Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Ellis, Keven M. (The Honorable)
Filer / Committee

Ellis, Keven M. (The Honorable)

COH · STATEEDU 9
Filer ID: 00080352 · Lufkin · TX
29 reports · First filing 01/14/2016 · Latest filing 07/13/2026
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
STATEEDU
District / Place
9
Mailing Location
Lufkin · TX · 75904
First Filing
01/14/2016
Latest Filing
07/13/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
29

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$78,615.76
Expenditures
$70,906.89
Transactions
379
Largest Contribution
$2,551.71
Largest Expenditure
$15,830.63
COH as of 06/30/2026
$9,575.00
Average Contribution
$277.79
Average Expenditure
$738.61
First Contribution
12/29/2015
Last Contribution
06/24/2025
First Expenditure
12/11/2015
Last Expenditure
11/06/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
247
Reported Payee Entities
39
Top Contributor
Texas State Teachers Association PAC
Top Reported Payee
MSGPR Ltd.

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
247
283 contributions · $78,615.76
Vendor Relationships
33
82 payments · $64,480.73
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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 spentEllis, Keven M. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeTexas State Teachers Association PACTexas State Teachers Association PAC$5,387.15 · 5 giftsShapiro Linn Strategic Consulting LLCShapiro Linn Strategic Consulting LLC$4,000.00 · 4 giftsAssociation of Texas Professional Educators Political Action CommitteeAssociation of Texas Professional Edu…$3,000.00 · 2 giftsMoak Casey PACMoak Casey PAC$2,558.09 · 3 giftsSmith County Republican ClubSmith County Republican Club$2,000.00 · 2 giftsMSGPR Ltd.MSGPR Ltd.$23,209.60 · 7 paymentsThomas Graphics, Inc.Thomas Graphics, Inc.$15,830.63 · 1 paymentsTexans for Trent AshbyTexans for Trent Ashby$6,000.00 · 2 paymentsKeven EllisKeven Ellis$5,901.16 · 9 paymentsLufkin PrintingLufkin Printing$2,108.50 · 7 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
Contributions84.1th#1,389 of 8,722
Expenditures81.4th#1,622 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity82.2th#1,557 of 8,722
Transaction Volume80.5th#1,702 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions85.5%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures81.6%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Texas State Teachers Association PAC $5,387.155
2Shapiro Linn Strategic Consulting LLC $4,000.004
3Association of Texas Professional Educators Political Action Committee $3,000.002
4Moak Casey PAC $2,558.093
5Smith County Republican Club $2,000.002
6Texas AFT Cope Fund $2,000.002
7Christopher Huckabee $2,000.001
8ACT for Texas Classroom Teachers Association $1,500.002
9Texans for Trent Ashby $1,500.001
10Chad Cantella $1,500.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1MSGPR Ltd. $23,209.607
2Thomas Graphics, Inc. $15,830.631
3Texans for Trent Ashby $6,000.002
4Keven Ellis $5,901.169
5Lufkin Printing $2,108.507
6Hilton Austin $1,961.931
7Tome Catering $1,664.341
8The Madison $1,463.142
9Legislative Solutions $1,275.004
10Greg Abbott Campaign $1,200.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$4,000.00 $5,250.00
2024$100.00 $1,200.00
2023$5,003.42 $1,562.76
2022$4,950.00 $3,868.16
2021$50.00 $385.00
2020$2,700.00 $3,293.57
2019$7,457.10 $3,479.58
2018$0.00 $385.00
2017$0.00 $352.36
2016$53,805.24 $50,806.46
2015$550.00 $324.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/24/2025Chad Cantella $1,500.00 Texas Star Alliance · Principal
06/24/2025Matthew Russell $1,000.00 Texas Star Alliance · Governmental Affairs Consultant
01/31/2025Shapiro Linn Strategic Consulting LLC $1,500.00
01/08/2024Texas Alliance for Life $100.00
12/15/2023Shapiro Linn Strategic Consulting LLC $1,000.00
12/14/2023Jerry Valdez $721.57 Self employed · Consultant
12/14/2023Gaylord Hughey Jr. $500.00 Self employed · Attorney
12/12/2023Moak Casey PAC $1,000.00
12/12/2023Moak Casey PAC $558.09
12/12/2023Deborah Ingersoll $350.00
12/12/2023Arnold Public Affairs $350.00
12/12/2023Mia McCord $250.00
12/12/2023Alist Consulting, LLC $250.00
11/16/2023Deborah Ingersoll $23.76
12/12/2022Karl Brown $200.00
12/09/2022Moak Casey PAC $1,000.00
12/09/2022Amy Benaski $300.00
12/08/2022Marc Rodriguez $250.00
12/08/2022Arnold Public Affairs $250.00
12/08/2022Matz and Company, LLC $200.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/06/2025Texans for Trent Ashby $5,000.00Political donation
10/02/2025Pete Sessions for Congress $250.00Political donation
05/17/2024Greg Abbott Campaign $1,200.00Campaign contribution
06/21/2023Lenny Sanchez $50.00Snack fund
04/27/2023Capital One Ventures $756.38Credit card payment for items properly reported on Sch F4 of current report.
03/21/2023The Madison $756.38Hotel for NASBE Conference March 18-21, 2023
12/27/2022Legislative Solutions $350.00Fundraiser invitations
06/23/2022Keven Ellis $1,172.72 Repayment for personal funds properly reported on schedule G of current report.
04/30/2022Capital One Venture $1,172.72 Credit card payment for items properly reported on form F4.
03/28/2022The Madison $706.76Hotel for NASBE Conference March 26-28, 2022
03/14/2022Southwest Airlines $465.96 Airfare for NASBE Conference 3/26/22 to 3/28/22.
12/01/2021Lenny Sanchez $50.00Snack fund payment
11/22/2021Republican Party of Texas $300.00Filing fee
10/06/2021Cherokee County Republican Women $35.00Event ticket to annual dinner
12/02/2020Dade Phelan Campaign $1,000.00Political contribution
11/10/2020Campaign Reporting Solutions, LLC $42.50Campaign bookkeeping services
10/21/2020Lufkin Daily News $938.77 Newspaper campaign advertising
09/21/2020Tom Maynard for SBOE $1,000.00Political donation
09/21/2020Cherokee County Republican Women $35.00Event ticket to annual dinner
07/17/2020Campaign Reporting Solutions, LLC $63.75Campaign bookkeeping services
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 56 ms.