Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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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.
Top contributorsMoney receivedTop reported payeesMoney spentPayne Jr., James A. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeFairchild, Price, Haley & Smith, LLPFairchild, Price, Haley & Smith, LLP$5,000.00 · 4 giftsJames PayneJames Payne$5,000.00 · 1 giftsJames MoyerJames Moyer$2,000.00 · 2 giftsBILL MORIANBILL MORIAN$2,000.00 · 1 giftsMorian * Kahla Attorneys at Law L.L.PMorian * Kahla Attorneys at Law L.L.P$1,500.00 · 1 giftsJAMES PAYNEJAMES PAYNE$4,637.44 · 10 paymentsQUALITY LOGO PRODUCTSQUALITY LOGO PRODUCTS$2,396.64 · 3 paymentsState Bar of TexasState Bar of Texas$2,107.90 · 10 paymentsRATTLESNAKE RANCHRATTLESNAKE RANCH$2,021.02 · 6 paymentsCapitol Promotions Inc.Capitol Promotions Inc.$1,705.00 · 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
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: 51 ms.