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

Payne Jr., James A. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 273
Filer ID: 00081583
20 reports · First filing 07/17/2017 · Latest filing 09/02/2026
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
273
Mailing Location
First Filing
07/17/2017
Latest Filing
09/02/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
20

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$54,825.00
Expenditures
$43,834.67
Transactions
334
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$1,915.92
COH as of 06/30/2026
$8,549.95
Average Contribution
$468.59
Average Expenditure
$202.00
First Contribution
05/26/2017
Last Contribution
03/02/2026
First Expenditure
06/17/2017
Last Expenditure
05/12/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
98
Reported Payee Entities
96
Top Contributor
Fairchild, Price, Haley & Smith, LLP
Top Reported Payee
JAMES PAYNE

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
98
117 contributions · $54,825.00
Vendor Relationships
88
201 payments · $38,398.41
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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.

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
Contributions88.0th#1,044 of 8,722
Expenditures85.7th#1,252 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity86.5th#1,176 of 8,722
Transaction Volume90.0th#876 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions39.9%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures39.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Fairchild, Price, Haley & Smith, LLP $5,000.004
2James Payne $5,000.001
3James Moyer $2,000.002
4BILL MORIAN $2,000.001
5Morian * Kahla Attorneys at Law L.L.P $1,500.001
6The Law Office of Jeff Adams, PLLC $1,500.001
7Elbert Flynt $1,000.002
8JON Bates $1,000.002
9John Minton $1,000.002
10Ebb Flynt $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1JAMES PAYNE $4,637.4410
2QUALITY LOGO PRODUCTS $2,396.643
3State Bar of Texas $2,107.9010
4RATTLESNAKE RANCH $2,021.026
5Capitol Promotions Inc. $1,705.003
6Hughes Florist $1,522.0319
7REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS $1,500.001
8Texas Republican Party $1,500.001
9The Republican Party of Texas $1,500.001
10Amazon $1,485.164

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$5,050.00 $4,754.50
2025$11,500.00 $6,854.88
2024$0.00 $5,529.25
2023$0.00 $5,170.51
2022$1,000.00 $4,548.77
2021$18,750.00 $4,245.37
2020$0.00 $2,289.23
2019$0.00 $2,790.43
2018$0.00 $598.54
2017$18,525.00 $7,053.19

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/02/2026LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON $500.00
02/19/2026DAN FUSSELL $500.00 CAR DEALER
02/13/2026Jeffrey Bates $500.00 RETIRED
02/10/2026JON Bates $500.00 SELF
02/10/2026April Prince $500.00 SELF
01/23/2026Fairchild, Price, Haley & Smith, LLP $1,500.00
01/14/2026John Black $250.00 SELF
01/14/2026GEORGIA KIMMEY $100.00 SELF
01/12/2026Elbert Flynt $500.00 SABINE TIMBER MANAGEMENT
01/01/2026Ed Johnson $200.00 BANKER
12/18/2025DANNY WINDHAM $200.00 RETIRED
12/03/2025BILL PEDERSEN $500.00 ATTORNEY
12/03/2025JAMES LOSTRACCO $300.00 ATTORNEY
12/02/2025SCOTT SKELTON $500.00 ATTONREY
12/01/2025TERRY SCULL $200.00 BUSINESS OWNER
12/01/2025DRU SCULL $200.00 BUSINESS OWNER
11/26/2025STEPHEN SHIRES $500.00 ATTORNEY
11/26/2025SEAN HIGHTOWER $250.00 ATTORNEY
11/24/2025SCOTT STANFIELD $200.00 MANUFACTURING
11/24/2025BENJAMIN WULF $200.00 MANUFACTURING

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/12/2026JAMES PAYNE $236.35POLITICAL MILEAGE. LOG MAINTAINED IN THE CAMPAIGN OFFICE (326M*.725) NOT REIMBURSED BY THE STATE
05/08/2026State Bar of Texas $263.00STATE BAR DUES
04/19/2026OFFICE DEPO $248.96PORTABLE PRINTER
04/19/2026OFFICE DEPO $48.96INK FOR PORTABLE PRINTER
03/27/2026SHELBY COUNTY CHAMBER $75.00CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DUES
03/04/2026QUALITY LOGO PRODUCTS $782.64CAMPAIGN MEASURING TAPES
02/23/20264IMPRINT $328.87CAMPAIGN PENS
02/20/2026UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE $53.55MAILING CAMPAIGN MATERIAL
02/18/2026QUALITY LOGO PRODUCTS $782.64CAMPAIGN MEASURING TAPES
02/17/2026UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE $19.50MAILING CAMPAIGN THANK YOU NOTES
02/13/2026GOOD TIME SMOKEHOUSE $162.08DONATION OF DEER MEAT TO OUTREACH
02/13/2026Hemphill Flower Shop $74.07MEMORIAL EXPENSE
02/09/20264IMPRINT $328.87CAMPAIGN PENS
02/03/2026QUALITY LOGO PRODUCTS $831.36CAMPAIGN MEASURING TAPES
02/03/2026KLINES WRAP IT UP $199.65NOTE CARDS AND ENVELOPES
01/20/2026TEXAS CENTER FOR THE JUDICIARY $85.00REGIONAL CONFERENCE FEE
01/16/2026CAPITOL PROMOTIONS, INC $234.00CAMPAIGN PENS
12/30/2025JAMES PAYNE $500.00EVENT EXPENSE & GIFTS
12/29/2025TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS $244.00COMPUTER SERVICES
12/18/2025JAMES PAYNE $300.00CHRISTMAS GIFTS
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.