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

Schmude, Harold John (The Honorable)

JCOH · District Judge 247
Filer ID: 00069328
35 reports · First filing 07/13/2013 · Latest filing 06/28/2024
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
District Judge
District / Place
247
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
07/13/2013
Latest Filing
06/28/2024
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2024 – 06/28/2024
Reports
35

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$316,873.58
Expenditures
$356,920.85
Transactions
988
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$20,000.00
COH as of 06/28/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$726.77
Average Expenditure
$646.60
First Contribution
06/28/2013
Last Contribution
11/05/2018
First Expenditure
06/18/2013
Last Expenditure
06/22/2020

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
290
Reported Payee Entities
149
Top Contributor
Richard Schmude
Top Reported Payee
What's UP Radio Program

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
290
497 contributions · $341,738.58
Vendor Relationships
135
538 payments · $337,995.94
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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 spentSchmude, Harold John (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeRichard SchmudeRichard Schmude$25,000.00 · 5 giftsKelly FritschKelly Fritsch$9,451.42 · 10 giftsBobby NewmanBobby Newman$8,616.25 · 8 giftsEric DickEric Dick$8,000.00 · 4 giftsSusan SolisSusan Solis$5,597.33 · 7 giftsWhat's UP Radio ProgramWhat's UP Radio Program$64,200.00 · 13 paymentsHarris County Republican PartyHarris County Republican Party$25,800.00 · 7 paymentsTexas Conservative ReviewTexas Conservative Review$20,000.00 · 4 paymentsH. John SchmudeH. John Schmude$19,364.36 · 49 paymentsAubrey R. Taylor CommunicationsAubrey R. Taylor Communications$16,350.00 · 8 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
1Richard Schmude $25,000.005
2Kelly Fritsch $9,451.4210
3Bobby Newman $8,616.258
4Eric Dick $8,000.004
5Susan Solis $5,597.337
6George Clevenger & Associates $5,269.166
7Ricardo Ramos $5,000.005
8Barry Gomel $5,000.002
9Golda R. Jacob & Associates, P.C. $5,000.001
10David Wukoson $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1What's UP Radio Program $64,200.0013
2Harris County Republican Party $25,800.007
3Texas Conservative Review $20,000.004
4H. John Schmude $19,364.3649
5Aubrey R. Taylor Communications $16,350.008
6Harris County Repubkican Party $15,500.005
7San Jacinto County Republican Party $15,000.001
8Katy Christian Magazine $12,800.0017
9CRTX News $10,000.001
10AM 700 KSEV $9,930.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2020$0.00 $211.86
2019$0.00 $681.32
2018$33,549.41 $115,098.54
2017$95,865.00 $29,890.33
2016$0.00 $5,947.31
2015$13,600.00 $10,082.30
2014$163,119.17 $174,126.12
2013$10,740.00 $20,883.07

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/05/2018Kevin Fulton $100.00 Attorney
11/05/2018Kevin Fulton $100.00 Attorney
10/31/2018Delores Scaldini-Klimm $100.00 Self Employed · Self Employed Avon Representative
10/31/2018Delores Scaldini-Klimm $100.00 Self Employed · Self Employed Avon Representative
10/30/2018Ashton Taylor $100.00 Attorney
10/30/2018Ashton Taylor $100.00 Attorney
10/23/2018Allison Jones $500.00 Attorney
10/20/2018Theodore Trigg $1,500.00 Attorney
10/20/2018David Romero $1,000.00 Attorney
10/20/2018Anne Kennedy $500.00 Attorney
10/20/2018Stephanie Crump $500.00 Attorney
10/20/2018Chris Branson $250.00 Attorney
10/20/2018Josh Garrett $250.00 Attorney
10/19/2018Ramos Law Group, PLLC $300.00
10/18/2018Maisie Barringer $1,000.00 Attorney
10/08/2018Texas Tea Party Republican Women $300.00
10/04/2018Richard Schmude $5,000.00 Attorney
10/01/2018Krieger & Tillinger $1,000.00
10/01/2018Yellow Rose of Texas RW $100.00
09/21/2018David J. Wukoson, Attorney at Law $3,000.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/22/2020Go Daddy Operating Company LLC $28.16Domain Registration Fee
06/16/2020USPS $130.00Post Office Box Fee
06/09/2020Capital One $53.70Bank fees from January 2020 thru June 2020.
12/18/2019Texas Tea Party Republican Women $200.00Tickets for TTPRW Christmas Program
10/03/2019Lincoln Goodwin Salute to Service $50.00Salute to Service Event
09/24/2019Go Daddy Operating Company LLC $28.16Domain Fees
08/09/2019Island of Hope Church $250.00Backpacks for Fifth Ward
06/21/2019USPS $118.00Fee for Campaign PO Box
06/21/2019Go Daddy Operating Company LLC $28.16Domain Fees
02/20/2019Cherry Tree Republicans $7.00Fee for Meeting
12/23/2018Vic & Anthony's $635.33Christmas Party with Court Staff
12/23/2018Vic & Anthony's $635.33Christmas Party with Court Staff
12/03/2018Facebook $124.72Social Media Promotion
12/03/2018Facebook $124.72Social Media Promotion
11/30/2018Jewish Herald Voice $200.00Election Edition Ad
11/30/2018Jewish Herald Voice $200.00Election Edition Ad
11/23/2018Rao's Bakery $58.14Food for Court staff
11/23/2018Rao's Bakery $58.14Food for Court staff
11/06/2018Rudy's $416.76Food for Election Watch Event
11/06/2018Rudy's $416.76Food for Election Watch Event
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 351 ms.