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

Mayes, Gary Brent (Dr.)

COH · State Senator 24
Filer ID: 00080090 · Fredericksburg · TX
8 reports · First filing 01/15/2016 · Latest filing 07/12/2017
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
State Senator
District / Place
24
Mailing Location
Fredericksburg · TX · 78624
First Filing
01/15/2016
Latest Filing
07/12/2017
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2017 – 06/30/2017
Reports
8

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$9,188.80
Expenditures
$550,332.99
Transactions
337
Largest Contribution
$2,274.57
Largest Expenditure
$156,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2017
$0.00
Average Contribution
$235.61
Average Expenditure
$1,846.75
First Contribution
08/01/2015
Last Contribution
02/22/2016
First Expenditure
07/09/2015
Last Expenditure
07/08/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
33
Reported Payee Entities
91
Top Contributor
Empower Texans PAC
Top Reported Payee
Anthem Media

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
33
66 contributions · $12,553.03
Vendor Relationships
77
282 payments · $504,709.21
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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 spentMayes, Gary Brent (Dr.)Focal filer / committeeEmpower Texans PACEmpower Texans PAC$2,274.57 · 1 giftsAngela SmithAngela Smith$1,000.00 · 1 giftsGloria MeadorsGloria Meadors$500.00 · 1 giftsSandy WardSandy Ward$500.00 · 1 giftsCraig CosgrayCraig Cosgray$400.00 · 1 giftsAnthem MediaAnthem Media$174,840.50 · 4 paymentsWishlist DirectWishlist Direct$129,548.79 · 13 paymentsG Brent MayesG Brent Mayes$55,488.60 · 70 paymentsFront Line Political StrategyFront Line Political Strategy$33,003.75 · 4 paymentsDavid WilliamsDavid Williams$27,215.49 · 8 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
1Empower Texans PAC $2,274.571
2Angela Smith $1,000.001
3Gloria Meadors $500.001
4Sandy Ward $500.001
5Craig Cosgray $400.001
6Mike Weaver $301.653
7Connie Stephens $281.622
8Sherryl Davis $271.622
9Larry Berkman $250.001
10Melvin Lipsitz $250.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Anthem Media $174,840.504
2Wishlist Direct $129,548.7913
3G Brent Mayes $55,488.6070
4Front Line Political Strategy $33,003.754
5David Williams $27,215.498
6Jon Lukacher $23,970.7027
7Macias Strategies $18,310.568
8Vici Media Group $17,153.666
9Stategic Media Placement $16,000.002
10Campaign Marketing Strategies $11,512.251

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$5,824.57 $408,259.02
2015$3,364.23 $142,073.97

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/22/2016Gloria Meadors $500.00 none · retired
02/21/2016Raymond Smith $100.00 retired · physician
02/17/2016Empower Texans PAC $2,274.57
02/14/2016Julia Tayor $100.00
02/02/2016Angela Smith $1,000.00 self · Ranching
02/02/2016Larry Berkman $250.00
02/01/2016Sandy Ward $500.00 retired
01/28/2016Melvin Lipsitz $250.00
01/27/2016Craig Cosgray $400.00
01/23/2016Mike Weaver $100.00
01/13/2016Rick Schroeder $250.00
01/01/2016Amy Hodge $100.00
12/31/2015Texans for Vaccine Choice PAC $100.00
12/31/2015Mike Weaver $100.00
12/18/2015Tim Barsch $250.00
12/17/2015Robert Summers $250.00
12/17/2015David Williams $50.00
12/15/2015Bonnie White $100.00
12/14/2015Mike Weaver $101.65
12/05/2015Carolyn Benoit $50.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/08/2016G Brent Mayes $544.53Loan Repayment
06/13/2016G Brent Mayes $17,942.97loan repayment
05/18/2016G Brent Mayes $6,084.05loan repayment
03/04/2016Trevor Morte $684.00canvassing
03/04/2016Taylor Flowers $504.00canvassing
03/04/2016Aaron Steward $282.75canvassing
03/02/2016Jon Lukacher $1,750.00Field Director
03/01/2016Campaign Marketing Strategies $11,512.25phone calls
03/01/2016Jon Lukacher $1,750.00Field Director
03/01/2016Jon Lukacher $377.04canvassing expenses
03/01/2016Facebook $250.80facebook ads
02/29/2016Amazon $184.99garmin gps
02/26/2016Macias Strategies $810.56robo-calls
02/24/2016Jon Lukacher $1,217.85canvassing expenses
02/24/2016Jon Lukacher $813.55canvassing expenses
02/24/2016Jon Lukacher $655.36canvassing expenses
02/24/2016Jon Lukacher $512.74canvassing expenses
02/24/2016Jon Lukacher $406.80canvassing expenses
02/24/2016Jon Lukacher $377.04canvassing expenses
02/24/2016Jon Lukacher $271.12canvassing
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 52 ms.