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

Gommels, Philip M. (Mr.)

JCOH · District Judge 178
Filer ID: 00080199 · Houston · TX
8 reports · First filing 10/02/2015 · Latest filing 01/17/2017
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
District Judge
District / Place
178
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77098
First Filing
10/02/2015
Latest Filing
01/17/2017
Latest Reporting Period
10/30/2016 – 01/17/2017
Reports
8

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$23,152.66
Expenditures
$36,924.07
Transactions
234
Largest Contribution
$4,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$3,000.00
COH as of 01/17/2017
$0.00
Average Contribution
$243.71
Average Expenditure
$265.64
First Contribution
10/10/2015
Last Contribution
10/27/2016
First Expenditure
10/16/2015
Last Expenditure
11/14/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
74
Reported Payee Entities
55
Top Contributor
Kenneth Valach
Top Reported Payee
The Yates Company

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
74
95 contributions · $23,152.66
Vendor Relationships
49
130 payments · $34,579.07
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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 spentGommels, Philip M. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeKenneth ValachKenneth Valach$7,500.00 · 3 giftsGrant ScheinerGrant Scheiner$1,000.00 · 1 giftsLewis Ten HaveLewis Ten Have$1,000.00 · 1 giftsMarvin ChernoskyMarvin Chernosky$900.00 · 2 giftsScott MarkowitzScott Markowitz$800.00 · 7 giftsThe Yates CompanyThe Yates Company$25,200.00 · 11 paymentsHarris County Republican PartyHarris County Republican Party$3,025.00 · 3 paymentsM16 MarketingM16 Marketing$1,000.00 · 2 paymentsAubrey TaylorAubrey Taylor$1,000.00 · 1 paymentsCampaign Crate, LLCCampaign Crate, LLC$565.31 · 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
1Kenneth Valach $7,500.003
2Grant Scheiner $1,000.001
3Lewis Ten Have $1,000.001
4Marvin Chernosky $900.002
5Scott Markowitz $800.007
6Phillip Deerwester $750.002
7Nathaniel Tarlow $720.002
8William Powars $600.002
9The Law Office of Philip M. Gommels, PLLC $525.001
10David Ryan $500.002

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1The Yates Company $25,200.0011
2Harris County Republican Party $3,025.003
3M16 Marketing $1,000.002
4Aubrey Taylor $1,000.001
5Campaign Crate, LLC $565.311
6Freddy Edwards $500.003
7Texas Ethics Commission $500.001
8Constant Contact $458.387
9Bank of America $399.4513
10Philip Gommels $370.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$17,802.66 $27,151.10
2015$5,350.00 $9,772.97

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/27/2016Corinna Chandler $100.00 Lawyer
10/27/2016Gary Aurthurs $50.00 Engineer
10/26/2016Xavier Alfaro $250.00 Attorney
10/22/2016Matthew Espinosa $100.00 Attorney
10/22/2016Katherine Roberson $50.00 Attorney
10/17/2016Woot Lervisit $100.00 Business Executive
10/17/2016Bret Kisluk $100.00 Attorney
10/13/2016The Law Office of Philip M. Gommels, PLLC $525.00
10/07/2016Daughters of Liberty Republican Women $300.00
10/06/2016Timothy Brown $250.00 Owner
10/06/2016Steven Kennedy $200.00 Sales
10/06/2016Lisa Strauss $100.00 Attorney
10/06/2016Andrew Riley $100.00 Real Estate
10/05/2016Phillip Deerwester $500.00 Analyst
10/05/2016Marvin Chernosky $500.00 Attorney
10/05/2016William Powars $400.00 Sales
10/05/2016Nathaniel Tarlow $360.00 Attorney
10/05/2016Scott Markowitz $200.00 Attorney
10/02/2016Hugh Brasher $50.00 Attorney
09/15/2016David Haynes $200.00 Self-employed

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/14/2016Karen Johnson $50.00Poll work
11/10/2016Freddy Edwards $100.00Poll work
11/07/2016Karen Johnson $150.00Poll work
11/07/2016Gathering of Eagles $50.00Sign/sponsorhip at event
11/03/2016Freddy Edwards $200.00Poll work
11/01/2016Bank of America $29.95Bank fee
10/31/2016Freddy Edwards $200.00Poll work
10/26/2016Raise The Money $7.85Credit card processing fee
10/19/2016Raise The Money $10.30Banking fee
10/13/2016Harris County Republican Party $500.00Political contribution under Election Code sec. 253.1611(e)
10/13/2016Bank of America $35.00Overdraft fee
10/12/2016Harris County Republican Party $2,500.00Political contribution under Election Code sec. 253.1611(e)
10/12/2016Printrunner $299.82Campaign stickers
10/12/2016Allied Shirts $294.07Tee shirt printing
10/12/2016Raise The Money $5.15Credit card processing fee
10/11/2016Raise The Money $114.99Credit card processing fee
10/08/2016Montano Fred $250.00Taco truck for event
10/07/2016Party City $16.18Balloons
10/07/2016HEB $8.97Water for event
10/06/2016Raise The Money $2.70Credit card processing fee
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 328 ms.