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Tidwell, John L. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 202
Filer ID: 00080365
24 reports · First filing 01/14/2016 · Latest filing 07/14/2026
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
202
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/14/2016
Latest Filing
07/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
24

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$24,750.00
Expenditures
$38,731.90
Transactions
111
Largest Contribution
$2,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$7,259.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$1,154.16
Average Contribution
$399.19
Average Expenditure
$790.45
First Contribution
01/07/2016
Last Contribution
10/30/2019
First Expenditure
11/24/2015
Last Expenditure
12/06/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
58
Reported Payee Entities
22
Top Contributor
Jason Horton
Top Reported Payee
Motivated Marketing

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
58
62 contributions · $24,750.00
Vendor Relationships
22
49 payments · $38,731.90
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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 spentTidwell, John L. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeJason HortonJason Horton$2,000.00 · 1 giftsJoe JohnstonJoe Johnston$1,000.00 · 2 giftsBartell ZachryBartell Zachry$1,000.00 · 1 giftsCharles EbromCharles Ebrom$1,000.00 · 1 giftsDavid CarterDavid Carter$1,000.00 · 1 giftsMotivated MarketingMotivated Marketing$11,729.73 · 3 paymentsCigainero EnterprisesCigainero Enterprises$7,943.91 · 3 paymentsBowie County Republican PartyBowie County Republican Party$4,500.00 · 3 paymentsTexarkana GazetteTexarkana Gazette$4,199.40 · 2 paymentsChaseChase$2,650.03 · 3 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
Expenditures74.9th#2,192 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity73.7th#2,296 of 8,722
Transaction Volume73.4th#2,320 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Jason Horton $2,000.001
2Joe Johnston $1,000.002
3Bartell Zachry $1,000.001
4Charles Ebrom $1,000.001
5David Carter $1,000.001
6David Zachry $1,000.001
7Jimmy Howell $1,000.001
8John Mercy $1,000.001
9John Zachry $1,000.001
10Kelly Tidwell $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Motivated Marketing $11,729.733
2Cigainero Enterprises $7,943.913
3Bowie County Republican Party $4,500.003
4Texarkana Gazette $4,199.402
5Chase $2,650.033
6Townsquare Media $2,023.002
7Citizens Tribune $1,460.607
8Ink & Thread, LLC $833.531
9Ledwell Office Solutions $744.414
10Four States Living Magazine $550.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2024$0.00 $100.00
2023$0.00 $1,690.00
2019$1,600.00 $1,500.00
2017$2,000.00 $0.00
2016$21,150.00 $25,545.83
2015$0.00 $9,896.07

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/30/2019Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, LLP $200.00
10/30/2019Matthew Golden Law Firm, PLLC $200.00
10/30/2019Haltom & Doan $200.00
10/30/2019Jason Horton Law Firm $200.00
10/30/2019Miller, James, Miller & Hornsby LLP $200.00
10/30/2019Langdon Davis $200.00
10/30/2019Norton & Wood, LLP $200.00
10/30/2019Morgan, Cook & Beck, LLP $200.00
01/17/2017Jason Horton $2,000.00 Attorney
11/01/2016Matthew Golden Law Firm, PLLC $750.00
10/24/2016Charles Ebrom $1,000.00 CPA
03/01/2016Gary Grimes $200.00 Attorney
02/26/2016Joe Johnston $500.00 Car Dealer
02/18/2016Jim Bunch $500.00 Co-President
02/18/2016George Shackelford $150.00 City Manager
02/17/2016Mark Addington $1,000.00 Dentist
02/17/2016Jimmy Howell $1,000.00 Manager
02/11/2016John Harrison $100.00 Retired
02/10/2016John Zachry $1,000.00 Chairman of the Board
02/10/2016David Zachry $1,000.00 Chairman of the Board

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/06/2024Citizens Tribune $100.00Congratulations to local schools for making the playoffs
11/11/2023Bowie County Republican Party $1,500.00Filing fee
08/28/2023Citizens Tribune $190.00 Newspaper advertising
11/09/2019Bowie County Republican Party $1,500.00Campaign filing fee
04/05/2016Citizens Tribune $268.10Campaign thank you ad
03/22/2016Citicard $23.71MasterCard Payment
03/16/2016Ledwell Office Solutions $11.28Stationary
03/03/2016Chase $1,600.03Visa payment
03/03/2016Citicard $104.73Credit Card payment
02/29/2016Facebook, Inc $23.71Boost Facebook Page
02/26/2016Cigainero Enterprises $599.51Signs
02/25/2016Motivated Marketing $5,332.12 Mail out brochures
02/23/2016Texarkana Gazette $2,099.70Newspaper Ads
02/22/2016Citizens Tribune $238.50Newspaper Ads
02/22/2016Jody's Flowers $54.13Flowers for DeKalb Meet & Greet
02/16/2016Motivated Marketing $5,379.78Mailer
02/16/2016Texarkana Gazette $2,099.70Advertisement
02/16/2016Townsquare Media $637.50Radio Spots
02/16/2016Ledwell Office Solutions $136.67Cards
02/15/2016Citizens Tribune $119.75Advertisement
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 261 ms.