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Smith, William A. (Mr.)

COH · STATEREP 114
Filer ID: 00068072 · Dallas · TX
6 reports · First filing 01/12/2012 · Latest filing 01/12/2013
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
114
Mailing Location
Dallas · TX · 75231
First Filing
01/12/2012
Latest Filing
01/12/2013
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2013 – 01/12/2013
Reports
6

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$1,950.00
Expenditures
$9,587.00
Transactions
14
Largest Contribution
$700.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,000.00
COH as of 01/12/2013
$0.00
Average Contribution
$487.50
Average Expenditure
$958.70
First Contribution
01/23/2012
Last Contribution
03/21/2012
First Expenditure
12/14/2011
Last Expenditure
01/10/2013

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
3
Reported Payee Entities
6
Top Contributor
Richard Lester
Top Reported Payee
William Smith

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
3
12 contributions · $5,850.00
Vendor Relationships
5
18 payments · $9,133.00
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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 spentSmith, William A. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeRichard LesterRichard Lester$750.00 · 2 giftsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$700.00 · 1 giftsE. John DaugsE. John Daugs$500.00 · 1 giftsWilliam SmithWilliam Smith$5,750.00 · 2 paymentsDarwood TechnologyDarwood Technology$2,015.00 · 3 paymentsDallas County Democratic PartyDallas County Democratic Party$750.00 · 1 paymentsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$439.00 · 2 paymentsBen Rush CommunicationsBen Rush Communications$433.00 · 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
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
1Richard Lester $750.002
2Texas Democratic Party $700.001
3E. John Daugs $500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1William Smith $5,750.002
2Darwood Technology $2,015.003
3Dallas County Democratic Party $750.001
4Texas Democratic Party $439.002
5Ben Rush Communications $433.001
6Carol Kent Campaign $200.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2013$0.00 $239.00
2012$1,950.00 $8,598.00
2011$0.00 $750.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/21/2012Richard Lester $500.00 Self · Attorney
03/21/2012Richard Lester $250.00 Self · Attorney
02/02/2012E. John Daugs $500.00 Self · Attorney
01/23/2012Texas Democratic Party $700.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/10/2013Texas Democratic Party $239.00Campaign Contribution
09/24/2012Carol Kent Campaign $200.00Campaign Contribution
07/16/2012William Smith $5,000.00Loan Repayment
07/16/2012William Smith $750.00Filing Fee Reimbursement
03/01/2012Ben Rush Communications $433.00Graphic Design
02/13/2012Darwood Technology $1,000.00Campaign Consulting
02/13/2012Darwood Technology $15.00Domain Registration
01/24/2012Texas Democratic Party $200.00Voter File Access
01/19/2012Darwood Technology $1,000.00Campaign Consulting
12/14/2011Dallas County Democratic Party $750.00Filing Fees
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.