Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Griffin, Darren B. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 212
Filer ID: 00069300
10 reports · First filing 07/15/2013 · Latest filing 01/12/2015
Candidate Committee · Judicial Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
JCOH
Office
JUDGEDIST
District / Place
212
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
07/15/2013
Latest Filing
01/12/2015
Latest Reporting Period
07/15/2014 – 01/15/2015
Reports
10

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$113,665.00
Expenditures
$174,614.68
Transactions
286
Largest Contribution
$7,390.00
Largest Expenditure
$45,500.00
COH as of 01/15/2015
$0.00
Average Contribution
$1,196.47
Average Expenditure
$914.21
First Contribution
08/22/2013
Last Contribution
06/04/2014
First Expenditure
06/11/2013
Last Expenditure
07/24/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
81
Reported Payee Entities
71
Top Contributor
Bret Griffin
Top Reported Payee
Strategic Media

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
81
145 contributions · $146,465.00
Vendor Relationships
56
299 payments · $240,027.93
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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 spentGriffin, Darren B. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeBret GriffinBret Griffin$7,390.00 · 1 giftsJacob MontyJacob Monty$5,000.00 · 3 giftsLaw Firm of Alton C. ToddLaw Firm of Alton C. Todd$5,000.00 · 2 giftsThe Buzbee Law FirmThe Buzbee Law Firm$5,000.00 · 2 giftsThe Pinkerton Law Firm, PLLCThe Pinkerton Law Firm, PLLC$5,000.00 · 2 giftsStrategic MediaStrategic Media$50,000.00 · 2 paymentsAdvantageAdvantage$15,826.55 · 5 paymentsCampaign SolutionsCampaign Solutions$15,776.66 · 1 paymentsRussell ConsultingRussell Consulting$14,336.95 · 37 paymentsComcastComcast$10,561.25 · 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
Judicial 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
1Bret Griffin $7,390.001
2Jacob Monty $5,000.003
3Law Firm of Alton C. Todd $5,000.002
4The Buzbee Law Firm $5,000.002
5The Pinkerton Law Firm, PLLC $5,000.002
6Chris Johns $5,000.002
7Chris Leavit $5,000.002
8Tony Buzbee $5,000.002
9Paul Doyle & Associates PC $3,500.002
10Tad Rice P.C. $3,500.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Strategic Media $50,000.002
2Advantage $15,826.555
3Campaign Solutions $15,776.661
4Russell Consulting $14,336.9537
5Comcast $10,561.253
6Gravis Marketing $7,700.002
7Beaed $6,270.754
8The Dam Good Times $4,440.604
9Houston Comm. News $4,200.006
10REPUBLICAN lEADERSHIP cONFERENCE $3,802.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$105,615.00 $160,221.85
2013$8,050.00 $14,392.83

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/04/2014Nathaniel Rido $1,500.00 unknown · unknown
05/21/2014David Suhler $100.00 David Suhler Attorney at Law · Attorney
05/19/2014Bret Griffin $7,390.00 State of Texas · Judge
05/07/2014Zachary B Fertitta PC $500.00
05/06/2014Robert Ross $500.00 Ross & Rosch Law Firm · Attorney
05/02/2014Deano Merrigan $1,000.00 Self, real estate management · Owner
05/02/2014Roger Burwell $100.00 Nasa Subcontractor · Engineer
04/29/2014Barbara Winburn $250.00 NA · NA
04/27/2014David Suhler $100.00 David Suhler Attorney at Law · Attorney
04/26/2014Paul Doyle $2,000.00 Law Firm of Paul Doyle · Attorney
04/12/2014Ronald Parsons $2,500.00 Self · Owner
04/10/2014Clint McGuire attorney at Law $1,000.00
04/04/2014Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend $1,000.00
04/04/2014Randall Sorrels $500.00 Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend · Attorney
04/02/2014Paul Doyle & Associates PC $2,500.00 Paul Doyle & Associates PC · Attorney
03/25/2014E.J. Pederson $1,250.00 self · executive
03/23/2014Michelle Lyons-Spiers $500.00 Retired · Executive
03/23/2014M.J. Gaido $500.00 Self · Owner
03/12/2014Chris Leavit $2,500.00 The Buzbee Law Firm · Attorney
03/11/2014David Suhler $100.00 David Suhler Attorney at Law · Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/24/2014Tom Box $111.87Block walking
06/24/2014Strategic Media $4,500.00Production
06/23/2014Campaign Solutions $15,776.66mail and cards
05/30/2014Beaed $373.00shirts
05/28/2014Facebook $295.20ads
05/23/2014TNT Signs $47.86sign
05/21/2014Jacob Monty $2,500.00refund of contribution
05/21/2014Adelina Monty $2,500.00refund of contibution
05/21/2014Friendswood Chambe of Commerce $100.00Email
05/20/2014Copy Dr. $276.92cards
05/12/2014Steve Hoyland $250.00ad
05/10/2014Jessica Sinclair $240.00Blockwalker
05/10/2014T-Bone Toms $121.40food
05/09/2014Beaed $5,301.00signs
05/08/2014Tiki Islander $400.00ad
05/08/2014Mike Robertson $200.00banner
05/05/2014REPUBLICAN lEADERSHIP cONFERENCE $3,802.00Mail design, postage, set up, printing
05/05/2014The Dam Good Times $650.00AD
05/02/2014Tiki Islander $150.00Santa Fe girls softball ad
05/02/2014Russell Consulting $83.00database
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 68 ms.