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Smith, Hunter W. (Mr.)

COH · STATEREP 138
Filer ID: 00068269 · Houston · TX
4 reports · First filing 04/30/2012 · Latest filing 08/01/2012
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
138
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77055
First Filing
04/30/2012
Latest Filing
08/01/2012
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2012 – 08/01/2012
Reports
4

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$24,973.07
Expenditures
$125,331.04
Transactions
72
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$33,811.43
COH as of 08/01/2012
$0.00
Average Contribution
$756.76
Average Expenditure
$3,213.62
First Contribution
03/07/2012
Last Contribution
05/08/2012
First Expenditure
03/09/2012
Last Expenditure
08/01/2012

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
32
Reported Payee Entities
23
Top Contributor
Shelby Smith
Top Reported Payee
Shelby Smith

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
32
33 contributions · $24,973.07
Vendor Relationships
17
27 payments · $50,783.26
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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, Hunter W. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeShelby SmithShelby Smith$12,623.07 · 2 giftsAssociation of Texas Professional EducatorsAssociation of Texas Professional Edu…$2,000.00 · 1 giftsJames AlvisJames Alvis$1,500.00 · 1 giftsCeleste DuPreezCeleste DuPreez$1,000.00 · 1 giftsLee HowardLee Howard$1,000.00 · 1 giftsShelby SmithShelby Smith$33,811.43 · 1 paymentsHunter SmithHunter Smith$30,000.00 · 1 paymentsRedPrint StrategiesRedPrint Strategies$26,025.00 · 2 paymentsBooker IndustriesBooker Industries$7,879.18 · 2 paymentsMeghan EstensonMeghan Estenson$5,878.04 · 4 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
1Shelby Smith $12,623.072
2Association of Texas Professional Educators $2,000.001
3James Alvis $1,500.001
4Celeste DuPreez $1,000.001
5Lee Howard $1,000.001
6Vicki Pinch $1,000.001
7Coleman Sisson $500.001
8Fran Trammell $500.001
9John Graf $500.001
10Larry and Connie Johnson $500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Shelby Smith $33,811.431
2Hunter Smith $30,000.001
3RedPrint Strategies $26,025.002
4Booker Industries $7,879.182
5Meghan Estenson $5,878.044
6Daniel Marsh $3,753.314
7Stoneridge Group LLC $3,503.071
8Harris County Republican Party $2,000.003
9The Bergen Company $2,000.001
10Freshwater Design $1,898.502

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2012$24,973.07 $125,331.04

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
05/08/2012Association of Texas Professional Educators $2,000.00
05/04/2012Eva Hernandez $150.00
04/30/2012R.J. and A.C. Grensteiner $100.00
04/18/2012Vicki Pinch $1,000.00 Sydmore Inc. · Business Owner
04/18/2012Tom Johnson $500.00 Retired
04/16/2012Coleman Sisson $500.00 BubbleUp · CEO
04/14/2012Art Pickering $250.00
04/13/2012Andrew Knudsen $150.00
04/12/2012Ray and Adrian Balch $100.00
04/12/2012Denise Mason $100.00
04/09/2012Alexander Millar $150.00
04/05/2012Celeste DuPreez $1,000.00 BHC Marketing · Senior Marketer
04/05/2012Stephen Sofoul $100.00
04/02/2012Sam and Theresa Palermo $250.00
03/30/2012Shelby Smith $2,623.07 BHC Marketing · Strategy Consultant
03/30/2012Beth Cambre $250.00
03/30/2012Charles and Phyllis Greene $100.00
03/30/2012Jerald Welch $100.00
03/30/2012Stephen and Christina Vetrano $100.00
03/27/2012John Graf $500.00 ForeThought Financial · CEO

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/01/2012Shelby Smith $33,811.43Loan Repayment
06/30/2012Hunter Smith $30,000.00Loan Repayment
06/30/2012Painter Communications Teleservices $181.92Phone Calling
06/14/2012Meghan Estenson $3,667.42Staff Salary
06/04/2012Freshwater Design $1,473.50Graphic Design
05/30/2012Painter Communications Teleservices $1,006.64Phone Calling
05/29/2012Meghan Estenson $677.42Campaign Staff Salary
05/29/2012Sam's Club $341.62Memorial Day Event Supplies
05/29/2012Chuy's $128.11Volunteer Dinner
05/22/2012Freshwater Design $425.00Graphic Design
05/18/2012Meghan Estenson $746.10Staff Salary
05/17/2012RedPrint Strategies $6,000.00Video Commercial Production
05/17/2012Sam's Club $110.98Volunteer Supplies
05/15/2012Booker Industries $7,148.49Mail Advertisement
05/15/2012United States Postal Service $221.50Mailing
05/11/2012Meghan Estenson $787.10Staff Salary
05/11/2012United States Postal Service $297.00Mailing
05/10/2012RedPrint Strategies $20,025.00Television Air Time
05/02/2012The Bergen Company $2,000.00Office Rental
05/01/2012Sam's Club $584.86Supplies for Office and Sign Posting
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 69 ms.