Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Way, Heather (Ms.)

COH · State Representative 49
Filer ID: 00080474 · Austin · TX
5 reports · First filing 01/15/2016 · Latest filing 03/09/2016
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
State Representative
District / Place
49
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78704
First Filing
01/15/2016
Latest Filing
03/09/2016
Latest Reporting Period
02/21/2016 – 03/09/2016
Reports
5

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$108,275.39
Expenditures
$235,997.46
Transactions
694
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$20,000.00
COH as of 03/09/2016
$0.00
Average Contribution
$191.30
Average Expenditure
$1,843.73
First Contribution
12/14/2015
Last Contribution
03/01/2016
First Expenditure
12/11/2015
Last Expenditure
03/09/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
504
Reported Payee Entities
46
Top Contributor
Dixon Christian
Top Reported Payee
Rindy Miller Media

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
506
702 contributions · $161,375.39
Vendor Relationships
42
126 payments · $217,402.18
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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 spentWay, Heather (Ms.)Focal filer / committeeDixon ChristianDixon Christian$10,000.00 · 1 giftsWilliam ChristianWilliam Christian$5,000.00 · 2 giftsBen VaughanBen Vaughan$5,000.00 · 1 giftsMike OldhamMike Oldham$2,500.00 · 1 giftsTom ChmielewskiTom Chmielewski$2,000.00 · 1 giftsRindy Miller MediaRindy Miller Media$147,167.20 · 41 paymentsY StrategyY Strategy$23,653.91 · 4 paymentsOpinion AnalystsOpinion Analysts$13,500.00 · 1 paymentsHeather WayHeather Way$11,738.30 · 1 paymentsLucy OglesbyLucy Oglesby$7,000.00 · 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
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
1Dixon Christian $10,000.001
2William Christian $5,000.002
3Ben Vaughan $5,000.001
4Mike Oldham $2,500.001
5Tom Chmielewski $2,000.001
6Elizabeth Colvin $1,500.002
7Mark Barnett $1,500.002
8Texas Democratic Party $1,500.001
9Perry Lorenz $1,500.001
10Lucille Wood $1,400.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Rindy Miller Media $147,167.2041
2Y Strategy $23,653.914
3Opinion Analysts $13,500.001
4Heather Way $11,738.301
5Lucy Oglesby $7,000.002
6Heather Way $5,000.001
7Joecarp Partners, LP $4,000.001
8Direct Connect Merchant Solutions $3,878.873
9Gloria Villarreal $3,608.003
10Ashley Richardson $3,442.713

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$55,525.39 $226,101.81
2015$52,750.00 $9,895.65

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/01/2016Mark Walker $200.00
03/01/2016David Van Os & Associates, P.C. $125.00
02/29/2016Leon Wieseltier $500.00 Brookings Institution · Fellow
02/29/2016Pam Sigman $200.00
02/29/2016James Hoeffner $100.00
02/29/2016William Locke $100.00
02/29/2016John Lash $100.00
02/29/2016Therese Ruffing $20.00
02/28/2016Stephan Fairfield $1,000.00 Covenant Community Capital · Community development
02/28/2016Jane Cohen $250.00
02/28/2016Sherri Greenberg $100.00
02/28/2016James Galbraith $35.00
02/27/2016Scott Williams $100.00
02/27/2016Linda Chanow $100.00
02/26/2016Angelyque Campbell $250.00
02/26/2016Sesha Kalapatapu $75.00
02/26/2016Genevieve Fajardo $35.00
02/25/2016Angela Hights $200.00
02/25/2016Cary Ferchill $100.00
02/25/2016Emily Franco $35.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
03/09/2016Heather Way $11,738.30Partial repayment of loan
03/08/2016Foundation Communities $100.00Donation of surplus office supplies
03/07/2016Worley Printing $331.09Print campaign literature
03/04/2016Internal Revenue Service $491.88Federal unemployment tax
03/03/2016Internal Revenue Service $491.88Payroll taxes
03/03/2016Texas Workforce Commission $132.98State unemployment tax
03/02/2016Y Strategy $5,385.48Field management and operations
03/02/2016Lucy Oglesby $3,500.00Campaign management
03/02/2016Gloria Villarreal $2,160.00Campaign staff
03/02/2016Matt Hersh $2,000.00Consulting services
03/02/2016Direct Connect Merchant Solutions $1,128.56Credit card fees
03/02/2016Gloria Villarreal $48.00Campaign staff
03/01/2016El Meson $769.50Campaign event
02/29/2016HEB $21.38Food for volunteers
02/28/2016Lowe's $41.56Office Supplies
02/26/2016Ashley Richardson $701.92Campaign staff
02/25/2016Rindy Miller Media $3,000.00Media buy
02/25/2016Rindy Miller Media $265.00Direct mail layout
02/25/2016FedEx Office $54.13Copying
02/22/2016US Post Office $421.40Postage
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 41 ms.