Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Leatherman II, Ken W. (Mr.)
Filer / Committee

Leatherman II, Ken W. (Mr.)

JCOH · District Judge 130
Filer ID: 00080259 · Bay City · TX
6 reports · First filing 01/13/2016 · 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
130
Mailing Location
Bay City · TX · 77404
First Filing
01/13/2016
Latest Filing
01/17/2017
Latest Reporting Period
10/30/2016 – 01/17/2017
Reports
6

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$755.00
Expenditures
$50,779.94
Transactions
129
Largest Contribution
$355.00
Largest Expenditure
$7,348.41
COH as of 01/17/2017
$0.00
Average Contribution
$251.67
Average Expenditure
$403.02
First Contribution
03/03/2016
Last Contribution
10/26/2016
First Expenditure
11/23/2015
Last Expenditure
10/27/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
3
Reported Payee Entities
63
Top Contributor
DIRECT EFFECT MARKETING
Top Reported Payee
DIRECT EFFECT MARKETING

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
3
3 contributions · $755.00
Vendor Relationships
62
134 payments · $51,566.15
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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 spentLeatherman II, Ken W. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeDIRECT EFFECT MARKETINGDIRECT EFFECT MARKETING$355.00 · 1 giftsWILLIAM ORRWILLIAM ORR$250.00 · 1 giftsJANIS HAYESJANIS HAYES$150.00 · 1 giftsDIRECT EFFECT MARKETINGDIRECT EFFECT MARKETING$15,448.52 · 8 paymentsMOTIVATORS PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTSMOTIVATORS PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS$4,707.76 · 3 paymentsATOMIC MUSIC GROUPATOMIC MUSIC GROUP$3,500.00 · 2 paymentsCRAWFISH CROUXCRAWFISH CROUX$3,143.10 · 1 paymentsMIKE TAFTMIKE TAFT$1,675.00 · 2 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
1DIRECT EFFECT MARKETING $355.001
2WILLIAM ORR $250.001
3JANIS HAYES $150.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1DIRECT EFFECT MARKETING $15,448.528
2MOTIVATORS PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS $4,707.763
3ATOMIC MUSIC GROUP $3,500.002
4CRAWFISH CROUX $3,143.101
5MIKE TAFT $1,675.002
6MATAGORDA COUNTY FAIR AND LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION $1,625.005
7MATAGORDA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FUND $1,500.001
8AD VANTAGE SPECIALTIES $1,368.822
9SERVE OUTDOORS MATAGORDA BAY CHAPTER $1,350.001
10TOMLINSON-LEIS COMMUNICATIONS L.P. $1,200.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$755.00 $48,068.73
2015$0.00 $2,711.21

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/26/2016WILLIAM ORR $250.00 ATTORNEY
07/15/2016JANIS HAYES $150.00 RETIRED
03/03/2016DIRECT EFFECT MARKETING $355.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/27/2016TOMLINSON-LEIS COMMUNICATIONS L.P. $600.00RADIO ADS
10/25/2016FACEBOOK $513.00FACEBOOK ADS
10/22/2016FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY $100.00DONATION LIBRARY FUNDRAISER
10/21/2016DIRECT EFFECT MARKETING $4,887.72MAILERS
10/20/2016PILOT CLUB OF BAY CITY $200.00DONATION
10/19/2016TOMLINSON-LEIS COMMUNICATIONS L.P. $600.00RADIO ADS
10/19/2016FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY $500.00DONATION
10/12/2016BAY CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $40.00BOOTH RENTAL MARKET DAYS
10/03/2016FACEBOOK $242.44FACEBOOK ADS
10/02/2016HOLY CROSS $270.00DONATION SCHOLARSHIPS
10/02/2016HOLY CROSS $20.00DONATION
10/01/2016VAN VLECK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT $180.00DONATION FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNDRAISER
09/26/2016VFW POST 2412 $290.00VFW POST 2412 FUNDRAISER
09/20/2016CINDY'S SPIRITS $23.78ALCOHOL FOR DONATION BASKET
09/14/2016MOTIVATORS PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS $410.36SPORTS BOTTLES GIVEAWAYS
09/12/2016ALAMO LUMBER $299.88PVC PIPES
09/12/2016BAY CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $40.00MARKET DAYS BOOTH RENTAL
09/08/2016MATAGORDA COUNTY FAIR AND LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION $500.00BULL BLAST BOOTH RENTAL
09/06/2016SUTHERLANDS $99.83PVC PIPES
09/02/2016ALAMO LUMBER $270.26PVC PIPES
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 42 ms.