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

Chimene, Michele Barber (Ms.)

JCOH · Court Of Appeals, Justice 14
Filer ID: 00081677 · Houston · TX
5 reports · First filing 07/17/2017 · Latest filing 07/03/2018
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
Court Of Appeals, Justice
District / Place
14
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77025
First Filing
07/17/2017
Latest Filing
07/03/2018
Latest Reporting Period
02/25/2018 – 07/03/2018
Reports
5

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$9,776.50
Expenditures
$12,647.60
Transactions
89
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$2,500.00
COH as of 07/03/2018
$0.00
Average Contribution
$391.06
Average Expenditure
$197.62
First Contribution
06/20/2017
Last Contribution
02/05/2018
First Expenditure
06/21/2017
Last Expenditure
07/02/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
23
Reported Payee Entities
33
Top Contributor
David Matthews
Top Reported Payee
Democratic Party

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
23
25 contributions · $9,776.50
Vendor Relationships
29
42 payments · $8,417.02
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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 spentChimene, Michele Barber (Ms.)Focal filer / committeeDavid MatthewsDavid Matthews$2,500.00 · 1 giftsRandall NovakRandall Novak$2,000.00 · 2 giftsHarris County Democratic PartyHarris County Democratic Party$1,000.00 · 1 giftsJerry ZhangJerry Zhang$1,000.00 · 1 giftsBradley ColeBradley Cole$500.00 · 1 giftsDemocratic PartyDemocratic Party$2,513.00 · 3 paymentsKimberly JohnsonKimberly Johnson$2,120.00 · 13 paymentsAmerican ExpressAmerican Express$2,000.00 · 1 paymentsWeb.comWeb.com$1,449.65 · 7 paymentsDouglas PetersonDouglas Peterson$1,000.00 · 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
Judicial 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
1David Matthews $2,500.001
2Randall Novak $2,000.002
3Harris County Democratic Party $1,000.001
4Jerry Zhang $1,000.001
5Bradley Cole $500.001
6Keith Peterson $250.001
7Laura Ibanez $250.001
8Lawrence Bush $250.001
9Nicholas Abaza $250.001
10Seth Nichamoff $250.001

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Democratic Party $2,513.003
2Kimberly Johnson $2,120.0013
3American Express $2,000.001
4Web.com $1,449.657
5Douglas Peterson $1,000.001
6Michele Chimene $670.007
7Harris County $500.001
8Harris County Democratic Party $500.001
9Mark Katz $440.581
10Jewish Herald Voice $361.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$520.00 $2,349.98
2017$9,256.50 $10,297.62

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/05/2018Bradley Cole $500.00 attorney
01/02/2018Courtneye Barrett $20.00 housewife
12/30/2017Seth Nichamoff $250.00 attorney
12/30/2017Nicholas Abaza $250.00 attorney
12/19/2017Debra Norris $6.50 attorney
12/07/2017Harris County Democratic Party $1,000.00
11/25/2017Robert Latham $100.00 engineer
11/09/2017Thomas Abbate $250.00 attorney
10/02/2017Chris DiFerrante $150.00 attorney
09/30/2017Pamela Faustine $200.00 accountant
09/15/2017Lawrence Bush $250.00 attorney
08/23/2017Patricia Doyle $100.00 occupational therapist
08/22/2017Jerry Zhang $1,000.00 attorney
08/21/2017Yung-Tand Yen $100.00 retired
08/17/2017Randall Novak $1,500.00 attorney
08/14/2017David Matthews $2,500.00 attorney
08/14/2017Laura Ibanez $250.00 in-home health care
08/08/2017Keith Peterson $250.00 attorney
06/30/2017Thomas Gederberg $100.00 Engineer
06/30/2017Larry Mercer $100.00 Real Estate Broker

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
07/02/2018Michele Chimene $10.00Loan repayment of earlier loan to pay bank overdraft charges
06/29/2018Michele Chimene $80.00Pay remaining overdraft bank charges on my campaign account and close account
05/10/2018Michele Chimene $100.00Reimbursement of short term loan I lent to mycampaign
02/20/2018Kinko's Printing $200.00Yard signs
02/20/2018Shell Oil $29.24Fuel for car to go to campaign events
02/20/2018Starbucks Coffee $8.98Beverages to stay awake while driving to campaign event
02/18/2018Rudyard's Pub $8.50Beverage at campaign event
02/16/2018Michele Chimene $120.00Pay back loan made previously to campaign
02/16/2018Web.com $69.95Website maintenance
02/16/2018Facebook Advertising $59.97Advertising to run alongside Facebook website
02/14/2018Kim Son Restaurant $11.82Beverages at Campaign event
02/13/2018Michele Chimene $200.00Pay back loan made previously to campaign
02/06/2018Michele Chimene $100.00Pay back loan made previously to campaign
02/02/2018Harris County $500.00Mailing thru Party Office of Get Out the Vote Post Cards
02/02/2018Jewish Herald Voice $361.001/8th pg advertisement in local magazine
01/31/2018Michele Chimene $60.00Pay back loan from previous month
01/29/2018Fort Bend Herald $210.00Ad in Local Newspaper
01/28/2018Web.com $99.95website maintenance
01/26/2018Subway Restaurant $1.26Dinner after campaign event
01/23/2018McDonalds Restaurant $6.27Dinner to eat after late-night campaign event
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 38 ms.