Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Butler, Robert D. (Mr.)

COH · LTGOVERNOR
Filer ID: 00070135 · Round Rock · TX
28 reports · First filing 07/15/2014 · Latest filing 07/10/2026
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
LTGOVERNOR
District / Place
Mailing Location
Round Rock · TX · 78665
First Filing
07/15/2014
Latest Filing
07/10/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
28

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$3,016.48
Expenditures
$1,119.66
Transactions
36
Largest Contribution
$1,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$229.45
COH as of 06/30/2026
$207.12
Average Contribution
$215.46
Average Expenditure
$50.89
First Contribution
04/13/2014
Last Contribution
09/26/2014
First Expenditure
04/27/2014
Last Expenditure
07/11/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
12
Reported Payee Entities
17
Top Contributor
Gil Robinson
Top Reported Payee
SHELL OIL

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
12
14 contributions · $3,016.48
Vendor Relationships
16
22 payments · $1,119.66
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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 spentButler, Robert D. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeGil RobinsonGil Robinson$1,000.00 · 1 giftsGene ChapmanGene Chapman$500.00 · 2 giftsDavid MasonDavid Mason$500.00 · 1 giftsCraig IveyCraig Ivey$250.00 · 1 giftsJohn ShueyJohn Shuey$150.00 · 2 giftsSHELL OILSHELL OIL$242.49 · 4 paymentsBest BuyBest Buy$229.45 · 1 paymentsBig Apple CafeBig Apple Cafe$125.79 · 1 paymentsHEB GASHEB GAS$74.84 · 1 paymentsExxon MobilExxon Mobil$71.99 · 1 payments

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
1Gil Robinson $1,000.001
2Gene Chapman $500.002
3David Mason $500.001
4Craig Ivey $250.001
5John Shuey $150.002
6Arthur Thomas $116.481
7Arthur DiBianca $100.001
8Brenda Kistler $100.001
9Dylan Robinson $100.001
10Girish Altekar $100.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1SHELL OIL $242.494
2Best Buy $229.451
3Big Apple Cafe $125.791
4HEB GAS $74.841
5Exxon Mobil $71.991
6McDonald's $71.142
7WHATABURGER 704 $51.591
8Office Depot $43.241
9Walmart Supercenter $37.861
10SCHLOTZSKY'S 2588 $33.241

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$3,016.48 $1,119.66

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
09/26/2014Barry Smith $50.00 Instructor · Tarrant County College
09/18/2014John Shuey $50.00 Retired · Retired
09/02/2014Gene Chapman $400.00 Self-Employed · Trucking
08/20/2014Gene Chapman $100.00 Self-Employed · Trucking
07/28/2014Arthur Thomas $116.48 Arias Associates Inc. · Programmer
07/07/2014John Shuey $100.00 Retired · Retired
07/05/2014Dylan Robinson $100.00 US Army · Infantry
07/03/2014Gil Robinson $1,000.00 N/A · Retired
06/28/2014David Mason $500.00 Verizon Wireless · Telecom Engineer
06/16/2014Curry Taylor $50.00
06/13/2014Craig Ivey $250.00 Self · Farmer
05/27/2014Arthur DiBianca $100.00 Self-Employed · Consultant
05/25/2014Girish Altekar $100.00 Self-Employed · Business Owner
04/13/2014Brenda Kistler $100.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/11/2014Best Buy $229.45Digital Camera Equipment
06/30/2014SHELL OIL $79.68Travel to Brownsville
06/30/2014Facebook Inc. $10.64Facebook Advertising
06/27/2014HEB GAS $74.84Gasoline travel to Brownsville
06/27/2014SHELL OIL $64.36Gasoline travel to Brownsville
06/15/2014SHELL OIL $83.45Gasoline travel to Grapevine Midland Odessa
06/15/2014WHATABURGER 704 $51.59Travel/Meal Expense trip to Midland & Odessa
06/14/2014Big Apple Cafe $125.79Meet the Candidate event in Ft Worth/Grapevine
06/14/2014McDonald's $39.80Meal in transit from Ft. Worth to Odessa
06/14/2014McDonald's $31.34Meal in transit to Ft. Worth
06/14/2014Cigar Frog's $12.01Meet the Candidate event in Midland
06/13/2014Exxon Mobil $71.99Gasoline travel to Grapevine Midland Odessa
06/12/2014Office Depot $43.24Office supplies
06/11/2014UT PARKING GARAGE $9.00Parking Boys State Conference
05/31/2014Facebook Inc. $19.59Facebook Advertising
05/28/2014SCHLOTZSKY'S 2588 $33.24Meeting with the Lavoro family
05/28/2014Jibjab Media Inc $19.99Online Music Videos - Campaign Advertising
05/25/2014SHELL OIL $15.00Travel to Hearne Texas
05/01/2014SAC N PAC $30.00Gasoline Travel to San Antonio
05/01/2014MCDONALD'S $24.85Meal in transit to San Antonio
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.