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

Castro, Erasmo (Mr.)

SCC · County Party Chair
Filer ID: 00080529 · Brownsville · TX
9 reports · First filing 01/15/2016 · Latest filing 07/15/2020
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
SCC
Office
County Party Chair
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Brownsville · TX · 78520
First Filing
01/15/2016
Latest Filing
07/15/2020
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2020 – 07/15/2020
Reports
9

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$3,000.00
Expenditures
$4,380.27
Transactions
12
Largest Contribution
$3,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,800.00
COH as of 07/15/2020
$0.00
Average Contribution
$3,000.00
Average Expenditure
$398.21
First Contribution
01/04/2016
Last Contribution
01/04/2016
First Expenditure
01/04/2016
Last Expenditure
12/05/2019

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1
Reported Payee Entities
10
Top Contributor
Michael Cowen
Top Reported Payee
Valley Morning Star

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1
1 contributions · $3,000.00
Vendor Relationships
9
9 payments · $2,880.27
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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 spentCastro, Erasmo (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeMichael CowenMichael Cowen$3,000.00 · 1 giftsValley Morning StarValley Morning Star$1,800.00 · 1 paymentsErasmo CastroErasmo Castro$1,500.00 · 2 paymentsCreative PrintingCreative Printing$397.28 · 1 paymentsCharro Days IncCharro Days Inc$300.00 · 1 paymentsR&B RentalsR&B Rentals$100.00 · 1 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
1Michael Cowen $3,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Valley Morning Star $1,800.001
2Erasmo Castro $1,500.002
3Creative Printing $397.281
4Charro Days Inc $300.001
5R&B Rentals $100.001
6Facebook $84.931
7Loli's Manteles $80.001
8CHAVEZ ALL NATURAL $50.001
9Walmart $45.381
10Super Cream $22.681

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2019$0.00 $1,500.00
2016$3,000.00 $2,880.27

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/04/2016Michael Cowen $3,000.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/05/2019Erasmo Castro $750.00Filing Fee
12/05/2019Erasmo Castro $750.00Filing Fee
02/01/2016Facebook $84.93Campaign page expense
01/21/2016Valley Morning Star $1,800.00Inserts newspaper
01/16/2016R&B Rentals $100.00Chairs
01/16/2016Loli's Manteles $80.00Table cloth;
01/15/2016Walmart $45.38Announcement
01/06/2016Creative Printing $397.28 t-shirts
01/05/2016Charro Days Inc $300.00Charro Days Parade
01/05/2016Super Cream $22.68Meeting with Young Democrat
01/04/2016CHAVEZ ALL NATURAL $50.00Team meeting
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 136 ms.