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

Salas, Mario M. (Mr.)

COH · State Representative 120
Filer ID: 00080246 · San Antonio · TX
12 reports · First filing 01/16/2016 · Latest filing 07/15/2018
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 Representative
District / Place
120
Mailing Location
San Antonio · TX · 78220
First Filing
01/16/2016
Latest Filing
07/15/2018
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2018 – 06/30/2018
Reports
12

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$118,866.69
Expenditures
$90,288.47
Transactions
722
Largest Contribution
$13,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$6,261.00
COH as of 06/30/2018
$0.00
Average Contribution
$699.22
Average Expenditure
$163.57
First Contribution
10/15/2015
Last Contribution
06/20/2018
First Expenditure
10/06/2015
Last Expenditure
06/20/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
109
Reported Payee Entities
151
Top Contributor
Joe Webb
Top Reported Payee
Lone Star Media

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
109
184 contributions · $122,896.69
Vendor Relationships
109
414 payments · $74,237.85
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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 spentSalas, Mario M. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeJoe WebbJoe Webb$35,200.00 · 12 giftsJoanne WellsJoanne Wells$17,500.00 · 4 giftsSan Antonio RegisterSan Antonio Register$7,956.00 · 8 giftsAR Strategy GroupAR Strategy Group$5,562.50 · 3 giftsRichard WellsRichard Wells$4,500.00 · 3 giftsLone Star MediaLone Star Media$30,856.01 · 29 paymentsTommy "T.C." CalvertTommy "T.C." Calvert$14,600.00 · 8 paymentsAvista ProductsAvista Products$2,715.73 · 8 paymentsMario SalasMario Salas$2,041.00 · 7 paymentsUS Postal ServiceUS Postal Service$1,905.77 · 24 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
1Joe Webb $35,200.0012
2Joanne Wells $17,500.004
3San Antonio Register $7,956.008
4AR Strategy Group $5,562.503
5Richard Wells $4,500.003
6Chester Drasch $3,500.003
7Texas AFT Cope Fund $3,000.003
8TSTA-PAC $2,681.951
9Matthew Starr $2,500.001
10Seth Newberger $2,500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Lone Star Media $30,856.0129
2Tommy "T.C." Calvert $14,600.008
3Avista Products $2,715.738
4Mario Salas $2,041.007
5US Postal Service $1,905.7724
6Martin Harry $1,490.103
7Marcus Johnson $1,325.0029
8Vashon Byrd $1,235.0017
9Ysidro Solis $1,230.0027
10HEB $1,131.3821

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$500.00 $1,988.70
2017$3,150.00 $8,334.25
2016$91,499.16 $72,713.34
2015$23,717.53 $7,252.18

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/20/2018Chester Drasch $500.00 Self-employed · Business owner
10/09/2017Chester Drasch $2,000.00 Self-employed · Business owner
06/23/2017Minnie Givens $100.00 Retired · Retired
06/23/2017Mario Salas $25.00 Univ of Texas San Antonio · Educator
06/23/2017Sharon Cusmano $25.00 Self-employed · Realtor
04/21/2017Chester Drasch $1,000.00 Self-employed · Business owner
12/01/2016Lone Star Media $500.00
11/01/2016Lone Star Media $700.00
07/26/2016Minnie Givens $100.00 Retired · Retired
07/18/2016Eugene Hines $100.00 NA · Retired
07/15/2016Hector Grant $40.00 Retired · Retired
06/08/2016Joanne Wells $1,000.00 Self-Employed · Business Owner
06/08/2016Richard Wells $1,000.00 Self-Employed · Business Owner
06/01/2016Tx State Employees Union COPE $1,000.00
05/25/2016Dee Villarubia $200.00 Retired · Retired
05/24/2016Joe Webb $2,500.00 Retired · Retired
05/24/2016Robert C. Flores $100.00 Self-employed · Lobbyist
05/23/2016United Food and Commercial Workers Local 540 $2,000.00
05/23/2016Diego Bernal $250.00 Self-employed · Attorney
05/23/2016Velica Calvert $150.00 ACCD · Education

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/20/2018Mario Salas $500.00 Reimbursement for payment to Lone Star Media
05/24/2018Lone Star Media $500.00Signs
05/11/2018Lone Star Media $400.00Sinage
04/15/2018Mario Salas $41.00 Reimbursement for postal fee
04/15/2018US Postal Service $41.00Post Office Box rental
03/15/2018Lone Star Media $500.00Signage payment
03/08/2018US Postal Service $6.70 Mailout
12/31/2017Lone Star Media $900.00Final Bill for signage
12/07/2017Lone Star Media $155.00signage expense
10/23/2017Lone Star Media $1,200.73signage expense
10/16/2017Mario Salas $500.00Reinbursement
10/03/2017US Postal Service $38.00Box fee
08/09/2017Frost Bank $8.00Monthly Service Fee
07/20/2017Mario Salas $200.00Reinbursement
07/12/2017Mario Salas $150.00reinbursement
06/23/2017Lone Star Media $2,755.73Sinage
06/23/2017Lone Star Media $1,442.76Sinage
06/09/2017Security Service Credit Union $8.00Bank Fee
06/02/2017Lone Star Media $200.00Signage
05/09/2017Security Service Credit Union $5.00Bank 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: 60 ms.