Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Nicol, Laura S. (Ms.)

COH · STATEREP 133
Filer ID: 00069665 · Houston · TX
9 reports · First filing 01/08/2014 · Latest filing 10/08/2016
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
STATEREP
District / Place
133
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77079
First Filing
01/08/2014
Latest Filing
10/08/2016
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2016 – 09/29/2016
Reports
9

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$8,535.60
Expenditures
$9,376.57
Transactions
91
Largest Contribution
$1,250.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,540.07
COH as of 09/29/2016
$0.00
Average Contribution
$243.87
Average Expenditure
$167.44
First Contribution
11/26/2013
Last Contribution
11/18/2014
First Expenditure
12/06/2013
Last Expenditure
07/08/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
28
Reported Payee Entities
23
Top Contributor
Leven Staples
Top Reported Payee
Memorial Postal Center

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
28
35 contributions · $8,535.60
Vendor Relationships
21
47 payments · $6,986.50
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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 spentNicol, Laura S. (Ms.)Focal filer / committeeLeven StaplesLeven Staples$2,250.00 · 2 giftsGeorge StaplesGeorge Staples$1,500.00 · 2 giftsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$1,400.00 · 2 giftsSenate District 17 Democratic PartySenate District 17 Democratic Party$300.00 · 1 giftsCharlotte StaplesCharlotte Staples$250.00 · 1 giftsMemorial Postal CenterMemorial Postal Center$1,640.40 · 5 paymentsLaura NicolLaura Nicol$1,540.07 · 1 paymentsLissa SquiersLissa Squiers$850.00 · 8 paymentsAnn Harris Bennett CampaignAnn Harris Bennett Campaign$771.78 · 1 paymentsHarris County Democratic PartyHarris County Democratic Party$750.00 · 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
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
1Leven Staples $2,250.002
2George Staples $1,500.002
3Texas Democratic Party $1,400.002
4Senate District 17 Democratic Party $300.001
5Charlotte Staples $250.001
6ValBerta Harrop $250.001
7ActBlue Texas $220.902
8Mary Luckey $200.002
9Steve Gross $200.002
10Linda Knowles $200.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Memorial Postal Center $1,640.405
2Laura Nicol $1,540.071
3Lissa Squiers $850.008
4Ann Harris Bennett Campaign $771.781
5Harris County Democratic Party $750.001
6Virtuoso Graphics $700.415
7Carroll Printing $505.094
8Texas Democratic Party $400.002
9Facebook $378.194
10Houston Sign Company $376.171

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$0.00 $771.78
2014$6,154.70 $7,854.79
2013$2,380.90 $750.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/18/2014Gloria Alvarez $100.00 Writers in the School · Writer
10/30/2014Spring Branch Democrats Club $140.00
10/18/2014ValBerta Harrop $250.00 Not employed · Not employed
10/04/2014Steve Gross $100.00 Chevron · Engineer
10/03/2014Merilee Rustagi $60.00 Chevron · Business Process Improvement
10/02/2014Leven Staples $1,250.00 Sky-Tec Manufacturing, Inc. · Executive
10/02/2014George Staples $500.00 GA Staples PC · Self Employed
10/02/2014Linda Knowles $200.00 Self · Engineer
10/02/2014Janis Larocque $100.00 Houston Symphony · Administrator
10/02/2014Johanna Staples $100.00 Not employed · Not employed
10/01/2014Mary Luckey $100.00 NASA-JSC · Government Employee
10/01/2014Cecilia Mader $100.00 Not employed · Not employed
09/01/2014Carolyn Riggs $71.57 Retired · Retired
08/24/2014Senate District 17 Democratic Party $300.00
07/29/2014Patricia Martin $100.00 CO5 Music · Promotion Manager
07/01/2014Deborah Goldman $75.00 none · homemaker
06/25/2014Tim McGregor $100.00 IPS Services · Executive Director
06/25/2014Mary Morrison $30.00 GDF Suez Energy Resources · Director
06/08/2014Mary Luckey $100.00 NASA-JSC · Government Employee
06/02/2014Anthony Castaldo $100.00 UTSA · Research Assistant Professor

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/08/2016Ann Harris Bennett Campaign $771.78Donated my entire war chest to a current candidate.
12/08/2014Laura Nicol $1,540.07Repay self loans & all personal funds spent on campaign
11/28/2014Greenbank $10.00Bank Fee
11/05/2014Facebook $142.88video ad series
11/04/2014Lissa Squiers $150.00Political consulting
11/01/2014Robodial.org $50.00Get Out The Vote prerecorded calls
10/30/2014Greenbank $10.00Bank Fee
10/29/2014Harris County Clerk $60.00Early Voter Daily Roster
10/28/2014Robodial.org $12.00Get Out The Vote prerecorded calls
10/26/2014Memorial Postal Center $408.10postcard postage
10/26/2014ActBlue $83.60Transaction Fees for on-line donations
10/25/2014Robodial.org $78.53EV GOTV callout
10/16/2014Memorial Postal Center $219.45political advertising postage
10/14/2014Memorial Postal Center $379.00political advertising postage
10/14/2014Royal Sonesta Hotel $8.00parking at county party event
10/13/2014Memorial Postal Center $494.20political advertising postage
10/12/2014Locatellis Pizza $40.73mailer party
10/11/2014Office Depot $30.30political advertising mailing labels
10/11/2014Randalls Store #1011 $24.46mailer party
10/10/2014Memorial Postal Center $139.65political advertising postage
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 43 ms.