Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Sharma, Bashist M. (Mr.)

JCOH · District Judge 178
Filer ID: 00080297 · Houston · TX
9 reports · First filing 01/15/2016 · Latest filing 01/12/2017
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 · 77068
First Filing
01/15/2016
Latest Filing
01/12/2017
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2016 – 12/31/2016
Reports
9

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$2,477.00
Expenditures
$6,230.70
Transactions
15
Largest Contribution
$500.00
Largest Expenditure
$2,500.00
COH as of 12/31/2016
$0.00
Average Contribution
$225.18
Average Expenditure
$1,557.67
First Contribution
02/20/2016
Last Contribution
02/20/2016
First Expenditure
12/31/2015
Last Expenditure
07/06/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
11
Reported Payee Entities
3
Top Contributor
N Chaterpal
Top Reported Payee
Bashist Sharma

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
12
32 contributions · $7,180.00
Vendor Relationships
2
4 payments · $3,190.10
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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 spentSharma, Bashist M. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeN ChaterpalN Chaterpal$500.00 · 1 giftsFaizal KhanFaizal Khan$400.00 · 1 giftsSanatan MandirSanatan Mandir$251.00 · 1 giftsCarl GoldwaterCarl Goldwater$250.00 · 1 giftsven pinjalaven pinjala$250.00 · 1 giftsBashist SharmaBashist Sharma$5,000.00 · 2 paymentsVictory StoreVictory Store$979.70 · 1 paymentsSanatan MandirSanatan Mandir$251.00 · 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
1N Chaterpal $500.001
2Faizal Khan $400.001
3Sanatan Mandir $251.001
4Carl Goldwater $250.001
5ven pinjala $250.001
6Gary Walia $200.001
7I Bhushan $151.001
8Sam Matthews $150.001
9aldine eye clinic $125.001
10Anu Vish $100.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Bashist Sharma $5,000.002
2Victory Store $979.701
3Sanatan Mandir $251.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$2,477.00 $1,230.70
2015$0.00 $5,000.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/20/2016N Chaterpal $500.00 housewife
02/20/2016Faizal Khan $400.00 recycling
02/20/2016Sanatan Mandir $251.00
02/20/2016Carl Goldwater $250.00 retired
02/20/2016ven pinjala $250.00 chemical engineer
02/20/2016Gary Walia $200.00 engineer
02/20/2016I Bhushan $151.00 insurance
02/20/2016Sam Matthews $150.00 insurance
02/20/2016aldine eye clinic $125.00
02/20/2016Anu Vish $100.00 accountant
02/20/2016Mike Malik $100.00 manufacture

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/06/2016Sanatan Mandir $251.00I returned a contribution made to me by a temple
01/15/2016Victory Store $979.70for brochures and yard signs
12/31/2015Bashist Sharma $2,500.00Photocopies of Resume Card
12/31/2015Bashist Sharma $2,500.00Photocopies of Resume Card
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 96 ms.