Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Huffines, Donald B. (Mr.)

COH · COMPTROLLER
Filer ID: 00069651 · Dallas · TX
37 reports · First filing 01/15/2014 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
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
COMPTROLLER
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Dallas · TX · 75225
First Filing
01/15/2014
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
02/22/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
37

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$28,139,455.54
Expenditures
$48,275,985.44
Transactions
17,138
Largest Contribution
$3,000,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$4,500,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$1,089,133.33
Average Contribution
$2,991.01
Average Expenditure
$6,245.28
First Contribution
10/30/2013
Last Contribution
06/30/2026
First Expenditure
11/08/2013
Last Expenditure
06/30/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
5,923
Reported Payee Entities
1,381
Top Contributor
Phillip Huffines
Top Reported Payee
Raconteur Media Company

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
5,923
10,781 contributions · $31,375,937.18
Vendor Relationships
1,062
7,008 payments · $51,960,470.63
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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 spentHuffines, Donald B. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeePhillip HuffinesPhillip Huffines$5,601,200.00 · 7 giftsDefend Texas Liberty PACDefend Texas Liberty PAC$3,650,000.00 · 7 giftsDonald HuffinesDonald Huffines$3,110,000.00 · 9 giftsScott HallScott Hall$1,459,003.56 · 4 giftsProtect Freedom PACProtect Freedom PAC$1,000,000.00 · 2 giftsRaconteur Media CompanyRaconteur Media Company$5,160,149.46 · 88 paymentsSmart Media Group LLCSmart Media Group LLC$4,606,913.26 · 8 paymentsPlainsCapital BankPlainsCapital Bank$4,501,231.46 · 10 paymentsPolitical Communications AdvertisingPolitical Communications Advertising$4,084,267.32 · 39 paymentsDigital Corporate CompaniesDigital Corporate Companies$2,628,539.82 · 27 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
Contributions100.0th#2 of 8,722
Expenditures100.0th#1 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity100.0th#1 of 8,722
Transaction Volume99.9th#7 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions71.5%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures51.8%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Phillip Huffines $5,601,200.007
2Defend Texas Liberty PAC $3,650,000.007
3Donald Huffines $3,110,000.009
4Scott Hall $1,459,003.564
5Protect Freedom PAC $1,000,000.002
6George B. Ryan $500,000.001
7Joseph Mabee, Guy $500,000.001
8The Republican Party of Texas $497,197.0012
9Don Huffines $325,000.002
10Randall Vanwolfswinkel $275,000.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Raconteur Media Company $5,160,149.4688
2Smart Media Group LLC $4,606,913.268
3PlainsCapital Bank $4,501,231.4610
4Political Communications Advertising $4,084,267.3239
5Digital Corporate Companies $2,628,539.8227
6Bluestone Creatives, LLC $2,139,209.5064
7Facebook $1,328,291.39757
8Scott Howell & Company $1,120,437.0019
9Paychex of New York LLC $1,055,157.8671
10True Impact Media Inc $935,308.227

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$6,151,708.61 $15,445,880.54
2025$5,739,678.74 $4,736,955.55
2024$0.00 $980.00
2023$280.00 $6,946.87
2022$4,511,680.28 $13,199,139.92
2021$6,130,195.64 $7,081,753.98
2020$0.00 $59,630.46
2019$160,000.00 $170,871.16
2018$2,051,204.94 $3,108,908.20
2017$451,758.68 $555,718.90
2016$800,176.28 $475,126.88
2015$204,605.00 $255,300.49
2014$1,630,837.88 $2,538,985.57
2013$307,329.49 $639,786.92

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/30/2026Ryan PAC $225,000.00
06/30/2026Mackenzie Price $100,000.00 Alpha School · Co-Founder
06/30/2026Mark Eidman $50,000.00 Ryan LLC · Tax Consultant
06/30/2026Gerald Ridgely $50,000.00 Ryan, LLC · Consultant
06/30/2026Matt Travis $25,853.46 Ryan LLC · Consultant
06/30/2026Steven Dudgeon $25,853.46 Ryan, LLC · Consultant
06/30/2026Jonathon Travis $25,853.46 Ryan, LLC · Accountant
06/30/2026Jim Popp $20,000.00 Ryan Llc · Attorney
06/30/2026Joshua Cohen $15,000.00 Ryan LLC · Consultant
06/30/2026Sean Kiley $10,341.57 Ryan, LLC · Tax Consultant
06/30/2026Ryan Chismark $10,000.00 CMR Meritax · Consulting
06/30/2026Michael Flanagan $10,000.00 FB · Lawyer
06/30/2026Shane Moncrief $10,000.00 Ryan LLC · tax professional
06/30/2026James Trester $10,000.00 Ryan, LLC · Consultant
06/30/2026Mark Bennett $10,000.00 Ryan, LLC · Tax Consultant
06/30/2026Kristi Bryant $10,000.00 Ryan LLC · Tax Consultant
06/30/2026K Alan Hassenflu $10,000.00 Fidelis Realty Partners · President & CEO
06/30/2026Chad Dunkin $5,170.94 Ryan LLC · Principal
06/30/2026Matt Zagotti $5,000.00 Ryan, LLC · Consultant
06/30/2026JP Bremar $3,500.00 BA Property Tax · Property Tax Consulting

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2026Anedot $13,099.61 payment processing fees.
06/30/2026WinRed $121.01 payment processing fees.
06/29/2026Microsoft $147.84Software
06/29/2026Intuit Mailchimp $117.26Email Software
06/26/2026X Corp. $752.25Social Media Ads
06/24/2026The Emanuelson Firm $6,890.00Legal
06/22/2026Intuit QuickBooks $225.46Accounting Software
06/22/2026Anthropic $106.60Software
06/18/2026Elizabeth Blakemore Fundraising $16,030.00Consulting - Fundraising
06/18/2026X Corp. $752.57Social Media Ads
06/17/2026FedEx Office $779.37Printing
06/16/2026Alliance Reprographics $1,240.66Printing
06/15/2026Hilton Americas-Houston $3,460.55Hotel
06/15/2026Hilton Americas-Houston $927.94Hotel
06/15/2026AWeber Systems Inc. $400.00Email Software
06/15/2026The Expo Group LP $313.50RPT Convention Services
06/15/2026Grotto Italian $126.09F&B
06/15/2026Uber $73.98Travel
06/15/2026Uber $69.97Travel
06/15/2026Uber $51.97Travel
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 225 ms.