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

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

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: 119 ms.