Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Rugg Sr., Thomas F. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 58
Filer ID: 00069597
11 reports · First filing 01/15/2014 · Latest filing 01/15/2018
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
58
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/15/2014
Latest Filing
01/15/2018
Latest Reporting Period
07/11/2017 – 01/15/2018
Reports
11

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$42,312.00
Expenditures
$43,295.38
Transactions
95
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$14,148.25
COH as of 01/15/2018
$0.00
Average Contribution
$631.52
Average Expenditure
$1,546.26
First Contribution
06/17/2014
Last Contribution
10/31/2014
First Expenditure
11/07/2013
Last Expenditure
01/15/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
62
Reported Payee Entities
23
Top Contributor
William Scott
Top Reported Payee
KFDM

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
62
67 contributions · $42,312.00
Vendor Relationships
16
21 payments · $35,172.47
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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 spentRugg Sr., Thomas F. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeWilliam ScottWilliam Scott$5,000.00 · 2 giftsScott SetliffScott Setliff$2,500.00 · 2 giftsJames ScottJames Scott$2,500.00 · 1 giftsJamie ScottJamie Scott$2,500.00 · 1 giftsTom ZabelTom Zabel$2,500.00 · 1 giftsKFDMKFDM$14,148.25 · 1 paymentsKBMTKBMT$8,195.00 · 1 paymentsGOPSTOREGOPSTORE$7,133.68 · 2 paymentsJeff BranickJeff Branick$4,000.00 · 1 paymentsMitch TempletonMitch Templeton$2,500.00 · 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
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
1William Scott $5,000.002
2Scott Setliff $2,500.002
3James Scott $2,500.001
4Jamie Scott $2,500.001
5Tom Zabel $2,500.001
6Enterprise Products Partners LP $2,000.001
7Golden Triangle Republican Women PAC $1,970.002
8Creighton Fox Johnson and Mills $1,000.001
9Brent Mesch $1,000.001
10Charles Mason $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1KFDM $14,148.251
2KBMT $8,195.001
3GOPSTORE $7,133.682
4Jeff Branick $4,000.001
5Mitch Templeton $2,500.001
6Jefferson County Republican Party $1,689.003
7Ann Landry $1,292.911
8Excel Screenprinting $1,244.072
9L. Melton Productions $850.001
10CustomInk $635.971

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$0.00 $316.91
2017$0.00 $6,500.00
2014$42,312.00 $34,804.51
2013$0.00 $1,673.96

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/31/2014Dewey Gonsoulin $200.00 Mehaffy Weber · Attorney
10/23/2014William Jenkins $1,000.00 Jenkins Commercial Properties, Inc. · Commercial Property Investor/Manager
10/23/2014Kara Ferguson $500.00 Self · Homemaker
10/23/2014Mark Domingue $250.00 Retired · Public Official
10/23/2014Gary Clayton $250.00 Self · Medical Doctor
10/23/2014Eddie Arnold $250.00 Jefferson County · Public Official
10/23/2014Jessica Hallmark $250.00 Dunlham & Hallmark · Attorney
10/23/2014Golden Triangle Republican Women PAC $250.00
10/23/2014William Spidle $200.00 Spidle Oil Company · Energy distribution
10/23/2014Arlo Weltge $100.00 Self · Medical Practioner
10/23/2014Susan Oliver $100.00 Law Offices of Susan Oliver · Attorney
10/23/2014Kim Isaacs $100.00 Jefferfson County · Manager of Employee Benefits
10/23/2014Martha Foxworth $100.00 Last Straw Inc · Gift shop sales
10/23/2014Andrea Deaton $100.00 Housewife · Homemaker
10/23/2014Richard Spillman $100.00 Self · Court Reporting
10/23/2014Rita Ashley $100.00 Self · Business Enterprises
10/23/2014Billy Rhea $50.00 Jefferson County Sheriff · Law enforcement
10/23/2014Martha Pate $50.00 Lamar University Pt. Arthur · Education
10/23/2014Mary Eger $50.00 Lamar University · Education
10/23/2014Jean Baradar $25.00 Abbie's Imports · Sales

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/15/2018Golden Triangle Republican Women $316.91Political organization contribution.
12/15/2017Jeff Branick $4,000.00Campaign contribution
12/15/2017Mitch Templeton $2,500.00Campaign contribution
10/24/2014KFDM $14,148.25Purchase of TV Commercial air time
10/23/2014KBMT $8,195.00Television Commercial air time
10/23/2014Ann Landry $1,292.91Reimbursement for food, drinks and rental for rally at Nederland KC Hall
10/21/2014Excel Screenprinting $284.97Printing and purchase of t-shirts for poll workers and others
10/02/2014GOPSTORE $1,320.65Additional 4x4 signs
10/02/2014Emmett Hollier $100.00Shared payment to band Champagne Room for event music
09/26/2014Excel Screenprinting $959.10t-shirts for polls workers and other supporters
09/23/2014CustomInk $635.97coozies with keep judge rugg logo
09/22/2014Jefferson County Republican Party $139.00Reimbursement for push cards and advertisement in community forum paper.
09/20/2014Harbor Freight $43.12grommetts, zip ties for mounting 4 x 4 signs
09/11/2014L. Melton Productions $850.00Facebook promotion
09/06/201424hourwristbands.com $115.92Wrist Bands with Keep Judge Rugg logo imprinted
09/05/2014Triangle Blueprint $110.42Signs
09/02/2014GOPSTORE $5,813.03Signs
09/02/2014Curt Spitler $80.00Hotshot - delivery of signs
09/02/2014Harbor Freight $21.58grommmets and zip ties for 4x4 signs
08/20/2014H-J High School $90.00Advertisement in football program
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 75 ms.