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Lawson, John (Mr.)

COH · STATESEN 23
Filer ID: 00068310 · Dallas · TX
10 reports · First filing 07/16/2012 · Latest filing 01/14/2015
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 · 75216
First Filing
07/16/2012
Latest Filing
01/14/2015
Latest Reporting Period
10/25/2014 – 12/31/2014
Reports
10

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$45,602.56
Expenditures
$49,958.61
Transactions
219
Largest Contribution
$8,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$6,574.00
COH as of 12/31/2014
$0.00
Average Contribution
$542.89
Average Expenditure
$370.06
First Contribution
07/04/2012
Last Contribution
11/07/2014
First Expenditure
07/02/2012
Last Expenditure
11/14/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
74
Reported Payee Entities
50
Top Contributor
SYLVIA ACUFF
Top Reported Payee
BERNARD PERTEE

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
74
129 contributions · $81,697.56
Vendor Relationships
41
174 payments · $45,756.26
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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 spentLawson, John (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeSYLVIA ACUFFSYLVIA ACUFF$10,870.00 · 3 giftsBRAD VENCILBRAD VENCIL$2,500.00 · 1 giftsJONATHAN EDGARJONATHAN EDGAR$2,500.00 · 1 giftsJORDAN GALLJORDAN GALL$2,500.00 · 1 giftsRACHEL PEREZRACHEL PEREZ$2,500.00 · 1 giftsBERNARD PERTEEBERNARD PERTEE$8,952.00 · 3 paymentsKATHY MOODYKATHY MOODY$4,900.00 · 6 paymentsJOHN LAWSONJOHN LAWSON$4,160.00 · 11 paymentsW.E. BROWN 111W.E. BROWN 111$4,000.00 · 3 paymentsLIFE DYNAMICSLIFE DYNAMICS$3,000.00 · 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
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
1SYLVIA ACUFF $10,870.003
2BRAD VENCIL $2,500.001
3JONATHAN EDGAR $2,500.001
4JORDAN GALL $2,500.001
5RACHEL PEREZ $2,500.001
6SHAWN SIDERS $2,500.001
7JAMES BERRY $2,000.001
8SARAH FINK $2,000.001
9DALLAS STAR REPUBLICAN WOMEN TFRW CLUB $1,500.001
10CROSS COUNTRY REPUBLICAN WOMEN-10 MILE $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1BERNARD PERTEE $8,952.003
2KATHY MOODY $4,900.006
3JOHN LAWSON $4,160.0011
4W.E. BROWN 111 $4,000.003
5LIFE DYNAMICS $3,000.001
6U R WEB NERD $3,000.001
7KHVN $2,010.002
8STAR POLITICAL CONSULTING $1,500.003
9OFFICE MACHINES INC $1,369.362
10DIRECT ENERGY $1,312.836

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$3,912.00 $4,510.67
2012$41,690.56 $45,447.94

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/07/2014Bill Brown $50.00 Bill Brown · Accounting
11/01/2014Preacherman BBQ $75.00
10/29/2014Ross Owen $100.00 self
10/29/2014Irving Women Republican Club $25.00
10/24/2014Barry Curtis $1,000.00 Self
10/23/2014Paul Zimmerman $300.00 Retired
10/17/2014Michelle LaFountain $100.00 Self employed · Manager
10/17/2014Paypal Overage $40.00
10/16/2014Laura Briscoe $50.00
10/15/2014Unknown Unknown $120.00
10/15/2014JIm Wolff $20.00
10/14/2014Sheila Page $200.00
10/13/2014Janet Adams $50.00
10/11/2014Andrew Dart $102.00
10/11/2014Sam Walker $100.00 self
10/10/2014David Bittermann $150.00
10/09/2014Mireille Buser $500.00
10/07/2014Pauline Dedrick $100.00
10/07/2014John Cockrum $30.00
10/06/2014Dallas Eagle Forum $300.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/14/2014Kathy Moody $800.00Campaign Office Rent
11/14/2014Fairfields $115.93Campaign Vehicle Expense
11/12/2014John Lawson $525.00Reimbursement of Loan
11/10/2014Texaco $20.00Campaign Vehicle Expense
11/07/2014Fairfields $75.93Campaign Vehicle Expense
11/05/2014Dallas Utilities & Services $30.84Campaign Office Utilities
11/01/2014GM Financial $199.49Campaign Vehicle Expense
10/31/2014TXU $150.31Campaign Office Utilities
10/28/2014Lopez Auto Insurance $210.00Campaign Vehicle Expense
10/28/2014Verona Italian Restaurant $42.33Campaign Event
10/26/2014Dickie BBQ $41.03Campaign Poll Greeters
10/24/2014Life Dynamics Inc $200.00Campaign Material
10/17/2014Moody $800.00Campaign Office
10/17/2014Dallas $29.64Campaign Office Utilities
10/17/2014PayPal $21.00Paypal
10/14/2014AT&T $129.22Campaign Office Utilities
10/11/2014Campaign Auto Expense $290.00Campaign Auto Expense
10/09/2014GM Financial $427.50Campaign Auto Expense
10/06/2014TXU $165.78Campaign Office electric
10/03/2014Steak Angus $11.90event
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 56 ms.