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

Cotten Jr., Joe S. (Mr.)

COH · AGRICULTUR
Filer ID: 00068368 · Plano · TX
10 reports · First filing 05/18/2012 · Latest filing 01/11/2016
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
AGRICULTUR
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Plano · TX · 75024
First Filing
05/18/2012
Latest Filing
01/11/2016
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2015 – 12/31/2015
Reports
10

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$8,250.00
Expenditures
$15,139.09
Transactions
15
Largest Contribution
$3,750.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,647.00
COH as of 12/31/2015
$0.00
Average Contribution
$2,062.50
Average Expenditure
$1,376.28
First Contribution
12/03/2013
Last Contribution
03/12/2014
First Expenditure
12/09/2013
Last Expenditure
05/23/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
4
Reported Payee Entities
8
Top Contributor
Joe Cotten
Top Reported Payee
VICI MEDIA,

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
4
4 contributions · $8,250.00
Vendor Relationships
8
11 payments · $15,139.09
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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 spentCotten Jr., Joe S. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeJoe CottenJoe Cotten$3,750.00 · 1 giftsMark WorthyMark Worthy$2,500.00 · 1 giftsLucien CroslandLucien Crosland$1,000.00 · 1 giftsRichard LindbergRichard Lindberg$1,000.00 · 1 giftsVICI MEDIA,VICI MEDIA,$5,647.00 · 1 paymentsREPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXASREPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS$3,750.00 · 1 paymentsVICI MEDIAVICI MEDIA$3,635.01 · 2 paymentsTEXAS CONSERVATIVES UNITED PACTEXAS CONSERVATIVES UNITED PAC$757.56 · 1 paymentsFEDERAL EXPRESSFEDERAL EXPRESS$707.76 · 3 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
1Joe Cotten $3,750.001
2Mark Worthy $2,500.001
3Lucien Crosland $1,000.001
4Richard Lindberg $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1VICI MEDIA, $5,647.001
2REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS $3,750.001
3VICI MEDIA $3,635.012
4TEXAS CONSERVATIVES UNITED PAC $757.561
5FEDERAL EXPRESS $707.763
6David Arbuckle Consulting Inc $500.001
7FAST SIGNS $122.321
8HARLAND CLARKE $19.441

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$4,500.00 $10,631.53
2013$3,750.00 $4,507.56

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/12/2014Mark Worthy $2,500.00 Self Employed · Self Employed
02/28/2014Lucien Crosland $1,000.00 Self Employed · Self Employed
02/28/2014Richard Lindberg $1,000.00 Retired
12/03/2013Joe Cotten $3,750.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/23/2014VICI MEDIA $1,401.00Website management
04/04/2014David Arbuckle Consulting Inc $500.00Press releases and media contact
02/25/2014VICI MEDIA, $5,647.00Email list rental
01/31/2014VICI MEDIA $2,234.01WEBSITE DESIGN AND SET UP
01/31/2014FEDERAL EXPRESS $10.76CUTTING
01/30/2014FEDERAL EXPRESS $497.003 UP FLYER
01/30/2014FAST SIGNS $122.32CAMPAIGN BANNER
01/24/2014FEDERAL EXPRESS $200.00CAMPAIGN CARDS/FLYERS
01/24/2014HARLAND CLARKE $19.44CHECKS
12/30/2013TEXAS CONSERVATIVES UNITED PAC $757.56Tarrant County Candidate Fair and Straw Poll
12/09/2013REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS $3,750.00FILING FEE
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 38 ms.