Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Needles, Tamara B. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 427
Filer ID: 00080349
25 reports · First filing 01/13/2016 · Latest filing 07/03/2026
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
JUDGEDIST
District / Place
427
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/13/2016
Latest Filing
07/03/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
25

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$175,218.58
Expenditures
$166,901.52
Transactions
786
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$18,500.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$23,138.57
Average Contribution
$361.28
Average Expenditure
$554.49
First Contribution
11/17/2015
Last Contribution
01/02/2024
First Expenditure
12/07/2015
Last Expenditure
06/26/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
369
Reported Payee Entities
134
Top Contributor
Jackie Johnson
Top Reported Payee
Y Strategy LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
377
579 contributions · $209,401.00
Vendor Relationships
104
269 payments · $142,604.63
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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 spentNeedles, Tamara B. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeJackie JohnsonJackie Johnson$9,211.16 · 3 giftsPerry MintonPerry Minton$8,000.00 · 2 giftsRick CoferRick Cofer$6,513.47 · 5 giftsBenjamin GergenBenjamin Gergen$5,264.10 · 3 giftsDavid ChambersDavid Chambers$5,131.89 · 2 giftsY Strategy LLCY Strategy LLC$23,338.79 · 7 paymentsNeedles TamaraNeedles Tamara$18,500.00 · 1 paymentsTravis County Democratic PartyTravis County Democratic Party$8,486.84 · 17 paymentsJonathan PanzerJonathan Panzer$6,062.75 · 5 paymentsWorley PrintingWorley Printing$4,706.17 · 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
Contributions86.9th#1,147 of 8,722
Expenditures88.3th#1,022 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity87.1th#1,124 of 8,722
Transaction Volume88.5th#1,006 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions63.5%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures35.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Jackie Johnson $9,211.163
2Perry Minton $8,000.002
3Rick Cofer $6,513.475
4Benjamin Gergen $5,264.103
5David Chambers $5,131.892
6Texas Democratic Party $5,000.001
7Todd Sanders $4,705.002
8William Browning $3,684.842
9Brian Roark $3,552.952
10Jackie Wood $3,500.002

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Y Strategy LLC $23,338.797
2Needles Tamara $18,500.001
3Travis County Democratic Party $8,486.8417
4Jonathan Panzer $6,062.755
5Worley Printing $4,706.172
6InFocus Campaign $4,563.191
7Bridget Tobin $4,097.006
8TCDP $3,646.6610
9Costco $3,644.302
10Tamara Needles $3,569.184

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$0.00 $2,601.61
2025$0.00 $4,710.23
2024$500.00 $4,908.40
2023$26,826.89 $24,100.56
2022$0.00 $6,605.24
2021$50.00 $8,935.35
2020$0.00 $10,945.84
2019$81,356.69 $27,768.01
2017$0.00 $1,563.50
2016$34,945.00 $62,267.74
2015$31,540.00 $12,495.04

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/02/2024Blair Carroll $500.00 Attorney
11/27/2023Michael Watson $263.47 Attorney
11/21/2023Roy Herlocher $105.58 Engineer
08/08/2023David Evans $100.00 Attorney
07/27/2023Skip Davis $526.63 Attorney
07/10/2023Shane Brooks $263.47 Attorney
06/30/2023Jackie Johnson $2,105.58 Self employed
06/30/2023Hans Olavson $263.47 attorney
06/30/2023Michael Parr $26.63 lawyer
06/29/2023Brian Roark $1,052.95 Attorney
06/29/2023Frank Ivy $526.63 Attorney
06/29/2023Matthew Shrum $526.63 Attorney
06/29/2023Lori Nickels $50.00 Relator
06/28/2023Robb Shepherd $263.47 Robb William Shepherd, P.C.
06/27/2023Stephen Orr $526.63 Attorney
06/27/2023Deb Coulter Bueide $52.95 Entrepreneur
06/27/2023Barbara Balliette $52.95 Attorney
06/27/2023Jeremy Hendricks $52.95 Labor Leader
06/27/2023Anthony Rabago $52.95 Attorney
06/23/2023Addy Miro $105.58 Defense Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/26/2026Runberg Sonja $70.00Reimburse Grand Jury Juror Parking fees.
03/04/2026Communities For Recovery $500.00Community support
02/26/2026NivPark Valet $11.88Parking for Conference
02/20/2026Hilton $21.65Parking for conference
01/25/2026TacoDeli $1,998.08Food for the Metal Health CLE Travis Country Lunch
12/19/2025Primo Brands Waterserv $204.95Office Staff Supply
12/15/2025BlueHost $111.57Web Hosting
12/11/2025Actblue Donations $500.00Stonewall Dems
12/06/2025Austin Tejano Dems $526.63Political contributions
12/04/2025Texas Ethics Commission $250.00 Late Filing Fee
12/03/2025ATC Sobriety Center $1,044.16non-profit for Austin community with a safe place to recover
10/29/2025Actblue Donations $1,000.00LAD & Mobile Loafs and Fishes non-profit cont. feeding Austin homeless.
10/29/2025Home Slice $303.25Office Staff appreciation
10/23/2025Paid Parking Parkingmgt $25.00Parking fee Advance Austin
09/11/2025Avance Austin Inc. $155.62Avance Austin Nonprofit Support families in our community
05/03/2025Fairmont Austin $27.06Parking fees
04/30/2025Primo Brands Waterserv $33.49Office Water
04/18/2025Travis County Women Lawyers Association $256.00TCWLA.org
04/17/2025TXBF.org $272.50State Bar Association
12/15/2024BlueHost $77.76Web Hosting
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 91 ms.