Jeramiah Macha $167.50phone banking and blockwalking
05/19/2012Karen Rojas $160.00phone banking and blockwalking
05/19/2012Astrid Alvarez $160.00phone banking and blockwalking
05/19/2012Karris Amory $110.00phone banking and blockwalking
05/19/2012Quang Vu $105.00phone banking and blockwalking
05/19/2012Jimmy Ha $105.00phone banking and blockwalking
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.